Carroll ISD launched the Distinguished High School Partnership Program for the 2025-26 school year, which is designed to help CISD graduates earn automatic admittance into colleges or universities if they meet certain criteria.

The overview

The district currently partners with Texas Tech University , Tarleton State University , Howard Payne University and McMurry University , said Gina Peddy, executive director of curriculum and instruction.

“We're looking at our kids that work really hard, they make really good grades, but due to extenuating circumstances [or] test anxiety, they are worried about college admissions,” Peddy said. “Just knowing [they] ... will automatically be accepted into [a] college takes some of the stress and the pressure off.”

The program doesn’t cost th

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