What is Independent Study & Mentorship? (ISM)
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Frisco ISD’s Independent Study and Mentorship Program (ISM) is a challenging course for which students must apply, interview, and be recommended during their junior and/or senior year. Gifted and high achieving students focus their study on a topic or career of their choice. They focus on original idea generation and product design, improving oral presentation skills, intense research, resume writing, business etiquette, working independently, and goal setting. ISM students are academically and socially more prepared for college and know more specifically what they want to study at the university level. This course culminates on ISM Final Presentation Night in May during which students individually present their original product creation and what they learned from their ISM experience.