Acceleration State Regula*ons indicate that Students in grade 8 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Middle-Secondary Level 8 th Grade Mathema6cs and Science Op6ons Parent Informa6on Night – March 30, 2016 Presented by: Alex Ewing, Middle School Principal Bonnie VanBenschoten, Jr. High School Principal Joseph DeBarbieri, Assistant Superintendent

Acceleration • State Regula*ons indicate that “Students in grade 8 shall have the opportunity to take high school courses in mathema8cs and in at least one of the following areas: English, social studies, languages other than English, art, music, career and technical educa8on subjects, and science courses.” • Baldwinsville Central School District accelerates students in the following areas: • Mathema6cs • Science • LOTE (Languages other than English) • Art • Music • Technology (Career and Technical Educa6on)

Criteria for Acceleration • 85% final grade average in the previous course • 7 th Grade Science • 7 th Grade Mathema6cs • Le[er from Alex Ewing, Principal or Ray Middle School was sent March 17, 2016 indica6ng eligibility to accelerate or not based on current In-progress Average . • Alex Ewing, Principal of Ray Middle School, has been designated by the Superintendent of Schools to review individual 7 th grade student records to determine if students meet the designated criteria. • At the end of the school year three results could occur: • No longer meet the criteria • Con6nue to meet the criteria • Now meet the criteria

Essential Understandings for Making a Decision • Taking a High School Course as an 8 th grade student results in the following: • Repor6ng the final course grade on the High School Transcript • Factoring the final course grade into the high school cumula6ve grade point average (GPA). • Repor6ng the Regents Examina6on grade on the High School Transcript (students may re-take the Regents Examina8on and have the highest score achieved reported)

8 th Grade Course Options • Mathema6cs • Science § Pre Algebra § Science Inves6ga6ons § Algebra 1 (Common § Living Environment Core Regents) (Regents)

A Closer Look at Mathematics • Algebra 1 (Common • Pre-Algebra Core Regents) • 5 Weeks of Algebra 1 (beginning of year) • This course will assist • 30 Weeks of Middle-level students in developing skills Mathema6cs Concepts and processes to be applied including, but not limited to: using a variety of techniques • Sta6s6cs and Probability to successfully solve • Geometry problems in a variety of • Transforma6ons se`ngs. Topics include • Ra6onal and Irra6onal linear, quadra6c, and Numbers exponen6al func6ons, • Pythagorean Theorem solving equa6ons and • Expressions and Equa6ons inequali6es, and sta6s6cs, • Func6ons as outlined in the NYS • 5 Weeks of Algebra 1 (end of Common Core Standards. year)

A Closer Look at Science • Living Environment • Science (Regents) Inves6ga6ons • This course is based on the • 5 Weeks of Life NYS Living Environment Science (beginning of year) Core Guide. Topics include • 30 Weeks of Physical Biology as a science, methods of science, Science (Chemistry ecology, cells as unifying and Physics) living features, exploring • 5 Weeks of Life diversity, human physiology, gene6cs, Science (end of year) reproduc6on, and evolu6on.

Making Adjustments (Level Changes) Level Changes (Regents to Non-Regents Level) • Level Changes may occur up to the comple6on of the twen6eth (20 th ) week of instruc6on and must be approved by the building principal acer acknowledgement by the teacher, parents/guardians, and counselor. Level Changes (Non-Regents to Regents Level) • Level Changes may occur prior to the comple6on of the fich(5 th ) week of instruc6on and must be approved by the building principal acer acknowledgement by the teacher, parents/guardians, and counselor.

Sample High School Plans (Math and Science) 6 th Grade 7 th Grade 8 th Grade 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade Earth Earth Science Earth Science Earth Science Science and Living or Chemistry or Chemistry or Chemistry Environment PLTW or Physics or or Physics or or Physics or Science Science 7 Science Science Science Science 6 Elec6ve / AP Elec6ve / AP Elec6ve / AP Living Science Science / Science / Science / Environment Inves6ga6ons PLTW Science PLTW Science PLTW Science 6 th Grade 7 th Grade 8 th Grade 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade Algebra 1 Geometry or (Common Math Algebra 2 or Calculus or Geometry, Core) Elec6ve Pre-Calculus Math Math 7 Algebra 2 or Math 6 or Math Elec6ve / AP Algebra 1 Math Elec6ve Elec6ve Math (Common Pre-Algebra Core)

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