LVUSD Honors Parent Information Night November 28th, 2017 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

LVUSD Honors Parent Information Night November 28th, 2017

Introductions AE Wright Lindero Canyon AC Stelle Elias Miles ● Eric Anhalt Ryan Emery ● ● Hayley Tepper ● Carissa Shaw Donna Bostrom ● ● Darci Miller ● Leslie Bruce ● Jody Morikawa ●

Objectives ✘ Meet the Honors instructional team! ✘ Finding the right fit for your child ✘ Honors “Mythbusters” ✘ Timeline/process ✘ Frequently Asked Questions ✘ Interactive collaboration

Finding the right fit for your student’s LVUSD experience

● Addressing both the academic and social-emotional needs of every student ● Balance ● Continue to foster a love for learning

Honors Class Philosophy Ensure LVUSD courses are in place to meet the needs of every child ✘ Extension and enrichment of college preparatory program ✘ curriculum Courses are designed to be advanced in content, process, and ✘ product

My child…. Does his or her homework without prompting ✘ Reads and comprehends at a highly advanced level ✘ Understands concepts beyond grade level ✘ Enjoys complex problem solving ✘ Reasons through complicated tasks independently ✘ Probes beyond the “how” and the “what” to the “why” ✘

Honors Mythbusters All levels of curriculum provide depth, ✘ complexity, and critical thinking skills All levels of curriculum support the ✘ LVUSD Student 360 initiative All levels of LVUSD curriculum prepare ✘ students for high school, college and career

Honors Mythbusters If my child doesn’t get into 6th grade ✘ Honors, he/she will never be admitted into an honors course. If a student isn’t in an honors class, ✘ they will not be able to meet Honors Society and CJSF qualifications Honors has the best or more qualified ✘ teachers

Honors - College Prep - GATE Honors College Prep GATE *Traditional Schedule *Traditional based on student Schedule based on *ELA/HSS & cohort strength in honors student needs based course *Vast majority of *Students have *Advanced academic LVUSD students on gifted IQ performance; college and career advanced test scores path

Committee considers the following : ✘ Honors Entrance Criteria ○ ELA: Standard exceeded on CAASPP assessment Reading and comprehending at a 1150 Lexile Level ( Ren STAR ○ Assessment ) Student demonstrates consistent mastery of grade level standards in ○ ELA and HSS Advanced score on Honors Performance Task ○ ○ Recommendation of honors placement from 5th grade teacher

Timeline AC Stelle AE Wright Lindero ● February 14th, February 21st March 7th ● ● ● 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:00pm February 28th, February 28th March 14th ● ● ● 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:00pm March 17th and 24th at 9:00 am at the District Office ELA ONLY Sign-up at LVUSD.org ✘ ○ (“Departments”...“Educational Services” “Departments”...“GATE/Honors”) ○ Complete Honors Online Parent Referral Form February 1st, 2018: Deadline for LVUSD SOC permits ✘ ✘ May, 2018: Parents receive letter regarding honors placement August 22nd, 2018: First day of school! ✘

Frequently Asked Questions What if my child doesn’t qualify for Honors ✘ in 6th grade? Students can be admitted to 7th or ○ 8th grade Honors based on teacher recommendations Can a student take AP and Honors classes ✘ in high school if they are not in the middle school Honors program? ○ Yes, middle school honors classes are not a prerequisite for any high school course (including honors and AP).

Frequently Asked Questions Does my child need to requalify each ✘ semester for Honors coursework? Students have to maintain a “B” or ○ higher at the semester grading period. How long is the Honors Performance Task? ✘ Each test (HSS and ELA) takes ○ approximately 45 minutes to one hour.

Q & A with the Panel! ✘ Honors Committee ✘ Administrators

Q & A with the Panel! ✘ Text SteveScifres819 to 22333 ✘ Type in your question

Thank you!