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

Middle-Secondary Level

8th 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
• 7th Grade Science
• 7th 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 7th 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 8th 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)

8th Grade Course Options

• Mathema6cs

§ Pre Algebra § Algebra 1 (Common Core Regents)

• Science

§ Science Inves6ga6ons § Living Environment (Regents)

A Closer Look at Mathematics

• Algebra 1 (Common

Core Regents)

• This course will assist

students in developing skills and processes to be applied using a variety of techniques to successfully solve problems in a variety of se`ngs. Topics include linear, quadra6c, and exponen6al func6ons, solving equa6ons and inequali6es, and sta6s6cs, as outlined in the NYS Common Core Standards.

• Pre-Algebra
• 5 Weeks of Algebra 1

(beginning of year)

• 30 Weeks of Middle-level

Mathema6cs Concepts including, but not limited to:

• Sta6s6cs and Probability
• Geometry
• Transforma6ons
• Ra6onal and Irra6onal

Numbers

• Pythagorean Theorem
• Expressions and Equa6ons
• Func6ons
• 5 Weeks of Algebra 1 (end of

year)

A Closer Look at Science

• Living Environment

(Regents)

• This course is based on the

NYS Living Environment Core Guide. Topics include Biology as a science, methods of science, ecology, cells as unifying living features, exploring diversity, human physiology, gene6cs, reproduc6on, and evolu6on.

• Science

Inves6ga6ons

• 5 Weeks of Life

Science (beginning of year)

• 30 Weeks of Physical

Science (Chemistry and Physics)

• 5 Weeks of Life

Science (end of year)

Making Adjustments

(Level Changes)

Level Changes (Regents to Non-Regents Level)

• Level Changes may occur up to the comple6on of the

twen6eth (20th) 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(5th) week of instruc6on and must be approved by the building principal acer acknowledgement by the teacher, parents/guardians, and counselor.

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Science 6 Science 7 Living Environment Earth Science and PLTW Science Earth Science

• r Chemistry
• r Physics or

Science Elec6ve / AP Science / PLTW Science Earth Science

• r Chemistry
• r Physics or

Science Elec6ve / AP Science / PLTW Science Earth Science

• r Chemistry
• r Physics or

Science Elec6ve / AP Science / PLTW Science Science Inves6ga6ons Living Environment

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Math 6 Math 7 Algebra 1 (Common Core) Geometry or Math Elec6ve Geometry, Algebra 2 or Math Elec6ve Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus

• r Math

Elec6ve Calculus or Math Elec6ve / AP Math Pre-Algebra Algebra 1 (Common Core)

Sample High School Plans

(Math and Science)

Questions ?