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Advanced Academics: Access, Opportunities and Results

Advanced Academics: Access, Opportunities and Results. TONIGHT’S PURPOSE……. Raise awareness of opportunities for ALL students to have access to the most rigorous curriculum Provide overview of the unique opportunities available K-12

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Advanced Academics: Access, Opportunities and Results

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  1. Advanced Academics: Access, Opportunities and Results

  2. TONIGHT’S PURPOSE…… • Raise awareness of opportunities for ALL students to have access to the most rigorous curriculum • Provide overview of the unique opportunities available K-12 • Seek your continued advocacy for advanced academics K-12

  3. BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS • CMS’ commitment to our top students can be found throughout the budget in personnel, training and materials. • The 2006-2007 Budget partially addresses growth in the elementary schools with the addition of 3 additional Catalyst teachers. • The 2006-2007 New Initiatives includes $252,327 to add foreign language instruction in the Primary Years IB Magnet Program, a requirement to receive authorization.

  4. BOARD QUESTIONS • What opportunities do CMS students have that are part of our Advanced Studies programs? • How does enrollment in Advanced Studies programs compare to five years ago? • How does “Advanced” different from “Regular”? • How do CMS students in Advanced Studies programs do as compared to their peers?

  5. Horizons Programs Accelerated Learning Paideia Academy IB Program Learning Immersion & Talent Development Language Immersion Performing Arts Catalyst Program ELEMENTARY ADVANCED STUDIES OPPORTUNITIES

  6. CATALYST PROGRAM • Collaborative model • Available at each elementary school • Provides an advanced curricular focus within the context of NCSCOS • William & Mary Language Arts Program for High Ability Learnersis used in grades 2-5

  7. TD MAGNET PROGRAM MODEL • Full-time gifted program for identified students in grades 3-5 • Placement based on lottery • In 2006-2007 there will be six sites: • Barringer Academic Center • Villa Heights Elementary • Lincoln Heights Elementary • Idlewild Elementary • Tuckaseegee Elementary • Shamrock Gardens Elementary

  8. HORIZONS PROGRAM • Self-contained program for highly gifted students in grades K-8 • Emphasizes thematic studies and big ideas • Qualification based on individually administered measures of aptitude and achievement • Students must be working at a minimum of 2-3 years above grade level • Program housed at Barringer Academic Center and Randolph Middle School

  9. Horizons Programs IB Program Performing Arts Language Immersion Scholars (Honors) Classes MS ADVANCED STUDIES OPPORTUNITIES

  10. MS LANGUAGE ARTS (ProjectAcceleration)

  11. MS MATHEMATICS (Project Acceleration)

  12. ROBOTICS

  13. IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM Information Technology Computer Science Mathematics Science & Environmental Studies Visual and Performing Arts International Languages Engineering Technologies Universal Access Honors, AP, Dual Enrollment w/CPCC HS ADVANCED STUDIES OPPORTUNITIES

  14. HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS • Ninth: Standard, Honors, and MYIBP • Tenth: Standard, Honors, and MYIBP • Eleventh: Standard, Honors, AP, and IB • Twelfth: Standard, Honors, AP, and IB

  15. ENGLISH

  16. SOCIAL STUDIES

  17. FOREIGN LANGUAGE

  18. SCIENCE

  19. MATHEMATICS

  20. INTERNATIONAL BACCULAUREATE PROGRAMS • The Primary Years Program (PYP) for pupils aged 3 to 12 • The Middle Years Program (MYP) for students aged 11 to 16 • The IB Diploma Program for students aged 6 to 19

  21. GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE IB PROGRAM: • to provide students with a balanced education • to facilitate geographic and cultural mobility • to promote international understanding through a shared academic experience

  22. WHY IS IB A SIGNIFICANTHIGH SCHOOL OPTION? • The IB Diploma Program is widely recognized for its high academic standards. • Assessment is varied and takes place over two years, with final examinations in each subject. • Students' work is assessed by an international board of examiners, who are themselves rigorously trained and monitored by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).

  23. THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM: • Raises educational standards to meet high expectations • Provides a course of study for a well-rounded, highly capable and achieving student • Enables the student to compete in an international arena • Establishes examination accountability for teachers and students

  24. THE SIX SUBJECT GROUPS: • Group 1 Language A1 (English) • Group 2 Second Language • Group 3 Individuals and Societies • Group 4 Experimental Sciences • Group 5 Mathmatics and Computer Sciences • Group 6 The Arts • All three parts of the core are compulsory and are central to the philosophy of the IB Diploma Program • Extended Essay • Theory of Knowledge • Creativity,Action, Service

  25. CMS HIGH SCHOOLSTHAT OFFER THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM • EAST MECKLENBURG HS • HARDING UNIVERSITY HS • MYERS PARK HS • NORTH MECKLENBURG HS • WEST CHARLOTTE HS

  26. ELEMENTARY RESULTS • Ninety percent of 5TH graders read at or above grade level according to NC EOG statistics. • As noted in the Wall Street Journal, the top 10% of CMS 4th graders out performed their peers in both reading and math on the NAEP. • Four CMS elementary schools were designated 2005 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence. • Three CMS elementary schools were recognized by NCASA for sustained academic excellence.

  27. MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULTS • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) • CMS outperformed the nation and North Carolina in eighth grade mathematics • CMS has a higher average scale score than all other urban districts in eighth grade reading • CMS has five “Middle Schools to Watch,” more than any other school system in the nation. There are only fourteen in NC.

  28. MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULTS • Randolph Middle School won the National Academic League State Competition, and has advanced to the national competition. • Davidson IB won the Science Olympiad State Competition, and has advanced to the national competition. • Coulwood Middle School won the Battle of the Books Region 6 Competition.

  29. HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS • 2004-05 SAT Score Data (Verbal and Math combined) • Top ten percent in CMS – 1205 • Top ten percent in North Carolina – 1187 • Top ten percent in US – 1191 • PSAT is administered to ALL freshman, sophomores, and juniors. This diagnostic data is used to help high schools encourage students to enroll in the most challenging course of study available.

  30. HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS(cont.) • Scores have increased as numbers of students participating have also increased. • Numbers of students taking AP and IB exams continues to increase. • Last year 58 percent of all CMS graduates took one or more AP or IB course. • Since 1995-96 AP enrollment has increased from 4,079 to 11,716. • The number of African American students enrolling in AP courses increased from 431 in 1995-96 to 2,130 in 2003-04. • In 2004-05 the high schools earned a combined 53 million dollars in academic and athletic scholarships.

  31. Our Students Speak • Elizabeth Shen • Barringer Academic Center, Horizons Program • Nicole Beach • Harding University High School, IB Program

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