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Pre-AP for All: Maintaining the Standard with Rigorous Support. Ted Moore, Lovejoy ISD Superintendent Dennis Muizers, Lovejoy ISD Asst. Superintendent C & I College Board Forum February 1, 2008. What is Lovejoy?. Opened first secondary program (grades 6-9) in Fall 2006
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Pre-AP for All:Maintaining the Standard with Rigorous Support Ted Moore, Lovejoy ISD Superintendent Dennis Muizers, Lovejoy ISD Asst. Superintendent C & I College Board Forum February 1, 2008
What is Lovejoy? • Opened first secondary program (grades 6-9) in Fall 2006 • Currently offer grades 6-10 with pre-AP in the four core subjects and AP Computer Science and AP World History for 10th graders • Next year will have 11th grade and AP Courses in: • US History • Calculus • English Language • Biology • Chemistry • Computer Science • Psychology • Opportunity to set new norms • Learning @ Lovejoy—unique summer professional development opportunities
Message to the Community • Texas curriculum (TEKS) is college preparatory • College readiness and ability grouping information • If a student is college bound, then we should plan for at least one AP course prior to graduation • The school will respond to student academic differences by ratcheting up the level of support instead of lowering the standard • Communication plan must be structured and multi-faceted
Non-Negotiable Beliefs/Attitudes for Staff • “We are not through teaching until they have all learned” • Teachers must develop a mental model of the standards and work collaboratively to ensure effective instruction • We must know what students have learned and what they have yet to learn, thenwe must intervene to ensure student learning
Learning @ Lovejoy • Unique Summer Professional Development Experience • Weeks of July 21, 28, and August 4 • $75 per day for most sessions which includes all materials, lunch and break snacks • “Because They Are All Our Kids”
Contact Information Ted Moore, Superintendent ted_moore@lovejoyisd.net Dennis Muizers, Asst. Supt. C&I dennis_muizers@lovejoyisd.net