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Los Alamitos Unified School District

Los Alamitos Unified School District. Middle School HONORS Program JANUARY 8, 2013 Mark Johnson, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services mjohnson@losal.org Amber Lee-Ruiz Director of Educational Services alee-ruiz@losal.org.

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Los Alamitos Unified School District

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  1. Los Alamitos Unified School District Middle School HONORS Program JANUARY 8, 2013 Mark Johnson, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services mjohnson@losal.org Amber Lee-Ruiz Director of Educational Services alee-ruiz@losal.org

  2. Assessment Data2011-2012GATE students in grades 6-8 meeting or exceeding grade level standards.

  3. Honors Program • Two-Period Reading & Language Arts (Honors) Gr. 6-8 • Social Science (Honors) Gr. 7-8 • Accelerated Mathematics Gr. 6-8 • 8th grade Physical Science (Honors) • Strong Elective Program • Accelerated World Language All students are expected to master and move beyond grade level state standards.

  4. Sixth Grade HonorsSample Schedule Period 1: Reading (Honors) Period 2: Language Arts (Honors) Period 3: Social Science (Honors) Period 4: Accelerated Math Period 5: Fine Arts/Exploratory Wheel: Art, Drama, Keyboarding, Music or Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band Period 6: Earth Science Period 7: Physical Education

  5. Seventh Grade Honors Sample Schedule Period 1: Elective Period 2: Language Arts (Honors) Period 3: Reading (Honors) Period 4: Social Science (Honors) Period 5: Accelerated Math* Period 6: Life Science Period 7: Physical Education

  6. Eighth Grade Honors Sample Schedule Period 1: Elective Period 2: Language Arts (Honors) Period 3: Reading (Honors) Period 4: Social Science (Honors) Period 5: Accelerated Math* Period 6: Physical Science (Honors) Period 7-Physical Education *See Mathematics Flow Chart

  7. Elective Offerings • Art • Drama • Keyboarding • Music • Beginning Band • Advanced Band • Orchestra • Jazz Band • Choir • Healthy Living • Computers/Technology • Spanish I (7th/8th) • French I (LAHS-7th/8th) • Japanese I (LAHS - 8th Only) • Spanish II Honors (8th Only) 6th Grade: Either rotating wheel or year-long elective 7th/8th: Most are year long electives

  8. Entering LAHS

  9. Math for College The Big Picture • 4 years of math • “A” grade best • “Honors” better • SAT assesses all areas of math, strong foundation in all beneficial

  10. Who should be in 8th GradeHonors Geometry? • Receiving an “A” • Intend to take a course higher than Calculus BC in High School • Expect to take 6 years of high level math • Students who aren’t doing well are better served going to Algebra I at semester and repeating Geometry Honors in 9th grade

  11. Advanced Placement Offerings at LAHS • Calculus AB/BC • Statistics • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Environmental • French • Spanish • Japanese • Music Theory • English Lit • English Lang • World History • US History • Econ/Gov • Psychology • European History • Studio Art • Computer Science

  12. Parent Support Services • Back to School Night/Open House • School Site Council • GATE Parent Advisory Committee • GATE Parent Advocates of Orange County • Parent Tours • Workshops • School Counselor • School Psychologist • GATE Coordinators: Amber Lee-Ruiz at District Office- alee-ruiz@losal.org Karen Ibbitson at Oak - kibbitson@losal.org Elizabeth Edwards at McAuliffe - eedwards@losal.org

  13. Teacher Support Services • District GATE Plan • Sandra Kaplan’s Model of Differentiation • Bob Grubb’s District-Wide Depth & Complexity Training • Attend GATE conferences and workshops • Ongoing training in quality instruction

  14. GATE Websites • www.nagc.org • www.cagifted.org • www.losal.org -Click on “Services” -Click on “GATE Program”

  15. CAG Conferences 51st Annual Conference Anaheim, CA February 15-17, 2013 You may register at www.cagifted.org

  16. Upcoming District Meetings GATE PAC Meetings • February 27th & May 29th • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM at the District Office “Transitioning to High School and Beyond” with Dr. Gregg Stone • February 5, 2013 • 6:30pm at LAHS PAC

  17. Closing the achievement gap by pushing down the top is like fostering fitness by outlawing hydration. Helen Schinske

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