Cambridge Primary Parent Information Night

1. Cambridge PrimaryParent Information Night May 1, 2018

2. Advanced Studies in High School How will this help students in secondary school? The following advanced studies options are available in CCPS high schools: • Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) courses • Advanced Placement (AP) courses • Dual Enrollment courses

3. Goal • Our Goal: To provide additional advanced study options in middle and elementary schools • Historically, in middle schools these opportunities were provided via high school credit courses such as Algebra 1 and Spanish 1 typically at the 8th grade level

4. Advanced Studies in Middle School • NEW:2016-2017 • Cambridge Secondary implemented • In 6th – 8th grades • Incorporating: • English Language Arts • Math • Science • Social Studies

5. Advanced Studies in Elementary Schools • NEW: 2017-18Cambridge Primary • In 3rd – 5th grades • Incorporating: • English Language Arts • Math • Science • Social Studies • NEW: 2018-19 Cambridge Primary • In K – 2ndgrades • Incorporating: • English Language Arts • Math • Science • Social Studies

6. Cambridge Primary Video • Let’s learn more about Cambridge Primary through the eyes of our students • Video

7. Cambridge Primary What is Cambridge Primary? • Cambridge Primary is an approach to providing complex instruction and resources • Cambridge Primary is not a program • Cambridge Primary emphasizes learner qualities, such as being reflective and innovative • Cambridge Primary Resources will be infused into CCPS curriculum maps for English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies to extend student learning • Cambridge Primary students may have different homework – they will not have more homework • Cambridge Primary students will have a summer assignment (details to follow)

8. Cambridge Primary Invitation Who is invited to participate in 2018-19? • All incoming kindergarten students • All rising 1st - 5th grades students identified as gifted or high-achieving

9. Cambridge Primary How can students participate in Cambridge Primary? • Parents may choose to sign a Cambridge Primary Letter of Commitment for their students to participate at the Cambridge Parent Night tonight • Cambridge Primary Letters of Commitment are due on or before Tuesday, May 8, 2018

10. Cambridge Primary and Curriculum • Students will be instructed according to the Florida Standards • Teachers will utilize Cambridge Primary strategies across content areas, as appropriate, and will follow enhanced District curriculum maps and pacing guides • Let’s look at Cambridge Primary through the eyes of our students

11. Cambridge Primary Teachers • Cambridge Primary Teachers are: • Identified by school principals • Currently gifted endorsed or willing to become endorsed • Eager to support the learning needs of gifted and high-achieving students

12. Tell Me More. . . • Cambridge Primary is an enhancement of our current clustered model • Cambridge Primary is not a package or program • Cambridge Primary is an approach to cognitively complex instruction incorporating inquiry-based strategies and using currently adopted instructional resources • Cambridge Primary classrooms will follow the Florida Standards • Cambridge Primary students will participate in State and local assessments as other students do • Cambridge Primary teachers will receive professional learning support to implement strategies designed to enhance standard curriculum for students identified as gifted or high-achieving

13. Tell Me More. . . • Cambridge Learner Attributes include being : • Responsible • Innovative • Confident • Engaged • Reflective

14. Tell Me More • Cambridge Primary students will benefit from feedback received from Cambridge Secondary and this year’s Cambridge Primary implementation • Study Skills System and Strategies (handout) • Summer assignment (more details to follow)

15. Cambridge Primary and Secondary Criteria • As students progress through Cambridge Primary and Secondary in elementary and middle school, the criteria becomes progressively more challenging from: • first-third • fourth-fifth • sixth-eighth • Additional students may be considered each year for potential inclusion in Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Secondary

16. Cambridge Primary Criteria 2018-19 Rising First – Third Grades • Students identified as gifted • Students scoring in the 80th percentile on iReady reading assessment at any point during the school year

17. Cambridge Primary Criteria 2018-19 Rising Fourth Grade • Students identified as gifted • Students scoring at or above 80th percentile on iReadyreading assessment or at or above 65th percentile on the grade level math assessment Rising Fifth Grade • Students identified as gifted • Students scoring at Level 4 or 5 on Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA) and Math • Students scoring at Level 3 on either the FSA ELA or Math assessment in combination with a 4 or 5 in the other area

18. Additional Acceleration Options at the Elementary Level Collier Online Virtual Education (COVE) Spanish for Middle School Credit • 5th grade students identified as gifted • 5th grade students scoring at Level 4 or 5 on Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Elementary Math Challenge • Students identified as gifted • Students scoring at Level 4 or 5 on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Mathematics

19. Cambridge Secondary Criteria 2018-19 Cambridge Secondary (Grades 6-8) • Students identified as gifted • Students scoring at Level 4 or 5 on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) in BOTH English Language Arts and Mathematics

20. Advanced Studies Options-High School Advanced Placement (AP) • Courses designed by College Board and eligible for college credit dependent on score for cumulative exam Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) • Courses eligible for college credit dependent on score for cumulative exam • Potential for Cambridge AICE Diploma Dual Enrollment • Courses that satisfy both high school graduation requirements and college credit in the state of Florida • Offered on high school campuses and local college/university campuses **Prerequisites for enrollment in high school courses varies; there is no determined criteria as with Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Secondary**

21. Cambridge Primary Parent Information Night May 1, 2018