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THE ENLARGED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MIDDLETOWN. ACCELERATED. ENRICHED. HONORS. Team Members. Richard Del Moro Director of Secondary Education MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Gordon Dean Alan Gonzalez Tracey Sorrentino Ruth Campbell
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THE ENLARGED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MIDDLETOWN ACCELERATED ENRICHED HONORS
Team Members Richard Del Moro Director of Secondary Education MIDDLE SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL Gordon Dean Alan Gonzalez Tracey Sorrentino Ruth Campbell Loretta Poveromo Art Casey Ann Loeven Cindy Sauter Elvira Scotto-Padavano Shirley Thompson Heidi Nyland
Accelerated and Enriched Middle School Courses 6th Grade7th Grade8thGrade Enriched English English Literature English Literature Enriched Math Accelerated Math Integrated Algebra Accelerated Science Earth Science Accelerated Spanish
All Students Eligible for Accelerated Courses • Matrix Used to Identify Students for Placement • Matrix Incorporates DRP, State Assessment, Course Grades, and Teacher Evaluation. • 39 of 48 Points Needed to be placed in Accelerated Course. • Review of Extenuating Circumstances for Students with 37-38 points
Minimum of B Average to MaintainEnrollment • 5 Week Probation with Letter and Phone Call to Parents • End of Probation Student Removed if Average Below a B • Students Only Removed in 1st or 2nd Marking Period • Students Must Meet Standard to Continue in Accelerated Program
High School Honor’sPlacementProcedures English, LOTE, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Why? • Formalize procedures • Insure the integrity and consistency of Honors • Improve parental communication • Establish a formal appeals process
How? • High School Team meetings • Joint meetings with Middle Schools • Departmental presentations to elicit input • Final meeting with High school team • Final meeting with Middle schools
Procedures provide for: • Out of District applicants (Transfer students) • Grade 8 Honors to grade 12 Honors (to maintain honor’s status) • Regents to Honors grades 9 to 12 • 8th grade (students not in 8th grade Honors) to 9th grade Honors • Appeals Process