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Middle School Program Changes 2020-2021

 
 
Summary of Schedule Changes
  1. Addition of Digital Applications and Responsibility in 7th Grade
    • ALL students may earn 1 high school credit (creates flexibility in future schedule for other course options)
    • Word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations
    • Digital communication and organizational skills
    • File sharing and file management
    • Social media responsibility
    • Conducting internet research
    • Problem-solving
    • Computer science
    • Coding

  2. Exploring World Language in 7th Grade
    • Introduction to four languages offered in high school
    • Exposure to other languages and cultures beyond those at the high school
    • Promotion of diversity and broader worldview
    • Opportunities for deeper thinking (reading, writing, and discussion)
  3. OR  Spanish I in 7th Grade
    • This year-long option would be taken in place of Exploring World Language & Digital Applications 
    • Open to all students (not an advanced course)
    • All students may earn 2 high school credits
    • Leads to Spanish II in 8th-grade
    • Meant for students who have long-term plans of taking 6 years of Spanish for international mindedness and career pathways

  4. Changes to Allied Arts in 7th and 8th Grade
    • Change from 7.5-Week to 9-Week Rotations (increase in days for deeper exploration of topics; 17% increase in time)
    • Addition of Core+ for students needing targeted support in E/LA and Math (smaller class sizes and individualized instruction)
    • All students required to take some health and P.E.
  5. 8th Grade World Language
    • Opportunity for ALL students to take the first year of a world language (currently only 70% of students have this opportunity)
    • Identical instructional minutes (50 min.) as high school world language course
    • Demonstration of proficiency will lead to year two of world language for freshman year
    • ALL students may earn 2 credits for high school (creates flexibility in future schedule for other course options)
 
 
Presentation (January 2020)
The following presentation describes the changes to middle school programming that will be implemented at the start of the 2020-2021 school year.