Types of Classes
GATE, Honors, and Advanced Classes
Mainstream Classes
ELD and EL Classes
Standard Classes
RSP Classes SCD classes are specially designed classes for special education students that must spend more than half their day in a special education environment. A student is placed into SCD classes based on the recommendation of the IEP team and is part of the student’s IEP plan. Language Arts The ability to communicate well - read, write, listen, and speak - runs to the core of human experience. Language skills are essential tools not only because they serve the necessary basis for future learning and career development but also because they enable the human spirit to be enriched, foster responsible citizenship, and preserve the collective memory of the nation. Speaking and listening skills have never been more important. Most Americans now talk for a living at least part of the time. The ability to express ideas congenially and to construct valid and truthful arguments are as important to speaking well as to writing well. Honing the ability to express defensible reflections about literature will ensure comprehension and understanding. Reading and writing offer the power to inform and to enlighten as well as to bridge time and place. Through literature students can develop an understanding of people who have lived before them. They can experience the unique history of the United States and other countries throughout the world as well as encounter and develop an understanding of many cultures that exist both within and beyond the nation's boundaries. Through reading and writing students may share perspectives on enduring questions, understand and learn how to impart essential information, and even obtain a glimpse of human motivation. Reading and writing offer incomparable experiences of shared conflict, wisdom, understanding, and beauty. 7th Grade GATE – Advanced Language Arts 7 Language Arts 7 Standards Language Arts 7 EL Language Arts 7 RSP Language Arts SDC Language Arts 8th Grade GATE – Honors Language Arts 8 Language Arts 8 Standards Language Arts 8 EL Language Arts 8 RSP Language Arts SDC Language Arts Support Corrective Reading Mathematics
The mathematics standards focus on essential content for all students
and prepare students for the study of advanced mathematics, science and
technical careers, and postsecondary study in all content areas. All
students are required to grapple with solving problems; develop
abstract, analytic thinking skills; learn to deal effectively and
comfortably with variables and equations; and use mathematical notation
effectively to model situations. The goal in mathematics education is
for students to:
7th Grade By the end of grade seven, students should be adept at manipulating numbers and equations and understand the general principles at work. Students will understand and use factoring of numerators and denominators and properties of exponents. They will know the Pythagorean theorem and solve problems in which they compute the length of an unknown side. Students will know how to compute the surface area and volume of basic three-dimensional objects and understand how area and volume change with a change in scale. Students will make conversions between different units of measurement. They will know and use different representations of fractional numbers (fractions, decimals, and percents) and are proficient at changing from one to another. They will increase their facility with ratio and proportion, compute percents of increase and decrease, and compute simple and compound interest. They will graph linear functions and understand the idea of slope and its relation to ratio. 8th GradeMath 8/Algebra Students develop the ability to use symbolic reasoning and calculations with symbols. Through the study of algebra, a student will develop an understanding of the symbolic language of mathematics and the sciences. In addition, algebraic skills and concepts are developed and used in a wide variety of problem-solving situations. Science
The 7th and 8th grade science standards provide the foundational skills
and knowledge for students to learn core concepts, principles, and
theories of science at the high school level.
All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. As a basis for understanding this concept:GeneticsA typical cell of any organism contains genetic instructions that specify its traits. Those traits may be modified by environmental influences. As a basis for understanding this concept: Evolution Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Earth and Life History (Earth Sciences) Evidence from rocks allows us to understand the evolution of life on Earth. As a basis for understanding this concept: Structure and Function in Living Systems The anatomy and physiology of plants and animals illustrate the complementary nature of structure and function. As a basis for understanding this concept: Physical Principles in Living Systems (Physical Sciences) Physical principles underlie biological structures and functions. As a basis for understanding this concept: Investigation and Experimentation Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. 8th Grade: Focus on Physical Science Motion The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position. Forces Unbalanced forces cause changes in velocity. Structure of Matter Each of the more than 100 elements of matter has distinct properties and a distinct atomic structure. All forms of matter are composed of one or more of the elements. Earth in the Solar System (Earth Sciences) The structure and composition of the universe can be learned from studying stars and galaxies and their evolution. Reactions Chemical reactions are processes in which atoms are rearranged into different combinations of molecules. Chemistry of Living Systems (Life Sciences) Principles of chemistry underlie the functioning of biological systems. Density and Buoyancy All objects experience a buoyant force when immersed in a fluid. Investigation and Experimentation Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Social Studies The History-Social standards emphasize historical narrative, highlight the roles of significant individuals throughout history, and convey the rights and obligations of citizenship. The standards proceed chronologically and call attention to the story of America as a noble experiment in a constitutional republic. They recognize that America's ongoing struggle to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution is the struggle to maintain our beautifully complex national heritage of e pluribus unum. While the standards emphasize Western civilizations as the source of American political institutions, laws, and ideology, they also expect students to analyze the changing political relationships within and among other countries and regions of the world, both throughout history and within the context of contemporary global interdependence. 7th Grade World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times Students in grade seven study the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years A. D. 500_ 1789. After reviewing the ancient world and the ways in which archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the history and geography of great civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern times. They examine the growing economic interaction among civilizations as well as the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities. They learn about the resulting growth of Enlightenment philosophy and the new examination of the concepts of reason and authority, the natural rights of human beings and the divine right of kings, experimentalism in science, and the dogma of belief. Finally, students assess the political forces let loose by the Enlightenment, particularly the rise of democratic ideas, and they learn about the continuing influence of these ideas in the world today. 8th Grade United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict Students in grade eight study the ideas, issues, and events from the framing of the Constitution up to World War I, with an emphasis on America's role in the war. After reviewing the development of America's democratic institutions founded on the Judeo-Christian heritage and English parliamentary traditions, particularly the shaping of the Constitution, students trace the development of American politics, society, culture, and economy and relate them to the emergence of major regional differences. They learn about the challenges facing the new nation, with an emphasis on the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War. They make connections between the rise of industrialization and contemporary social and economic conditions. Special Education Special education is defined by federal and state law as specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of the individual students with exceptional needs, whose educational needs cannot be met with modification of the regular instructional program. School age children with exceptional physical, communicative, or learning needs are eligible for special education and related services. Everyone has relative learning strengths and weaknesses. When a child's identified disability is so severe that it significantly impact his/her educational performance, the student may be found eligible for special education services.
Special day class (SDC): Special day classes serve those students who must spend more than half their day in a special educate learning environment |
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