Honors Parent Meeting 2017

Parent Information Night Melissa Middle School Honors Program 2016-17 MMS Excellence = Your support - Our commitment – ...

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Parent Information Night Melissa Middle School Honors Program 2016-17

MMS Excellence = Your support - Our commitment – Their effort

Brief History of the MMS Honor’s Program  <2013 – open placement in Honors Classes  2013 - placement became criteria based  More rigor/challenge  2 Criteria > STAAR and Classroom performance  Science determined by Math scores; Social Studies determined by Reading scores

 2014 - “test in” or 3rd option was added to the performance criteria for Honors Placement  2015 - 6th Grade was added to the campus  Honors not included in the curriculum for evaluative purposes

 2016 - Curriculum Enrichment (CE) classes were added to the 6th grade instead of Honors.  2017> – Honor’s Program for 6th grade will be implemented. Science/Social Studies will have independent criteria.  The Process: parent feedback > comparison groups > campus leadership > MMS Parent Advisory Committee (MMSPAC)

Significant Modifications – MMS Honors  Honors classes made available for 6th graders in two core areas – Reading & Math  Reading and Math are tested each year;  To take Alg. I in 8th grade, students will benefit greatly from 6th Honors Curriculum 7th Grade STAAR;  There is no qualifying STAAR data for Social Studies from 5th grade – 6th grade is the first time curriculum has been taught as a stand alone class;  A lighter Honors load allows 6th graders to adapt to the new culture and expectations of secondary school – introducing the concept of Honors

 Science & Social Studies - independent placement criteria  7th & 8th Grade Science & Social Studies will have two qualifying options as opposed to three (non-existent data from STAAR at the 6th Grade level)  Increasing the class average criteria (option 2) from 90% to 94%.

2017 - Criteria for Honors Placement cont.  Science (7th-8th) – 1 of 2 options satisfied: 1. Top 20% - cumulative average of nine-weeks exams (4) 2. Top 30% - cumulative average of nine-weeks exams (4) AND minimum of 94% end of year class average. There exist only two options due to there being no 6th/7th grade Science STAAR exam

2017 - Criteria for Honors Placement cont.  Social Studies (7th-8th) – 1 of 2 options satisfied: 1. Top 20% - cumulative average of nine-weeks exams (4) 2. Top 30% - cumulative average of nine-weeks exams (4) AND minimum of 94% end of year class average. There exist only two options due to there being no 6th/7th grade Social Studies STAAR exam

2017 - Criteria for Honors Placement  Reading/ELAR (6th – 8th) - 1 of 3 options satisfied: 1. Level III Advanced Score on STAAR  5th grade – 87%  6th grade – 88%  7th grade – 86% 2. Minimum of 80% on STAAR AND 94% end of year class average 3. Minimum of 90% on the California Test (test in)

2017 - Criteria for Honors Placement cont.  Math (6th) – 1 of 3 options satisfied: 1. Level III Advanced score (86%) on 5th grade STAAR 2. Minimum of 80% on 5th grade STAAR AND 94% on end of year class avg. 3. Level III Advanced score on 5th grade End of Year exam (proctored at MMS)

 Math (7th) – 1 of 3 options satisfied: 1. Minimum of 86% on 6th grade STAAR (Level III Advanced is 81%) 2. Minimum of 80% on 6th grade STAAR AND 94% on end of year class avg. 3. Minimum of 86% on 6th grade End of Year exam  Math (8th – Alg. I) – 1 of 2 options satisfied: 1. Successfully completed MMS 7th grade Honors Curriculum 2. Minimum of 86% on 7th grade STAAR AND 80% on 8th grade End of Year exam

Timeline for Placement & Notification  6th Grade ELAR/Math – Placement letter will be placed in final report card.  7th & 8th Grade Core Areas – Placement letter will be mailed once STAAR results have been received  End of June at the very latest  Only students who have qualified for Honors will receive a letter.  Students will be automatically scheduled in Honors classes in which they have qualified. • To opt out of Honors, parents must notify Mr. Miller in writing prior to school beginning

 No letter = no scheduling or placement into Honors Classes • Test In (Option 3) for ELAR and Math will be August 1-3 at MMS • Parents must sign up to reserve a testing spot – sign up sheet on the MMS Website http://www.melissaisd.org/schools/melissa-middle-school/

MMS Contacts  Reading/ELAR  Alex Eichel – [email protected]

 Math/Alg. I  Carisa Weaver – [email protected]

 Science  Amanda Hardy – [email protected]

 Social Studies  Brandon Dunn – [email protected]

 Scheduling  Marcus Eckert, Asst. Principal – [email protected]

 Academic Dean  Nancy Perdomo – [email protected]