Middle School Honors Program

The MUSD middle school honors program is designed to meet the needs of high achieving students through advanced learning opportunities which provide a qualitatively differentiated curriculum, acceleration, and depth and complexity of subject matter.  Honors courses are offered in mathematics and language arts for 6^th and 7^th grade with the addition of honors science in 8^thgrade.  The curriculum includes extensive reading and writing and requires that students have excellent work habits and strong organizational skills.  All MUSD 5^th grade students will be given assessments in May and June which will be used along with standardized test scores and report card grades for placement in honors courses in 6^th grade.

The following criteria will all be considered in establishing a holistic profile for honors placement in 6^th grade:

• Math

-      Average of three trimesters math grades

-      Algebra readiness test score

-      Math scale score on SBAC State Standards Test

• Language Arts

-       5^th grade overall writing grades from all three trimesters

-       English Language Arts scale score on SBAC State Standards Test

-       5^th grade overall reading grades from all three trimesters
 

7^th Grade/8^th Grade

Students in 6^th grade honors courses receiving B’s or higher each trimester will continue in honors.  Students will be re-evaluated for placement in honors/accelerated classes in 7^th and 8^th grade using the following criteria:

• Math

-     Average of three trimesters math grades

-     End of year Algebra Readiness Test

-     Math scale score on SBAC State Standards Test

• Language Arts

-      Average of three trimesters language arts grades 

-      End of the year writing assessment

-      English Lanuage Arts scale score on SBAC State Standards Test

May, 2015 Math Honors Letter to Parents:  ENG  SPA

Middle School Brochure (w/ honors information)
 

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