TEAM: MR. MOUKOURI, MR. GUINDO,MRS. MBAYU AND MRS. DONOHUE MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH PLACEMENT PRESENTED BY: MRS. MBAYU

WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT? WE WANT:  Students to have a strong foundation in Math  Students to learn middle school math standards before going to high school  Students to have a good GPA…  Students to love math

WITH THE COMMON CORE CURRICULUM  Our goal is to place students so that their potential for growth and success is maximized  We highly recommend that students do not skip math courses in middle school as each grade level math standards are important.

MATH RECOMMENDATIONS SLO Post test, Final exam and or Placement testUnit Assessments scores Teacher recommendation with respect to study habits and attitude toward the study of mathematics SRI and SMI scores Criteria

MAPPING THE ROUTE FOR MATH PLACEMENT Math6 Accelerated Math1 Math7 Accelerated Math 2 Math8 Foundation for Algebra Math8 Foundation for Algebra Algebra1 Geometry Algebra1 Geometry Algebra2 Trigonometry Pre-calculus Geometry Algebra2 Trigonometry Pre-calculus Probability/statistics AP statistics From Middle to High school Today… Dual Enrollment With college credit

UNDERSTANDING THE RISK OF SKIPPING COURSES Risk Parent & student frustration and lower math grades Student repeats the class in high school

QUESTIONS?  For more clarification please feel free to Mrs. Mbayu, Mr. Moukouri or Mr. Guindo  Thank you