Welcome to Accelerated Algebra 1! Mrs. Bellavance Room 318 Team summit Please take a moment to fill out the parent information sheet located on the table by the door. Please Place them upside down in the bin on your way out.

Class Website CBSD Homepage  Tohickon Teacher Sites  Bellavance, Andrea Great resource for finding homework assignments and materials/handouts if your son or daughter is absent from school.

7th Grade Accelerated Algebra 1 Sequence of Secondary Mathematics Courses 8th Grade – Geometry/Trig 9th Grade – Algebra 2/Trig 10th Grade – Precalculus/Trig or Accelerated Precalculus/Trig 11th Grade – Calculus 1 or AP Calculus AB 12th Grade – Calculus 2 or AP Calculus BC The prerequisite to move from Accelerated Algebra 1 into Geometry/Trig is an 80%. Students who do not meet the prerequisite can either repeat the class or take summer school to earn the 80%.

Accelerated Algebra 1 Course of Study Unit Topic(s) 1 Connections to Algebra (Pre-Algebra Review) 5 Systems of Equations 9 Rational Expressions 2 Linear Equations & Inequalities in One Variable 6 Statistics and Data Analysis 10 Radicals 3 Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables 7 Exponents and Polynomials 11 Quadratics 4 Writing Linear Equations 8 Factoring & Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring  

Keystone Exam Information The Algebra 1 Keystone Exam is a state developed end-of-course standardized test designed to evaluate proficiency in the academic content studied in Algebra 1. The Keystone Exams can be administered up to three times per year (fall, spring, and summer). Grades May 16-27, 2015 7th – 9th All middle school students taking Algebra 1 or Acc. Algebra 1 during the 2015 – 2016 school year.

Keystone Exam Information How will the Keystone Exam be counted? The Algebra 1 Keystone Exam is replacing the math portion of the 11th grade PSSA (the 11th grade PSSA is no longer administered). Students taking the Algebra 1 Keystone Exam before 11th grade will have their score “banked” and counted as their PSSA score when they are in 11th grade. The Algebra 1 Keystone Exam counts as the mathematics portion of the district’s state accountability exam. Passing the Keystone Exam (proficient or advanced score) is a graduation requirement for the class of 2017 and beyond. Therefore, all current middle school students must be proficient on the Keystone Exam to graduate from high school. Students who are not proficient/advanced will provided with remediation before they are reassessed.