1. Los Alamitos Unified School District
Middle School
HONORS Program
JANUARY 8, 2013
Mark Johnson, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
Amber Lee-Ruiz
Director of Educational Services

2. 100% 98% (96% Advanced) (87% Advanced) (98% Advanced)
Assessment Data GATE students in grades 6-8 meeting or exceeding grade level standards.
Language Arts
100%
(96% Advanced)
Mathematics
98%
(87% Advanced)
Social Science
(98% Advanced)
Science

3. Honors Program Two-Period Reading & Language Arts (Honors) Gr. 6-8
Social Science (Honors) Gr. 7-8
Accelerated Mathematics Gr. 6-8
8th grade Physical Science (Honors)
Strong Elective Program
Accelerated World Language
All students are expected to master and
move beyond grade level state standards.

4. Sixth Grade Honors Sample Schedule
Period 1: Reading (Honors) Period 2: Language Arts (Honors) Period 3: Social Science (Honors) Period 4: Accelerated Math Period 5: Fine Arts/Exploratory Wheel: Art, Drama, Keyboarding, Music or Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band Period 6: Earth Science Period 7: Physical Education

5. Seventh Grade Honors Sample Schedule
Period 1: Elective Period 2: Language Arts (Honors) Period 3: Reading (Honors) Period 4: Social Science (Honors) Period 5: Accelerated Math* Period 6: Life Science Period 7: Physical Education

6. Eighth Grade Honors Sample Schedule
Period 1: Elective Period 2: Language Arts (Honors) Period 3: Reading (Honors) Period 4: Social Science (Honors) Period 5: Accelerated Math* Period 6: Physical Science (Honors) Period 7-Physical Education *See Mathematics Flow Chart

7. Elective Offerings Art Drama Keyboarding Music Beginning Band
Advanced Band
Orchestra
Jazz Band
Choir
Healthy Living
Computers/Technology
Spanish I (7th/8th)
French I (LAHS-7th/8th)
Japanese I (LAHS - 8th Only)
Spanish II Honors (8th Only)
6th Grade: Either rotating wheel or year-long elective
7th/8th: Most are year long electives

8. Entering LAHS

9. Math for College The Big Picture 4 years of math “A” grade best
“Honors” better
SAT assesses all areas of math, strong foundation in all beneficial

10. Who should be in 8th Grade Honors Geometry?
Receiving an “A”
Intend to take a course higher than Calculus BC in High School
Expect to take 6 years of high level math
Students who aren’t doing well are better served going to Algebra I at semester and repeating Geometry Honors in 9th grade

14. Advanced Placement Offerings at LAHS
Calculus AB/BC
Statistics
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Environmental
French
Spanish
Japanese
Music Theory
English Lit
English Lang
World History
US History
Econ/Gov
Psychology
European History
Studio Art
Computer Science

15. Parent Support Services
Back to School Night/Open House
School Site Council
GATE Parent Advisory Committee
GATE Parent Advocates of Orange County
Parent Tours
Workshops
School Counselor
School Psychologist
GATE Coordinators:
Amber Lee-Ruiz at District Office-
Karen Ibbitson at Oak -
Elizabeth Edwards at McAuliffe -

16. Teacher Support Services
District GATE Plan
Sandra Kaplan’s Model of Differentiation
Bob Grubb’s District-Wide Depth & Complexity Training
Attend GATE conferences and workshops
Ongoing training in quality instruction

17. GATE Websites www.nagc.org www.cagifted.org www.losal.org
-Click on “Services”
-Click on “GATE Program”

18. CAG Conferences
51st Annual Conference Anaheim, CA February 15-17, 2013 You may register at

19. Upcoming District Meetings
GATE PAC Meetings
February 27th & May 29th
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM at the District Office
“Transitioning to High School and Beyond” with Dr. Gregg Stone
February 5, 2013
6:30pm at LAHS PAC

20. Closing the achievement gap by pushing down the top is like fostering fitness by outlawing hydration. Helen Schinske

21. What characteristics do colleges value most?
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