1. Expansion of Balanced Encore in All Middle Schools Parent Advisory Council March 20, 2012

2. Background East Forsyth and Jefferson Middle School involved in the pilot since 2008-09 Includes all of the Encore areas— Arts, CTE, Foreign Language Goal was to determine whether requiring Encore courses in specific areas in 6 th grade affects student’s choices of electives in 7 th grade

3. The findings from the Pilot Study were: Increase in 7 th Grade Foreign Language Registration at East and Jefferson Increase in 7 th Grade Foreign Language Registration at East and Jefferson Slight increase in CTE at East Slight increase in CTE at East Decrease in CTE Registration at Jefferson Decrease in CTE Registration at Jefferson Increase in the Arts at East and Jefferson Increase in the Arts at East and Jefferson

4. After four years of the pilot…. The BOE approved extending the Balance Encore to all middle schools at grade six with full implementation by the school year 2014-15

5. Implementation Plan 2012-13 - Meadowlark, Northwest, Kennedy and Mineral Springs 2013-14 – Flat Rock, Southeast, Clemmons and Hanes 2014-15- Downtown School, Wiley, Kernersville, Philo/Hill and Walkertown.

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