1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 7 TH GRADE ACCELERATED ALGEBRA 1 SEQUENCE OF SECONDARY MATHEMATICS COURSES 7 th Grade – Accelerated Algebra 1 8 th Grade – Geometry/Trig 9 th Grade – Algebra 2/Trig 10 th Grade – Precalculus/Trig or Accelerated Precalculus/Trig 11 th Grade – Calculus 1 or AP Calculus AB 12 th 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%.

4. ACCELERATED ALGEBRA 1 COURSE OF STUDY UnitTopic(s)UnitTopic(s)UnitTopic(s) 1Connections to Algebra5Systems of Equations9Rational Expressions 2Linear Equations & Inequalities in One Variable 6Statistics and Data Analysis 10Radicals 3Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables 7Exponents and Polynomials 11Quadratics 4Writing Linear Equations 8Factoring & Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

5. 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). GradesMay 13-27, 2015 7 th – 9 th All middle school students taking Algebra 1 or Acc. Algebra 1 during the 2013 – 2014 school year.

6. KEYSTONE EXAM INFORMATION HOW WILL THE KEYSTONE EXAM BE COUNTED? THE ALGEBRA 1 KEYSTONE EXAM IS REPLACING THE MATH PORTION OF THE 11 TH GRADE PSSA (THE 11 TH GRADE PSSA IS NO LONGER ADMINISTERED). STUDENTS TAKING THE ALGEBRA 1 KEYSTONE EXAM BEFORE 11 TH GRADE WILL HAVE THEIR SCORE “BANKED” AND COUNTED AS THEIR PSSA SCORE WHEN THEY ARE IN 11 TH 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.