1. GUNSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Academic Planning & Course Request Night 2015 Sharon Kolody & Barry Leopold

2. Agenda Programs Offered at Gunston Diploma Options Academic Planning Course Selection Math Pathways Elective Courses Q & A Career Center Program

3. Diplomas Advanced 26 credits 4 English 4 Math 4 Science 4 Social Studies 2 Health/PE 1 Economics/Personal Finance 3 World Language 1 Fine Art or CTE 3 Electives Standard 22 credits 4 English 3 Math 3 Social Studies 3 Science 2 PE 2 World Language or Fine Arts or CTE 1 Economics/ Personal Finance 4 Electives CTE—Career & Technical Education

4. Academic Planning Educational decisions Students’ pathway to graduation and post-secondary options Importance of taking advanced courses in middle & high school Students’ career interests link to course selection

5. High School Options Wakefield AP Network Spanish Immersion Transfer Applicants to Washington-Lee for IB Program 2 years of a World Language in middle school Algebra I in middle school A’s and B’s throughout middle school TJHSST Great grades throughout middle school Algebra I in middle school

6. High School Credits in Middle School Algebra Geometry All World Languages World Geography

8. Academic Planning Timeline: Students complete Academic Plan March – April Students take Plan home April Return to Counselor No

9. Course Selection Core Classes Math Pathways Elective Choices Course Request Forms (CRF)

10. Core Classes TRADITIONAL Math English Language Arts Social Studies Science P.E. and Health MONTESSORI Math (Montessori or Traditional) Montessori English Montessori Social Studies (7 th grade) Montessori Science (7 th grade) P.E. and Health IMMERSION Math English Language Arts Spanish Immersion Language Arts Spanish Immersion Social Studies Spanish Immersion Science P.E. and Health HILT/HILTEX Math HX English HX Reading HX Social Studies Science PE and Health Special Ed students will receive services within each program in accordance with their IEP’s.

11. Math Pathways

12. Electives World Languages Band/Orchestra/Guitar Theater Arts Visual Arts Chorus Digital Input Technologies Video Journalism Teen Living Inventions and Innovations 7 th G R A D E

13. Electives World Languages Band/Orchestra/Guitar Theater Arts Taking Charge Visual Arts Chorus Digital Input Technologies Video Journalism Teen Living Inventions and Innovations 8 th G R A D E

14. World Languages (High School Credit Course) Arabic Chinese French Latin Spanish Spanish for Fluent Speakers

15. Additional Courses (by staff recommendation) Reading Math Strategies Algebra Strategies Instructional Studies Core Plus

16. CRF Timeline: Students Complete CRF Week of February 17 - 21 Students take home Monday, February 23 Return to Counselor Friday, February 27 All CRF’s must be signed by a parent

17. Career Center Program

18. THANK YOU Counseling Department 703.228.6909 http://www.apsva.us/gunston