Switzerland Point Middle School Home of the Raiders!

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Switzerland Point Middle SchoolHome of the
Raiders!
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Introductions
Principal Lisa Kunze Assistant
Principal Allyson Breger Curriculum
Coordinator Stacy Stackhouse Counselor, 6th 7th
A-L Barbara Seaton Counselor, 7th M-Z 8th
Tanya Moseley
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Middle School in General

• The State of Florida requires the
• following for promotion each year
• Pass Language Arts
• Pass Math
• Pass Science
• Pass Social Studies
• Additional requirements
• Intensive Reading if FCAT Reading is Level 1 or 2
• Intensive Math if FCAT Math is Level 1 or 2

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Schedule

• Swiss Point students take 7 courses on
• an alternating day schedule.
• Silver Day 3 classes
• Black Day 3 different classes
• Skinny at the beginning of the day 1st period
• Block classes are 90 minutes in length, Skinny
  is 50 minutes.
• Wednesday 1pm dismissal

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Core Courses (Required)

• Language Arts 3 standard or advanced
• PreAlgebra, Algebra 1 Honors or Geometry Honors
• Comprehensive Science 3 standard or advanced
  OR Physical Science Honors
• Social Studies (US History) standard or
  advanced
• Indicates courses that parents and students
  may choose to take as standard or advanced based
  on 2014 FCAT Reading scores and final 7th grade
  course grades.
• If students are interested in advanced, we
  strongly recommend.
• If 2014 FCAT Reading Level is a 3, only take 1
  advanced course
• If 2014 FCAT Reading Level is a 4, only take 2
  advanced courses
• If 2014 FCAT Reading Level is a 5, then you can
  choose to take all 3
• advanced courses

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Math

• Students are PLACED in math based on their 2014
  FCAT Math level.
• If 2014 FCAT Math is Level 1 or 2 students will
  be placed in PreAlgebra blocked with Intensive
  Math, so they have math every day for 90 minutes.
• If 2014 FCAT Math is Level 3 students will be
  placed in PreAlgebra.
• If 2014 FCAT Math is Level 4 or 5 students will
  be placed in Algebra 1 Honors. (Parents can
  request PreAlgebra.)
• Students who took Algebra 1 Honors in 7th grade
  will take Geometry Honors. Students that earn a
  C in Alg 1 Honors should repeat.

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Math Progression
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Math 1 Math 2 Pre-Alg Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Pre Calculus
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Math 1 Adv Math 2 Adv Pre-Algebra Standard Algebra 1 Honors Geometry Honors Algebra 2 Honors Pre Calculus OR Stats
Math 1 Adv Math 2 Adv Algebra 1 Honors Geometry Honors Algebra 2 Honors Pre Calculus AP Calc AB OR Stats
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Math 1 Adv Algebra 1 Honors Geometry Honors Algebra 2 Honors Pre Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC OR AP Stats
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Physical Science Honors

• Must have a FCAT Reading level 5 and Math level 5
  and currently taking Science 2 Advanced and
• earning As.
• A high school credit science course that counts
  towards graduation requirement.
• Students would then take Biology Honors in 9th
  grade and their science progression should be..
• 10th grade Chemistry Honors
• 11th grade Physics Honors
• 12th grade AP Biology, AP Chem or AP Physics

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Non-core Courses

• 3 non-core courses are taken each year.
• In 8th grade, ALL students take..
• Physical Education (year-long)
• Choice in the other two non-core courses.
• Advanced Drama, Advanced Art, Emerging
  Technology in Business, Adventures in Reading, MS
  Beginning Spanish, MS Intermediate Spanish,
  Spanish 1 for HS credit, Classroom Aides, News
  Crew, Leadership, Band, Jazz, ESE Classroom Aide,
  Hickory Creek Aide

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Spanish

• MS Beginning Spanish 1st semester of HS Spanish
  1
• MS Intermediate Spanish 2nd sem of HS Spanish 1
• MS Beg Int Spanish are equivalent to HS Spanish
  1
• If both MS courses are taken, the final grades
  will be averaged and placed on the transcript for
  HS Spanish 1.
• Students will then be ready to take Spanish 2 in
  HS.

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Emerging Technology in Business

• Mr. Moseleys computer course.
• Students earn 1 HS practical arts credit
• Course meets the virtual requirement needed for
  graduation.

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Intensive Reading Intensive Math

• Students scoring Level 1 or 2 on 2014 FCAT
  Reading MUST take Intensive Reading.
• Students scoring Level 1 or 2 on 2014 FCAT Math
  MUST take Intensive Math.
• If 1 intensive course is required, student takes
  intensive course in lieu of one choice non-core
  course.
• If two intensive courses are required, student
  takes intensive courses in lieu of one choice
  non-core and PE.
• All 8th graders will receive one choice non-core
  course.

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Exceptional Student Education (ESE)
ServicesStudents with an IEP

• To help students who are mainstreamed and will
  earn a
• regular diploma in high school, we will offer the
  following
• Reading support with ESE Co-Teacher in US History
  standard
• Math support with ESE Co-Teacher in PreAlgebra
  blocked w/Intensive Math
• Math support facilitation with ESE
• teacher in PreAlgebra
• Consultation

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Gifted Services

• EP written at end of 5th grade and is good
  through middle school.
• Gifted students take all 3 advanced classes
  Language Arts, Science Social Studies - UNLESS
  you tell us in writing to place in standard
  Language Arts, Science, or Social Studies.
• Language Arts, Science 3 Social Studies
  teachers have gifted endorsement or are obtaining
  the endorsement.
• Students are placed together in 2 blended
  sections.

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Virtual Option

• Students take a virtual course through either FL
  Virtual or St. Johns Virtual (franchise of FL
  Virtual) in lieu of a traditional classroom
  setting.
• Students report to the ISD room during the
  assigned period to work on virtual course.
• Adult supervision is provided, but no assistance
  with the course.
• Student is responsible for completing the course
  on time.

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Legislation

• Senate Bill 736 (Student Success Act) states that
  in 2014-2015 Florida would be standards-based and
  that there would be a new assessment starting in
  14-15.
• FS 1008.22 School districts are responsible for
  the measurement of student performance in all
  subjects and grade levels except those measured
  under the statewide, standardized assessment
  program.
• FS 1012.34 For teachers to be eligible for
  performance pay the district must have an
  assessment that measures student performance
  including student learning growth assessed
  annually by statewide assessment or for subjects
  and grade levels not measured by statewide
  assessments, by a school district assessment.

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What does Standards-based mean?

• Teachers are teaching the content-area academic
  standards outlined by the State. In Language
  Arts and Math these are the new Florida
  Standards.
• Teachers have broken the standards into learning
  goals or objectives that state what the student
  must be able to know or do to demonstrate
  knowledge of the standard.
• Students and teachers know exactly what standards
  a student has met and what still needs to be
  learned.
• Grades correlate to what a student truly knows.

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Exams for each course

• Floridas Statewide, Standardized assessments
• FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) administered
  in Writing, Reading, and Math
• FCAT 2.0 in 5th 8th grade Science
• EOCs (End of Course) developed at the State level
  and administered across the state in MS Civics,
  HS Algebra, HS Geometry, HS Biology, HS US
  History.
• DDAs (District Determined Assessments)
• AP, AICE, IB courses are using the external
  exam. Discovery Ed for elementary
• All other courses had to have an exam created by
  the district. For St. Johns County this was over
  500 exams.

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Students entering 9th gr 2014-2015
Standard Diploma
4 credits in English
4 credits in Math Must have Algebra Geometry
3 credits in Science Must have Biology
3 credits in Soc Studies World, US, Gov Econ
1 credit in Fine Performing Arts, Speech Debate or Practical Arts
1 credit in HOPE
8 elective credits
1 online course
Scholar Diploma
In addition to Standard Diploma
Pass the ELA Grade 11 statewide assessment (FSA)
Earn 1 credit in Alg 2 and pass EOC
Pass Geometry EOC
Earn 1 credit in Statistics or equally rigorous course
Pass the Biology EOC
Earn 1 credit in Chemistry or Physics
Earn 1 credit in a course equally as rigorous to chemistry or physics
Pass the US History EOC
Earn 2 credits in the same World Language
Earn at least 1 credit in Advanced Placement, IB, AICE or Dual Enrollment. Takes exam and earns the minimum score to earn college credit.
HOPEHealth Opportunities through Physical
Education
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Requests for HOPE online

• Why? What is the long term plan?
• 9th graders take 7 courses
• English 1, Math, Science Social Studies
• 3 non-core HOPE and 2 choices
• GPA calculation with 7 credits all As 3 being
  honors
• 29.5 quality points 7 credits 4.21
• GPA calculation with 8 credits all As 3 being
  honors
• 33.5 quality points 8 credits 4.19
• GPA calculation with 7 credits all As 2 honors
  1 AP
• 30 quality points 7 credits 4.29
• GPA calculation with 8 credits all As 2 honors
  1 AP
• 34 quality points 8 credits 4.25

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Florida Standards Assessment

• FSA Writing Reading scored together
• FSA Writing
• 90 mins w/30 extra minutes if needed this year
  only
• Paper Pencil this year only for 6th 7th (8th
  on computer)
• Students read two pieces of text and respond to a
  prompt supporting their response with evidence
  from the text.
• FSA Reading
• 2 80 min sessions on 2 days
• Must be administered on the computer
• FSA Math
• 3 - 60 min sessions 1 session day 1 2
  sessions on day 2
• Must be administered on the computer

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Questions