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 Melissa Lime Counselor, 6th 7th
A-J Barbara Seaton Counselor, 7th K-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 48 minutes.
• Wednesday 1pm dismissal

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Core Courses (Required)

• Language Arts 2 standard or advanced
• Math 2 (standard or advanced) or higher level
  math
• Comprehensive Science 2 standard or advanced
• Social Studies (Civics) 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 6th grade
  course grades.
• Our recommendation is..
• 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 and current course grades.
• If 2014 FCAT Math is Level 1 or 2 students will
  be placed in Math 2 standard 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 Math 2 standard.
• If 2014 FCAT Math is Level 4 or 5 students will
  be placed in Math 2 Advanced.
• If 2014 FCAT Math is Level 5 AND course grades in
  Math 1 Adv were As Bs AND an 80 or higher is
  scored on the districts Algebra 1 Honors
  placement exam - students will be placed in
  Algebra 1 Honors.

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Math Progression
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Math 1 Math 2 Pre-Alg Standard 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
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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Non-core Courses

• 3 non-core courses are taken each year.
• In 7th grade, ALL students take..
• Physical Education (year-long)
• Computer Applications in Business 1 Career
• Planning paired with Computer Applications in
• Business 2 (year-long)
• Choice in the 3rd non-core course.
• - Band 1 or 2 (135 fair share fee instrument
  purchase or rental required.)
• - semester of Drama paired with semester of Art
• - Chorus 1
• - MS Beginning Spanish 1

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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 Civics and
  Intensive Reading for all level 1 2 students.
• Math support with ESE Co-Teacher in Math 2
  blocked w/Intensive Math
• Math support facilitation with ESE
• teacher in Math 2
• Reading support facilitation with ESE
• teacher in standard Civics
• Consultation

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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 choice non-core.
• If two intensive courses are required, student
  takes intensive courses in lieu of choice
  non-core and PE.
• All students will take Computers.

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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 otherwise.
• Teachers have gifted endorsement or are obtaining
  the endorsement.
• Students are placed together in 2 blended
  sections.

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2014-2015

• Senate Bill 736 states that in 2014-2015 Florida
  will.
• Be standards-based
• Every course will have an exam at the end (EOC)
  that will measure how much the student has
  learned. The score will count towards the
  students grade and will count towards 50 of the
  teachers evaluation
• Students will take the ?? in Reading and Math
  starting in 2014-2015
• FCAT 2.0 will exist only for Science in 8th grade

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What does Standards-based mean?

• Teachers are teaching the content-area academic
  standards outlined by the State or Common Core.
• 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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3 Tiers of EOCs

• 1st Tier - State EOCs Algebra, Geometry,
  Biology, US History, Civics (Middle School)
• Must be passed to earn HS diploma. All EOCs
  count
• as 30 of overall course grade. Must pass
  for scholar
• diploma designation.
• MS Civics EOC will count as 30 of final
  course grade.
• 2nd Tier - District EOCs created for all other
  courses using a test bank provided by the State.
• 3rd Tier District Consortium developed EOCs for
  courses with smaller numbers (mostly electives).

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Cognitive Complexity

• Low-complexity items rely heavily on recall and
  recognition.
• Moderate-complexity items require more flexible
  thinking and may require informal reasoning or
  problem solving.
• High-complexity items are written to elicit
  analysis and abstract reasoning.

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Percentage of Points by Cognitive Complexity

• FCAT 2.0 Reading
• FCAT 2.0 Math
• FCAT 2.0 Science

Grades Low Moderate High
6th 7th 15-25 50-70 15-25
8th 10-20 50-70 20-30
Grades Low Moderate High
6-8th 10-20 60-80 10-20
Alg Geo 10-20 60-80 10-20
Grades Low Moderate High
8th 15-25 40-60 25-35
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Example of Low Cognitively Complex Question

• You are investigating whether robins prefer one
  type of bird seed over any other type. Your
  independent variable is the type of bird seed
  used. What should be your dependent variable?
• The amount of bird seed in your feeder.
• The number of birds visiting your feeder.
• The number of robins visiting your feeder.
• The cost of the different types of bird seed.
• The SI unit of time is the ________.
• a. Second b. Minute c. Hour d. Day

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Example of Moderate Complexity Question

• Bill wants to find which laundry detergent is the
  best at getting food stains out of clothes. He
  sets up an experiment to test 2 detergents. He
  spills spaghetti sauce on 2 identical shirts,
  making sure that the stain on each shirt is the
  same size. He uses the same temperature and
  amount of water in the washing machine. The only
  thing he changes is the kind of detergent. He
  uses Brand X on one shirt Brand Y on the other.
• Is this a fair test?
• Yes, he tested all the variables at once in each
  test.
• Yes, he changed only one variable in each test.
• No, he tested all the variables at once in each
  test.
• No, he changed only one variable in each test.

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Example of High Complexity Question

• Mr. Brinks physical science class has been
  challenged to find the density of a rock. The
  class divides into 4 teams but the teams share
  the same rock so their data can be compared.
  They know they need to first find the mass and
  the volume of the rock. Then they can calculate
  density. The teams each record their results in
  a table.
• Analyze the data from Mr. Brinks science class
  in a complete paragraph.

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Students entering 9th gr 2013-2014
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 once implemented
Earn 1 credit in Alg 2 and pass State EOC
Earn 1 credit in statistics
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 State US History EOC
Earn 2 credits in the same World Language
Earn at least 1 credit in Advanced Placement, IB, AICE or Dual Enrollment
HOPEHealth Opportunities through Physical
Education
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REQUIRED Vaccinations

• To enter 7th grade students MUST have a Tdap
  vaccination.
• Proof of the vaccination MUST be on a FL 680 Form
  Certificate of Immunization
• The certificate MUST be signed, dated stamped.
• Students will NOT be allowed to attend classes in
  August until we receive proof of the vaccination
  on the correct form.

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Questions