2020-2021 Middle School ELA Course Progression

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2020-2021 Middle School ELA Course Progression

Option A: Students who scored Level 1 or 2 on the previous year’s FSA.

Option B: Students who scored a level 3 or above on the previous year’s FSA.

Recommendations:Level 1 students may also be enrolled in M/J Intensive Reading [1000010]. As an alternative to M/J Intensive Reading, students could also be enrolled in M/J Reading 1 [1008010] (6th), 2 [1008040] (7th), or 3 [1008070] (8th).

M/J Language Arts 1,

Advanced [1001020]


Advanced [1001050]


Advanced [1001080]

Students are not confined to these suggestions. Placement should be a decision that assures the success of all students as well as equal access and exposure to rigorous coursework. Although we encourage students to take rigorous coursework, please note that student experiences will vary and students should be guided into coursework that ensures academic success and attainment of post-secondary goals. Student placement should be reassessed each year with consideration given to course performance and FSA results.

M/J Language Arts 1

[1001010]

M/J Language Arts 3

[1001070]

M/J Language Arts 2

[1001040]

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

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Option A:

Option B:

2020-2021 Middle School Social Studies Course Progression

Indicates that content gaps are not created along this pathway if the courses are taught based on the course description/expectation

Indicates that students transitioning from Option A to Option B and vice versa will not experience gaps in content.

Recommendations:• Students who have earned a combination of 2’s, 3’s, 4’s,

and 5’s on 5th grade assessments in ELA, Science, and Mathematics should be considered for placement in option B, but scale scores and student grades should be taken into consideration.

• Students who have earned all 2’s or 1’s on 5th grade assessments in ELA, Science, and Mathematics should be placed in Option A.

M/J World History (2109010)

M/J Civics (2106010)

M/J US History and Career Planning

(2100015)

M/J World History Advanced (2109020)

M/J Civics Advanced(2106020)

M/J US History and Career Planning

Advanced(2100025)

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Students are not confined to these suggestions. Placement should provide equal access to rigorous coursework and opportunity for student success. Please note that student experiences will vary and students should be guided into coursework that supports academic success and preparation for post-secondary goals. Placement should be reassessed each year with consideration given to course performance and FSA results.

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Option A:

Option A 1

Option A 2

Option B:

M/J Comprehensive Science 2 (2002070)

M/J Comprehensive Science 3(2002100)

M/J Life Science Advanced(2000020)

Earth Space Science Honors

(2001320)

Physical Science Honors

(2003320)

Indicates that content gaps are not created along this pathway if the courses are taught based on the course description/expectations.

Indicates that students transitioning from Option A 1 to Option A 2 and vice versa will not experience gaps in content.

M/J Comprehensive Science 1 Advanced

(2002050)


(2002080)


(2002110)


M/J Comprehensive Science 1 (2002040)

Students are not confined to these suggestions. Placement should provide equal access to rigorous coursework and opportunity for student success. Please note that student experiences will vary and students should be guided into coursework that supports academic success and preparation for post-secondary goals. Placement should be reassessed each year with consideration given to course performance and FSA results.

2020-2021 Middle School Science Course ProgressionRecommendations:• Students who have earned a combination of 4’s and 5’s on 5th grade

assessments in ELA, Science, and Mathematics should be placed in Option B.

• Students who have earned a combination of 3’s, 4’s, and 5’s on 5th grade assessments in ELA, Science, and Mathematics should be consid ered for placement in option B, but scale scores and student grades should be taken into consideration.

• Students who have earned all 3’s on 5th grade assessments in ELA, Science, and Mathematics could be considered for placement in option B, but they may require additional supports. Scale scores, student grades, and available systems of additional support must be taken into consideration.

o These students could also be scheduled into Option A 2, and may not need an additional support system.

• Students who have earned a combination of 2’s and 3’s on 5th grade assessments in ELA, Science, and Mathematics could be considered for placement in Option A 2, but they may require additional supports. Scale scores, student grades, and available systems ofadditional support must be taken into consideration.

• Students have earned all 2’s or 1’s on 5th grade assessments in ELA, Science, and Mathematics should be placed in Option A 1.

Implications: • If a student moves from Option B to Option A in the transition

between their 6th and 7th grade year they will miss:o All 6th Grade Physical and Earth Space Science Standards

• If a student moves from Option B to Option A in the transition between their 7th and 8th grade year they will miss:

o All 6th and 7th Grade Physical Science Standards and 7th Grade Nature of Science Standards

• If a student moves from Option A to Option B in the transition between their 6th and 7th grade year they will miss:

o All 7th and 8th grade Life Science Standards• If a student moves from Option A to Option B in the transition

between their 7th and 8th grade year they will miss:o All 8th Grade Life Science and Earth Space Science Standards

• Students following Option B are not exposed to any middle school Earth Space and Physical Science standards because they are receiving instruction in similar standards from the 9-12 grade band. Schools must work with teachers to ensure that students in these courses are being exposed to instruction in the prerequisite/ correlated middle school standards.

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2020-2021 Middle School Mathematics Course Progression

M/J Grade 6 Mathematics

(1205010)

M/J Grade 6 Advanced

Mathematics (1205020)

**M/J Grade 7 Advanced


M/J Grade 7 Mathematics

(1205040)



**Algebra 1 Honors

(1200320)

**Algebra 1 Honors

(1200320)

**Geometry Honors

(1206320)

M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra

(1205070)

KEYKEY

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indicates there are NO content gaps created along this pathway if the courses are taught based on the course description/expectationsindicates there ARE content gaps created along this pathway (more detail included on the following pages)indicates an option for students to slow down acceleration if neededindicates students may benefit from enrollment in a second math class, scheduled consecutively with the course indicated, so that there is additional time to fill gaps for content that was skipped because of acceleration

Notes:Acceleration:• Parents/Guardians of students who are on a pathway that includes taking a high school course in middle school should be informed that those course grades will be part of the

student’s HS GPA so that they can approve this progression for their child.

Pre-Algebra


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**Geometry Honors

(1206320)

**Algebra 1 Honors

(1200320)

**M/J Grade 7 Advanced




Students must have attended MAO acceleration

opportunity & received a level 3 or above on FSA

Math to remain in Calculus Project

MAO Calculus Project – Implications for Each Pathway

Calculus Project Student Eligibility Guidelines:• Must be a 6th grade student• Should be currently in 6th or 7th Adv. Math• 5th Grade FSA Math Scores should be a 4

• 5th Grade FSA ELA score should be at least 3• Shouldhavelessthan10firstsemesterabsences• 1st semester math grade of B or higher recommended

• No more than 1 level 3 discipline suspension• Commitment to attend Acceleration opportunities during

the summer and after school

Recommendations:• Monitor closely through exit slips/class participation and reassess placement at the end of 1st 9 weeks in Algebra 1.• If students received 6th grade FSA level 2 remove from Calculus Project ➞ follow district progression • If students received 6th grade FSA level 3 and didn’t attend summer learning, exit from Calculus Project ➞ follow district progressionImplications:• If enrolled in 7th grade Advanced Math in 6th grade, students will need scaffolded support for the standards not addressed in this course. This includes all of the 6th grade standards and half of the

7th grade standards.• If enrolled in 6th grade Advanced Math in 6th grade, students will need scaffolded support for about 1.5 years’ worth of content entering Algebra. This includes the remaining (16) 7th grade

standards and all of Pre-Algebra standards. These standards include operations with signed numbers, solving multi-step equations and inequalities, the foundations for functional relationships, two- variable statistics, and the majority of the geometry content that is pre-requisite to HS geometry.• Students are automatically part of the school’s acceleration denominator once they take Algebra 1. There is not another course option for 8th grade once students take Algebra 1 in 7th grade.

2020-2021 High School Mathematics Course Progression (Page 1 of 3)

Underlined course codes indicate honors (level 3) courses Revised 02/17/2020

8th Grade Course: M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra (1205070) 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Option A:

Recommendations: ● Students who scored Level 1 (bucket 1 or 2, especially) on the 8th Grade FSA

Implications: ● Students will not be part of the school’s learning gains nor achievement level components in 9th grade.● Students will not count for learning gains in 10th grade year.

Option B:

OR

Recommendations: ● Students who scored Levels 2-5 on the 8th Grade FSA should be in Algebra 1 in 9th grade.● Levels 2s could be considered for blocking with LAM 1.

Implications: ● Students will still be part of the school’s learning gains and achievement level components in both 9th and 10th grade.

Notes: • LAM 1 should only be offered if there is a strong teacher who will simultaneously address students’ gaps and Algebra 1 content.• LAM 2 is an option but not a recommended course, particularly for students who have already taken LAM 1 in their course sequence.• Students’ post-secondary goals should be taken into account when determining upper level courses. Students going into STEM fields should proceed down a Pre-Calculus

Calculus pathway while students who are not could consider that pathway OR Prob/Stats AP Statistics pathway.

Liberal Arts Mathematics 1

(1207300)

Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 Honors (1200310 or 1200320)

Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 Honors

(1200330 or 1200340)

Geometry or Geometry Honors

(1200310 or 1200320)

Math for College Readiness (1200700)

Liberal Arts Mathematics 1

(1207300) blocked with Algebra 1

(1200310)

Probability and Stats w/ Apps Honors (1210300)


(1200310 or 1200320)

Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 Honors (1200330 or 1200340)

Advanced Topics in Math (1298310)

Combination of two below: Trig Honors (1211300)

Analysis of Functions (1201315) Math Analysis (1201300)

Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 Honors (1200310 or 1200320) Pre-Calculus Honors

(1202340)

Dual Enrollment


8th Grade Course: Algebra 1 Honors (1200320) 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Recommendations: ● Students who scored a Level 1 or 2 on the Algebra 1 EOC should be enrolled in Geometry either blocked with Intensive Mathematics (1200400)

or enrolled in Intensive Mathematics as a second math course (not blocked). The focus of the Intensive Math period should be on addressingAlgebra 1 content gaps for two purposes, to pass the Algebra 1 EOC or concordant and to prepare for success in Algebra 2 after Geometry.

Implications: ● Students will still be part of the school’s learning gains and achievement level components in 9th grade.● Yellow arrows () indicate students moving from a Level 3 course to a Level 2 course.

Notes: • LAM 1 should not be offered to students who have already taken Algebra 1/Honors in middle school.• LAM 1 and LAM 2 are not recommended for students on this accelerated pathway.• Students’ post-secondary goals should be taken into account when determining upper level courses. Students going into STEM fields should proceed down a Pre-Calculus


AP Statistics (1210320)

Math for College Readiness (1200700)


Advanced Topics in Math

(1298310)


(1200310 or 1200320)

Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 Honors

(1200330 or 1200340)


Pre-Calculus Honors (1202340)


AP Calculus AB (1202310)

Dual Enrollment







8th Grade Course: Geometry Honors (1206320) 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Recommendations: ● Students who scored a Level 1 or 2 on the Geometry EOC should be enrolled in Algebra 2 either blocked with Intensive Mathematics (1200400)

or enrolled in Intensive Mathematics as a second math course (not blocked). The focus of the Intensive Math period should be on addressingGeometry gaps and supporting Algebra 2 so that students can be successful.

Implications: ● Students will not be part of the school’s learning gains and achievement level components. They will likely be part of the future acceleration

component. With the accelerated path taken in Middle School, all students on this pathway should be able to take an AP course by 12th grade.● Yellow arrows () indicate students moving from a Level 3 course to a Level 2 course.

Notes: • LAM 1 and LAM 2 are not recommended for students on this accelerated pathway.• Students’ post-secondary goals should be taken into account when determining upper level courses. Students going into STEM fields should proceed down a Pre-Calculus


Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 Honors**

(1200330 or 1200340)


AP Statistics (1210320)






AP Calculus BC (1202320)

Dual Enrollment Dual Enrollment




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