Sentences with phrase «eighth grade academic»

In 2007, the foundation opened the Making Waves Academy Middle School, a charter school offering a rigorous fifth to eighth grade academic program and comprehensive services for students and families.

As students become proficient in basic academic skills by fifth grade, the sixth through eighth grade academic program provides students with more challenging skills and a more content - rich curriculum.

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One researcher suggested that recent studies saying current middle school programs focus more on developing a nurturing climate than strong academics, and the emphasis on high - stakes tests in eighth grade, may have spurred some principals to drop service - learning programs, according to Kielsmeier.

On the eighth - grade academic research residency, students use their language skills to engage Japanese natives in conversation.

Perkins cites research showing that intrinsic motivation for learning academic subjects falls steadily from third to eighth grade.

As a seventh - and eighth - grade math teacher in a K — 8 charter school in Massachusetts, he points to several factors that he believes contribute to the success of his school, including ongoing communication and collaboration among staff of all grade levels, as well as the development of a curriculum that «ramps up» each year, preventing gaps or holes in nine consistent years of academic preparation.

A 2009 study of seventh and eighth grade students at 10 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country found that those attending afterschool programs skipped school fewer times, increased school effort, and gained academic confidence; moreover, the first two outcomes cited above increased as the number of days attending afterschool programs increased (Arbreton, Bradshaw, Sheldon, & Pepper, 2009).

Jim O'Connor, principal of the KIPP Ascend middle school in Chicago, told me this month that five students from his last year's eighth grade who are in regular public high schools are having the most difficult time, because their schools lack the focus on strong academic results they found at KIPP.

Monarch Academy Glen Burnie, a public charter school founded and operated by The Children's Guild and affiliated with TranZed Alliance, serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade with an enriched, rigorous, hands - on, academic curriculum emphasizing project - based learning and the arts and technology.

2003 — CEI - PEA launched Project BOOST to provide academic, social and cultural enrichment to under - achieving fourth through eighth - grade students with the ultimate goal of helping them gain admission to quality high schools.

Here's a quick quiz: Which big urban school district's students posted the fastest academic progress from third to eighth grade among the 100 largest districts in the U.S.?

Atkinson would like to see a requirement that private schools and home schools receiving a tax credit administer EOGs and EOCs in the third grade and the eighth grade, so that students» academic performance would be comparable against students who are in public schools.

While up from the stagnant eight percentage points from the previous two academic years, 12 percent of black sixth to eighth grade students were considered proficient in math in 2015 - 16 compared to 68 percent of white students and 24 percent of Hispanic students.

If you use the Second Step program, you know that it includes easy - to - teach classroom lessons for early learning through eighth grade designed to enhance students» academic and social - emotional competence by building skills for learning, and empathy, emotion - management, social problem - solving, and self - regulation skills.

Students who attended inner - city charter schools from kindergarten through eighth grade improved their academic achievement considerably.

In an Arizona Capitol Times op - ed, Laczko - Kerr and Association President and CEO Eileen Sigmund explain why the lack of transparent data on accelerated eighth - grade math students creates big hurdles for policy makers who look to advance policies that will drive academic excellence.

Despite two decades of charter - school growth, the state's overall academic progress has failed to keep pace with other states: Michigan ranks near the bottom for fourth - and eighth - grade math and fourth - grade reading on a nationally representative test, nicknamed the «Nation's Report Card.»

In response to a district mandate for all eighth - grade students to be enrolled in Algebra I, all participating teachers began teaching eighth - grade Algebra I for the first time during the academic year following the beginning of the professional development sessions.

The state has historically tracked instruction minutes in third, sixth and eighth grades, in four key academic subjects: math, science, English and social science.

The results for elementary and middle schools are based on students» performance on the Measures of Academic Progress tests that are given to students in third through eighth grade, and administered in the fall and spring of each school year to measure a student's growth during the year.

The numbers were based on the results of The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests, administered to students in the third through eighth grades and the 11th grade and tied to the Common Core academic benchmarks that went into effect last year.

The board is also behind legislation — House Bill 1202 — that would allow districts to opt out of mandated tests for all but third, eighth and 10th grades, and the ACT test in 11th grade, so long as they use state - approved substitutes and avoided «inadequate» academic performance.

VocabularySpellingCity has selected level - appropriate academic vocabulary that relates to key math concepts for eighth grade students.

Wisconsin's charter schools are doing better than traditional schools based on the results of state tests in fourth and eighth grade for two academic years.

During the end of their eighth grade year, students create individual High School Success Plans that outline specific academic and extracurricular goals.

A major influence on high school reform outcomes to date has been the end of social promotion in elementary schools: students in the third, sixth and eighth grades who do not achieve a minimum score on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are either retained or sent to academic preparatory centers.

For the upcoming 2013 - 2014 academic year, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada — which recently completed its first school year — will be increasing its enrollment to 925 students and serving students in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Provide academic instruction, supervision, and guidance for students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades.

Students were eligible to participate in the study if they attended fifth through eighth grades, including special education, in either of two Elev8 Baltimore schools selected for this trial, during the 2012 — 2013 academic year.

Maurice Elias shares how these skills could be incorporated in academics with an example lesson in eighth grade science class.