De Laura Middle School SALT Informational Night What

De. Laura Middle School SALT Informational Night

What is SALT? Scotties Advanced Learning Track • Designed to teach students skills necessary to be successful in high school Advanced Placement courses. • Different pace, depth and complexity • Challenging with Productive Struggle • Life long educational skills

History of De. Laura SALT Program 2019 -2020 2020 -2021 Approximately 845 students Approximately 798 students 64 SALT 8 th grade students 66 SALT 8 th grade students 65 SALT 7 th grade students 60 SALT 7 th grade students

What Will My Child Do In These Classes? • Analyze documents • Write comprehensively • Read critically • Create projects • Work collaboratively

Why SALT? • Correlation between AP and college graduation within four years • Students acquire the knowledge, concepts, and skills needed to engage in a higher level of learning • A cohort of students working with a core group of teachers • Community Involvement • Preparation for success in high school AP courses. De. Laura feeds Satellite and Viera High School which are two of the top Advanced Placement schools in the district and state.

Big Picture (SALT---->AP) • Build college skills • Earn college credit • Stand out in college admissions • Demonstrate ability to take on a rigorous course load • Build academic confidence and strengthen abilities

Is this program right for my child? • SALT is designed for students who are: • Highly Motivated • High Achieving • Critical Thinkers • Effective Time Managers • Completing work by due dates is extremely important in this program. • Effective Communicators

Criteria Program Application 2020 -21 First Nine Weeks Report Card 2018 -19 FSA ELA score 2018 -19 FSA Math score Teacher Recommendation Short Response

Acceptance into Program Criteria Values: GPA/4 FSA ELA/5 FSA Math/5 Short Response/3 Teacher Recommendation/5 Total Points – Minimum 17 of 22 Students must earn a total of 17 points to be accepted. See below GPA – Total of 3 FSA ELA – Total of 4 FSA Math – Total of 4 Teacher Recommendation – Total of 4 Short Response – Total of 2

Important Dates • Applications available on December 2, 2020 (De. Laura website) • Application deadline is January 8, 2021 • Completed applications can be scanned to the De. Laura Middle School Guidance office at drury. rosemary@brevardschools. org • Completed applications can also be dropped off at our front office or mailed. Only completed packets will be accepted. • Notification letters will be sent out after January 29, 2021

SALT Requirements The following application materials are to be returned to the De. Laura Middle School guidance office by a parent or guardian on or before January 8, 2021 Completed and signed application 2018 -19 FSA scores – ELA and Math 2020 -21 First Semester report card Short Response Teacher Recommendation: Provided to teacher by student Teacher can scan their recommendation or send in courier to Laura Barna, barna. laura@brevardschools. org

SALT Teachers 7 th Grade 8 th Grade • Mrs. Smith – Science • Mr. Skinner - US History • Mrs. Jones – Accelerated Math 2 • Mrs. Jones - Geometry Honors • Mrs. Faust – Algebra Honors • Ms. Baltimore - Science • Mrs. Warthen - Language Arts • Mrs. Skinner - Language Arts • Mr. Skinner - Civics

Mrs. Smith - Science Curriculum Focus on Critical Thinking Scientific Method Student Choice in Learning Paths and Demonstration of Content Mastery Electromagnetic Spectrum Real-World Problem Solving Design thinking Leadership skills through Cooperative Work Waves Transformation of Energy Heat Transfer Relationships Among Organisms Plate Tectonics Rock Cycle Earth Changing Over Time Evolution and Natural Selection Heredity

Mrs. Faust – Algebra 1 Honors o Possible Vertical Alignment of Math Courses o o 7 th Grade: Math 2 Advanced or Algebra Honors 8 th Grade: Algebra Honors or Geometry Honors 9 th Grade: Geometry Honors or Algebra 2 Honors 10 th grade: Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 Honors or Pre-Calculus o After Algebra 2, Math course options “open”. Choices include High School classroom, Virtual School, Dual Enrollment, starting AP Courses. o Courses include Statistics, College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, for example. o Considerations: College credit, College major, ease of changing majors, Science or Math class prerequisites. o High School counselors have shared that students have better college success with AP classes versus dual enrollment.

Mrs. Jones – Math 2 Advanced o o o Covers 7 th and 8 th grade standards for Algebra readiness Faster pace, more collaborative projects and classroom presentations, short answer questions on all tests, student designed labs with written summaries Free response questions o Identify, explain and justify answers Technology Unit current events (articles and videos) Unit projects

Mrs. Warthen – Language Arts Rigorous pace in reading & writing Socratic Seminars (short story collections & novels) Annotations & higher-level literary analysis Mastery of grade-level grammar Explain and justify responses with text-based evidence Research & collaborative projects

Mr. Skinner - Civics Writing Focus Outlining Short answers Text-based evidence Projects • Choice • Rubric Social Science Skills Practice Inquiry Identify and interpret information from primary and other sources Analyze data from written and visual sources Evaluate, apply and clearly present information • Collaboration

Volunteer Hours Past requirements: o 5 hours must be completed on campus o 20 hours must be completed off campus and approved by school. Proposal required Hours are tentative based on COVID restrictions and guidelines

Advanced Placement in High School Here are some of the benefits of SALT now and the transition to high school AP courses.

Satellite High School De. Laura Middle School SALT classes SALT and Advanced Placement Progression Plan Honors Classes & Pre-AP Classes Advanced Placement Courses Dual Enrollment Courses Academy Courses Viera High School College

Advanced Placement Courses at VHS Science Social Studies • AP Biology • AP Chemistry • AP Physics 1 • AP Physics 2 Math • AP Calculus AB • AP Calculus BC • AP Statistics English • AP English Language • AP English Literature • AP Human Geography • AP US History • AP Comparative Gov. • AP Psychology • AP US Government Electives • AP Music Theory • AP Studio 2 D Art • AP Spanish Language • AP Spanish Literature Capstone • AP Seminar • AP Research

Advanced Placement Courses at SHS Science • AP Physics 1 Math • AP Calculus AB • AP Calculus BC • AP Statistics English • AP English Language • AP English Literature Social Studies • AP US History • AP Psychology • AP US Government • AP World History Electives • AP Music Theory • AP Computer Science Principles • AP Studio 2 D Art • AP Studio 3 D Art • AP Drawing • AP Latin Capstone • AP Seminar • AP Research

AP Course AP Capstone • AP Capstone is a College Board program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. • It cultivates curious, independent, and collaborative scholars and prepares them to make logical, evidence-based decisions. AP Seminar AP Research • The two AP Capstone courses, with their associated performance tasks, assessments, and application of research methodology, require students to: • Analyze topics through multiple lenses to construct meaning or gain understanding. • Plan and conduct a study or investigation. • Propose solutions to real-world problems. • Plan and produce communication in various forms. • Collaborate to solve a problem. • Integrate, synthesize, and make cross-curricular connections.

Benefits of AP Capstone / AP Courses: • develop skills to be successful in college & careers • helpful in college admissions process • rigorous, challenging academic coursework • earn credits towards college “According to the largest-ever study of the effects of AP on college success, University of Texas researchers found that students who take AP courses in high school are more likely to graduate from college within four years and have higher grade point averages in college than similar students who did not take AP courses. Hargrove and Dodd (2007) found that students who successfully participated in one or more AP exams and courses significantly out-performed their non-AP peers. ” Source: http: //collegeready. rice. edu/ap-and-college-readiness