UPDATED Middle School Enrichment Process 2020 21 School

UPDATED Middle School Enrichment Process 2020 -21 School Year Identification Updated February 2020

Charge: Increase access to Eighth-Grade Algebra I to improve Illinois Report Card Measure Solutions ● Offer regular-level Algebra I course at the middle-school level ● Update Enrichment Qualification Process to open access to all levels of math ● Streamline Power Literature Process to mirror math process

Math: Enriched and Advanced Math Qualifications Enriched Math (6 th Grade) Advanced Math (7 th Grade) Need 4 of the 6: ● STAR Math 75 th Percentile ● IAR 4 ● Cog. AT 120 ● Local 70% ● Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test 90% ● Teacher Recommendation Need 3 of the 5: ● STAR Math 75 th Percentile ● IAR 4 ● Cog. AT 120 ● Local 70% ● Teacher Recommendation

Math: Algebra I and Algebra I Honors Recommendations Algebra I ● ● STAR Math Score in 80 th Percentile Local Assessment Score ≥ 40% Algebra I Honors ● ● STAR Math Score in 90 th Percentile Local Assessment Score ≥ 70%

Updated Math Process Estimated Enrollment for 2020 -21 Current Enrollment Estimated 2020 -21 SY Enriched Math (Sixth) 97 103 Advanced Math (Seventh) 95 157 Algebra I/I Honors (Eighth) 102 150 2020 -21 SY Eighth Grade Algebra I Participation Rate: 43%* *Based on estimated figures.

Comparing the Processes Step 1 - Need Two of Three ● ● ● 90% average in ELA and/or Math during first three quarters STAR Reading or Math winter benchmark must be in the 75 th percentile or higher Score a 4 or 5 on the IAR (or the scoring equivalency to the PARCC Exam - “Met Expectations” or “Exceeded Expectations” Step 2 - Need Two of Three ● ● ● Cog. AT Composite Score of 120 or above ○ Needed for VN, QN, VQN Local Assessment (≥ 70%) ○ ELA and Math ○ Assesses prerequisite material, ensuring mastery of previous level’s learning standards Teacher Recommendation ○ ≥ 85% of available points ○ ELA ≥ 89 (out of 105) ○ Math ≥ 25 (out of 30) Proposed Process to Coincide with Math: ● Satisfying 3 of the following 5 Data Points: ○ ○ ○ STAR Reading Percentile in 75 th or Above Illinois Assessment of Readiness Score of 4 or 5 Teacher Recommendation - 89 or more points Cog. AT Verbal score of 120 or above Local Assessment Score of 70% or better *Bolded assessments denote student “opt-out” options

“Re-qualifying” for Enrichment (Same for Both Math and ELA) To re-qualify for the Enriched Courses the following year, a student must. . . ● ● ● Maintain an 84% or higher average Achieve a STAR Reading or STAR Math score in the 75 th Percentile or Above A score of 4 or 5 on the IAR Students who do not meet the criteria to remain in Power Literature and/or Enriched/Advanced Math will have the ability to “requalify” per the updated process if they so choose.

New/Move-In Students To re-qualify for the Enriched Courses the following year, a student must. . . ● Meet 3 of the following 4 items (in this order): ● Achieve a ≥ 90% in previous course ● Score ≥ 75 th Percentile on STAR Tests ● Achieve Cog. AT score ≥ 120 ● Achieve Local Assessment Score ≥ 70%

Additional Needs ● ● ● Summer “Booster Camp” for incoming eighth graders who may be jumping from regular math course to Algebra I or Algebra I Honors Topics would discuss center around concepts “missed” between seventh-grade regular and Advanced Math courses Cost Consideration ○ ○ ○ 1 session/school 3 hours/day, 5 weeks 1 hour/day prep for teacher ○ Estimated Cost: $3, 000/school