Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/21/2022 - 6:30 PM
Category: New Business and Reports to the Board
Type: Info
Subject: Middle School Project Update
ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 1: Systemic Alignment
ACPS will build a culture of continuous improvement and design equitable systems for school and instructional improvement.
Goal 2: Instructional Excellence
ACPS will ensure that all students have access to and engagement with high-quality instruction.
Goal 3: Student Accessibility and Support
ACPS will ensure students have equitable access to and engagement with programs and supports that reduce barriers to learning.
Policy: IGBJ - Academic Excellence and Educational Equity
Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
File Attachment:
220421_Board_Memo_Middle_School_Project_Update.pdf
220421_Board_Presentation_Middle_School_Project_Update.pdf
Agenda Item Summary: Over the next four months, ACPS will engage with a group of internal and external stakeholders in providing a recommendation to the School Board regarding the middle school framework, including instructional programs. This Middle School Project Work Team (MSPWT), led by Principal Finney, will address potential revisions, additions, refinements, and/or deletions in the following areas: honors courses, mathematics pathways, Dual Language progression, scheduling options for students, and exploring the possibility of offering college credit in middle school.
Background: ACPS’s Middle School Project Work Team (MSPWT) includes Executive Sponsors, Co-Project Managers, Project Work Team Leads, and members including leaders, teachers, parents, and students. For the next four months, the MSPWT will examine the following: honors courses, mathematics courses, Dual Language strategic plans, scheduling, and offering college credit courses in middle school.
Recommendation: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review the information within this memo.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Terri H. Mozingo - Chief Academic Officer
Signed By:
Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent