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Meeting
Students Needs
for Enrichment
and Acceleration
Meredith A. Casper, DirectorDivision of Accelerated and Enriched Instruction
(AEI)
Meeting Students Needs for
Enrichment and Acceleration
– Provide an overview of local and enhanced systematic programing
opportunities for students in elementary, middle and high school
– Highlight changes for the Center for Enriched Students and Middle
School Field Test for Eastern and Takoma (non-application based)
– Answer generalized questions to the system’s work for enrichment
and enhanced programming
ELEMENTARY
Schools
Curriculum 2.0
Curriculum 2.0 offers all students the
ability to use creative and critical thinking
skills through interdisciplinary connections
within core content areas of instruction
and quarterly inquiry projects.
Additional opportunities for enrichment
occur in the core content areas.
Curriculum 2.0
Reading Language Arts
Advanced core books selection within small group
reading instruction
Curriculum extensions:
Quarterly weekly opportunities to participate in
Junior Great Books through questioning, inquiry,
and discourse skills beginning in kindergarten
Second semester opportunities to participate in
William and Mary (intro, partial, or full
implementation) through advanced novels,
writing, research, and theme-based integration
beginning in Grade 2
Curriculum 2.0
Math
Weekly opportunities for enrichment with
the core instruction begins in kindergarten
Math acceleration beginning with Math
4/5,typically Grade 4.
[Formerly known as Compacted Math].
Curriculum 2.0
Science and Social Studies
Scientific and historical investigations
Additional Programming Elementary
Opportunities
Takoma Park Primary Magnet
Grade 1
Process initiated in Kindergarten; Application only of out of boundary students due in late February
Gifted and Talented Identification
Grade 2 (All)
Grade 3–Grade 5
(New, Rescreen)
Centers for Enriched Studies (Regional/Local)
Grade 3 (All)
Additional Programming Elementary
Opportunities
ImmersionChinese: College Gardens and Potomac
French: Maryvale and Sligo Creek
Spanish: Burnt Mills, Rock Creek Forest, and Rolling Terrace
(Lottery Application)
Dual/Two Way Immersion
Brown Station
Kemp Mill
Washington Grove
(Local Enrollment)
IB: Primary Year
College Gardens
(Local Enrollment)
Takoma Park Primary Magnet
– The Takoma Park Elementary School Primary Magnet focuses on
science and social studies beginning in Grade 1.
– While instruction is based on the MCPS curriculum, students in
this program will have opportunities to enrich and extend their
learning beyond the grade-level goals. In particular, students are
encouraged to:
– Ask questions, Gather data, Organize data, Use data, Evaluate
data, and Present information.
Gifted and Talented
Identification
• During the second semester, all Montgomery County Public
Schools (MCPS), Grade 2 students will be screened as part of the
Student Instructional Program Planning and Implementation
(SIPPI) process for gifted and talented identification.
• The elementary GT identification processes are designed to
capture data about students’ strengths for gifted and talented
designation and for instructional planning for the next school year.
Gifted and Talented
Identification
• At the end of the screening processes in June, parents are
provided with a Parent Report that summarizes their student’s
performance on the InView ™ cognitive assessment, instructional
recommendations for the next school year, and gifted and talented
identification designation.
Centers for Enriched Studies
• The Centers are designed for students whose needs cannot easily
be met in their home school and are seen as outliers amongst
their peers in the local school.
• The centers focus on enrichment and acceleration in the areas of
reading, language arts, science, and social studies utilizing above
grade level materials and instructional standards from gifted
research.
Centers for Enriched Studies
• Families of all Grade 3 students were informed about the centers by mail in the fall.
• Information for home school or private school students is available on our website www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms.
• In January, all Grade 3 students were reviewed using system surfacing and notified of eligibility to test for admission for potential programming.
o Eligible students participate in an on-line above-grade-level assessment administered in February at the student’s school.
Centers for Enriched Studies
• Students who demonstrate an academic need beyond their local
peer group will be considered for one of the seats in the regional
centers.
o A committee meets to examine a variety of data sources which
includes academic performance, standardized tests, local peer
group, and potential for success with accelerated and enriched
instruction.
o Families are notified of selection results in April.
**There are a limited number of seats in each program**
Centers for Enriched Studies
• Programs are currently housed at eight regional sites and four
local sites.
o Regional Centers: Lucy V. Barnsley, Chevy Chase, Clearspring,
Cold Spring, Dr. Charles R. Drew, Fox Chapel and Pine
Crest/Oak View
o Local Centers: Spark M. Matsunaga, Piney Branch, Rachel
Carson, and Stonegate [Local students only]
Immersion
• Immersion programs are based on geographic location and/or give
preference to local students
• Programs can either be total immersion or partial immersion
o Total—All core subjects are taught in the identified language
o Partial—Select subjects are taught in the identified language
• Spring application window
Dual/Two Way Immersion
– Two Way Immersion is an educational model with the goals of
developing students who are bilingual and biliterate, with high
academic achievement, and cross-cultural competence.
– In MCPS, two way immersion programs deliver half of the content
instruction in Spanish and half in English, and classrooms are
ideally made up of a balance of native speakers of both languages.
International Baccalaureate:
Primary Years Programme
• The Primary Years Programme (PYP), developed by the
International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a
comprehensive, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning.
• Through an international perspective, the PYP helps students in
Grades K–5 explore six themes across traditional academic
subjects:
o Who are we? Where are we in time and place? How do we
express ourselves? How does the world work? How do we
organize ourselves? How do we share the planet?
MIDDLE
Schools
Curriculum Programming
• Advanced-Level courses are based upon previous achievement in a sequence of study. Advanced-level courses are available in the following MCPS content areas:
o Foreign Languages
o Mathematics
o High school courses are available for 7th and 8th graders were appropriate. See the Course Bulletin for more information
http://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
Additional Programming Middle
School Opportunities
Middle School Magnets• Humanities and
Communication: Eastern, Roberto W. Clemente
• Mathematics, Science, Computer Science: Takoma Park, Roberto W. Clemente
Process initiated in Grade 5; Application only for Roberto W. Clemente due by November 3
Middle Schools of Choice• Digital Design and
Development: Argyle
• Creative and Performing Arts: A. Mario Loiederman
• Aerospace Technology: Parkland
Lottery/Designated Attendance Boundaries
Additional Programming Middle
School Opportunities
Immersion IB: Middle Years ProgramFrancis Scott KeyNewport MillsSilver Spring InternationalJulius WestWestlandDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Montgomery VillageNeelsvilleRoberto W. Clemente
(Local Enrollment)
Chinese: Herbert Hoover
French: Gaithersburg, Silver Spring International
Spanish: Silver Spring International, Westland
(Program Continuation or Application)
Middle School Magnet Programs
and Schools of Choice
MagnetParent ApplicationDue November 3• Roberto W. Clemente
o Humanitieso Mathematics, Science, and Computer
Science
System SurfacingParent information sent December 12• Eastern: Humanities• Takoma Park: Mathematics, Science,
and Computer Science
Middle School Magnet Consortium1. Parkland: Aerospace Technology2. Argyle: Digital Design and Development3. A. Mario Loiederman: Creative and
Performing Arts
*Attendance areas for the MSMC include addresses that feed into one of the following elementary schools: Bel Pre, Brookhaven, Georgian Forest, Harmony Hills, Sargent Shriver, Strathmore, Viers Mill, Weller Road, and Wheaton Woods.
Eastern and Takoma Park
Middle School Magnet Programs
• MCPS is implementing a field test for two of the three selectivemagnet programs, Eastern and Takoma Park Middle Schools.
• Elementary schools that feed into one of the following clusters areincluded as part of the field test: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, WinstonChurchill, Downcounty Consortium, Walter Johnson, RichardMontgomery, Northeast Consortium, Rockville, Sherwood, WaltWhitman and Thomas S. Wootton High Schools.
• Roberto W. Clemente Middle School will continue to implement thetraditional application process.
Eastern and Takoma Park
Middle School Magnet Programs
• Families of select Grade 5 students will be informed about these select centers
by mail in the fall.
• Information for home school or private school students is available on our
website www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms.
• In December, select Grade 5 students were reviewed using system surfacing and
notified of eligibility to test for admission for potential programming.
o Eligible students participate in an on-line above-grade-level assessment
administered in January at the student’s school.
Eastern and Takoma Park
Middle School Magnet Programs
• Students who demonstrate an academic need beyond their local peer group will be considered for one of the seats in the regional centers.
o A committee meets to examine a variety of data sources which includes: academic performance, standardized tests, local peer group, and potential for success with accelerated and enriched instruction.
o Families are notified of selection results in February.
• Each program focuses on enrichment and acceleration in the areas of English/Social Studies/Media (Humanities) or Mathematics/Science/Computer Science.
**There are a limited number of seats in each program**
Immersion
– Continuation of programming from the elementary school
International Baccalaureate:
Middle Years Programme
• The Middle Years Programme (MYP), developed by the International
Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), while an excellent preparation for the IB
Diploma Program (DP), it is separate and independent.
• Students in Grades 6–10 explore the following areas across all academic
subjects: approaches to learning, environment, human ingenuity, health and
social education, and community and service.
• They engage in research, the acquisition and application of critical thinking
skills, and study a second language.
HIGH
Schools
Curriculum Programming
• Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), and advanced-level courses
provide rigorous and challenging studies for highly able and
potentially high-achieving students who are capable or motivated
to pursue rigorous and challenging instruction.
Advanced- Level Courses
• Advanced-Level courses are based upon previous achievement in a
sequence of study. Advanced-level courses are available in the
following MCPS content areas:
o Information Technology/Computer Science
o Foreign Languages
o Mathematics
o Science
o Selected International Baccalaureate courses
Honors Coursework
• Honors courses include course work in art, computer science,
English, foreign languages, mathematics, music, science, and social
studies.
o The curriculum in each Honors course includes appropriate
adaptations for accelerated and enriched learning for pursuing
in-depth studies that require abstract and higher-order thinking
skills.
Honors Coursework
o Honors courses provide expectations and opportunities for
students to work independently at an accelerated pace, to
engage in more rigorous and complex content and processes,
and to develop authentic products that reflect students'
understanding of key concepts.
Advanced Placement
Coursework
• AP courses are those for which a College Board Advanced Placement examination exists. A qualifying score on an AP exam may give the student college credit or advanced standing in the subject in many colleges. These courses include concepts and skills that help prepare students for the AP exams.
• AP courses are available in the following MCPS content areas.o Arto Information Technology/Computer Scienceo Englisho Foreign Languageso Mathematicso Musico Scienceo Social Studies
Additional Programs for High School
Opportunities
MagnetParent Application/ Due November 3•Montgomery Blair: Mathematics, Science, Computer Science•Poolesville:
oGlobal EcologyoHumanitiesoMathematics, Science, and Computer Science
•Richard Montgomery: International BaccalaureateProcess initiated in Grade 8; Application due by November 3
Special Program
Parent Application/Due November 3•Montgomery Blair: Communication Arts Program (CAP)•Wheaton: Biomedical and Engineering
Process initiated in Grade 8; Application due by November 3
Special Program•Thomas Edison:
oArts, Humanities, Media, & CommunicationoBiosciences, Health Sciences, & MedicineoHuman & Consumer Services, Hospitality & TourismoInformation TechnologiesoConstruction & DevelopmentoTransportation, Distribution, & Logistics
Albert Einstein: Visual Art Center
John F. Kennedy: Leadership Training Institute (LTI)
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high/
Additional Programming
Opportunities
Diploma Program
Bethesda-Chevy ChaseAlbert EinsteinJohn F. KennedyRichard MontgomeryRockvilleSeneca ValleySpringbrookWatkins Mill
(Local Enrollment)
Signature Schools
Winston Churchill Northwood
Clarksburg Quince Orchard
Damascus Rockville
Gaithersburg Seneca Valley
Walter Johnson Sherwood
Col. Zadok Magruder Wootton
(Local Enrollment)
International Baccalaureate:
Diploma Program
• The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP) is a demanding two-
year international program that meets the needs of highly motivated Grade 11
and 12 students and leads to a qualification that is recognized by leading
universities around the world.
• To earn an IB diploma, students must take a challenging liberal arts course of
studies and pass examinations in six academic subjects.
o In addition, students are required to take the Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
course that investigates the nature of knowledge in various disciplines;
participate in Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) to achieve eight learning
outcomes, undertake original research, and write an Extended Essay of 4,000
words.
International Baccalaureate:
Diploma Program
• Students successfully completing the program earn a MCPS diploma and a
Montgomery County Certificate of Merit, in addition to the internationally
recognized IB diploma.
Signature Programs
In addition to offering a comprehensive high school program, a
number of high schools have created Signature Programs that
integrate a specific focus or distinguishing theme with the skills,
concepts, and instructional strategies of some portion of a school’s
curriculum.
The theme or focus becomes the vehicle for teaching the traditional
high school curriculum in a fresh, interesting, and challenging way.
Signature Programs
In some cases, the school may adopt a school-wide signature focus.
Some schools have also created themed academies to engage
students through a small learning community approach.
School Personnel Support
Student specific questions
Classroom teacher
School counselor
School administration
Local PTA leadership
MCCPTA GT liaison
Additional Resources
– Accelerated and Enriched Instruction
– http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/enriched/
– Special Programs
– http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms
– Elementary Grading
– http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/grading/
Need more help?
– Meredith Casper, Director of AEI
– Lang Lin, MCCPTA GT
– Chau Tingmei, CAPA