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Northville Public Schools offers challenging
programs for learners at all levels. Whether
it’s a regular classroom or an advanced class,
the curriculum, instructors, and other students
help provide challenging classroom
opportunities. All of these opportunities and
challenge culminate at the high school level
with many students receiving prestigious awards
and other accolades. The Class of 2011 Graduate
Profile includes:
- 16 National Merit Finalists
- 11 National Merit Commended Students
- 110 Phi Beta Kappa students
- 177 Cum Laude graduates (GPA 3.0-3.49)
- 110 Magna Cum Laude graduates (GPA
3.5-3.79)
- 96 Summa Cum Laude graduates (GPA 3.8-4.0)
- 312 National Honor Society Members
- 106 President’s Award for Educational
Excellence Honorees
- Total Scholarship Awards $13.3 Million
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ELEMENTARY LEVEL |
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Regular Education Classroom |
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At the
elementary level, teachers in the regular
education classrooms employ different
strategies to meet the educational needs of
the learners. |
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Alternative Learning Program for Students |
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The Alternative
Learning Program for Students (ALPS) is
designed to meet the unique educational
needs of academically talented students. At
the elementary level, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade
students are transported from their home
school to attend Amerman Elementary School
where they receive their entire academic
instruction. ALPS offers a differentiated
curriculum and interaction with similar
learning peers. Approximately five percent
of Northville Public School (NPS) students
in grades 3 through 5 qualify for this
differentiated program experience. Entry
into this program is based upon qualifying
scores from multiple data points. See
Entry
Procedure for Alternative Learning Program
for Students for additional information.
Additional information can be found at
Answers to
Commonly Asked Questions at the
elementary level. |
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MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL |
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There are two
academic course opportunities for qualifying
middle school students: Academic Resource
(AR) and advanced math placement. They are
designed to challenge and accelerate student
thinking. Both the AR and advanced math
courses meet one period daily. The rest of
the day, students learn with their regular
education teams and peers in core and
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Academic Resource |
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Academic
Resource class serves the needs of
academically able students who may need a
more challenging enrichment option. The
subject topics are derived from core
curriculum: science, social studies, English
Language Arts, and student interests. The
class activities are more project oriented
and focus on developing higher levels of
thinking and problem-solving strategies.
Students utilize research skills to
interpret a variety of materials and then
demonstrate learning in creative, divergent
ways. Entry into this program is based upon
qualifying scores from multiple data points. See
Entry Procedure for Academic Resource
for additional information. Additional
information can be found at
Answers to
Commonly Asked Questions at the middle
school level. |
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Advanced Math |
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Advanced math
courses blend current grade level objectives
with objectives from the next grade level.
These courses move at a fast pace and
students are expected to maintain the rigor
and acceleration. In 8th grade students
enroll in Honors Algebra I and receive high
school credit for the class. For a more
detailed description of advanced math
courses, see
Characteristics of an Advanced
Math Class. Entry into this program is based
upon qualifying scores from multiple data
points. See
Entry Procedure for Advanced
Math for more specific information. The 6th
grade
Advanced Math Parent Form details much
of the data the committee considers along
with NWEA scores over time.
Additional information can be found at
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions at the
middle school level.
Students who qualify for advanced math
have an additional opportunity to place out
of the next level math class. These students
should have all “A’s” on their math report
card, score “High Advanced” on the Math MEAP
test and demonstrate mastery of the next
grade level concepts by passing the Math
Cumulative Placement Test. The minimum
passing score is 85%.
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- The 1 and a half hour test for fifth
graders to test out of sixth grade
advanced math is planned for May 11,
2011 after school. Parents will need
to transport the students to the testing
site. Students who qualify for advanced
math will receive the application with
their advanced math notification letter
which will include the exact time and
place. Letters to let parents know if
their student qualifies for advanced
programming will be mailed after students
return from spring break.
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Testing Out Application ffor sixth
graders currently enrolled in advanced
math and are requesting to test out of
grade 7 advanced math, in order to qualify
for grade 8 Honors Algebra I consideration
must be completed by May 18, 2011.
The test is scheduled for Wednesday,
May 25, 2011 at the student’s home
school from 7:30- 9:30 a.m. The minimum
passing score is 85%. The Math
Acceleration Form can be obtained from the
website and must be submitted to the
Office of Instruction.
- • Seventh graders currently enrolled
in advanced math and are requesting to
test out of grade 8 Honors Algebra I for
ninth grade Honors Algebra II
consideration should complete the
High School Testing Out application.
The application needs to be submitted by
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 for testing
June 20th or 21st testing.
Applicants will be contacted for exact
date. The Math Acceleration Form can be
obtained from the website and must be
submitted to the Office of Instruction.
- The minimum passing score is 85% to
qualify for the honors track and
students will receive credit toward
graduation for Honors Algebra I.
Students who pass with at least the
minimum qualifying score may elect to
enroll in Honors Algebra II the
following fall at the high school. Upon
successful completion of the Honors
Algebra II course, students will receive
both the credit and the grade.
- Students who score between 84% - 77%
will receive credit toward graduation
for Algebra I and may elect to enroll in
Geometry the following fall at the high
school. Students who elect this option
will no longer continue in the Honors
track and instead will continue in the
regular math track. Upon successful
completion of the Geometry course,
students will receive both the credit
and the grade.
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HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL |
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Northville High
School offers a comprehensive college-prep
curriculum for students in grades 9- 12.
Students have approximately 190 educational
options including many
Honors and Advanced
Placement Courses. The Class of 2011
Graduate Profile included 935 AP tests taken
with an 88% passing rate. |
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Course Acceleration |
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Students may
place out of a course and advance to a
higher level because of their degree of
skill or performance level. They may test
out of a course because of their high
knowledge level and competency of the
Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC) course
requirements.
For specific questions about high school
level acceleration, please contact the high
school office or counseling department
(248-344-8420).
Placing Out: Students may request
to place out of a high school level course
because of their advanced knowledge and
skills. This occurs within the Business &
Computer courses and the arts.
The term “placement testing” gives the
student the option to waive the prerequisite
requirements in order to appropriately place
the student in a more difficult course.
Successful completion of the testing does
not result in earned credit toward
graduation, nor is there any notation on the
student’s transcript. Placement testing does
not assess all the course requirements and
guidelines as defined by the Michigan Merit
Curriculum. Rather it tests a certain skill
set that the student needs to demonstrate in
order to progress to the next level course.
For specific questions about high school
level placement testing, please contact the
high school Counseling Department or course
teacher.
Testing Out:
High School testing
out applies to situations in which students
demonstrate competency in Michigan Merit
Curriculum (MMC) course content expectations
or guidelines and receive credit toward
graduation for that specific course for
which they have successfully completed the
“test out”. A student enrolled in high
school, but not enrolled in a particular
course, may be granted credit in the course
by demonstrating a reasonable level of
mastery. Successful completion of the
test-out exam is achieved by attaining an
85% or above for honors level courses and a
C+ (77%) or above for regular education
courses. A passing grade on the test will
appear on the student’s transcript as a
credit, but will not count towards the
student’s GPA. Instead, the grade will be
listed as “G”. Applications are due June 1,
2011 and testing is shortly afterwards
(June
15- 21, 2011).
The high school office will notify
parents when the test is to be given and the
test results as soon as possible. Note that
there are neither appeals nor retakes.
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