[BHS Etree] INCOMING FAMILIES: Information about Math/Language placement test for incoming 9th grade students

[BHS etree]

Please do not reply to the etree contact: Janet Huseby jhuseby at pacbell.net

 

All incoming 9th grade students have been placed in 9th grade math.  This is
a holding position.  In order to determine  a student's actual Math
placement,  they must take a math placement test and we are asking their
current math teachers to make a teacher recommendation. 

 

1. On Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20 Berkeley High will be
offering the Math Placement test. The test will be held at Longfellow, King
and Willard.  For New-to-BUSD students, who are on Spring Break that week or
are experiencing other conflicts, there will be two makeup tests on Monday,
April 11 and Tuesday, April 12.  Please note, the  makeup test will be held
the week before the regular test and it will be held in the Berkeley High
Library-a change of venue. 

 

2. Current BUSD students will take the regular math placement test during
their regular math class.  If they want to try for honors they will also
need to take the Honors test which is offered afterschool.  Their teachers
should be able to tell them in which classroom the test will be offered.
April 19 the test will be given at Longfellow; April 20 the test will be
given at King and Willard.

 

3. New-to-BUSD students.  We expect most New-to-BUSD students will report to
either Longfellow School at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 or King or Willard
at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. The Front Office at the middle schools
will direct you to the test location.  If you cannot make either of those
days, please report to the Berkeley High School library at 3:45 on Monday,
April 11 or Tuesday, April 12 where a makeup test will be offered.  Where
ever you take the test, it is not necessary to sign up ahead of time, just
come, pencil in hand. All students will first take the regular math
placement tests.  Students interested in taking an Honors math class will
stay for a second test. 

 

4. Teacher recommendation .  Current BHS 8th grade math teachers will make
placement recommendations through the BUSD. For New-to-BUSD  Berkeley High
School is planning on  creating a short online questionnaire for current
math teachers of 8th grade students asking for math placement
recommendations.   The online survey  will be up by the end of April if not
before.  We will announce the address as soon as it is available both by
posting on our etree and contacting a list we have of Independent Schools.  

 

Math Placement:

 

Math Criteria:

Honors Math Algebra 2 & IMP 3:

               8th grade Geometry grade

               Honors Algebra 2 placement test               

               Teacher recommendation

 

Honors Geometry:

               8th grade Geometry grade OR 

               8th grade Honors Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 grade AND

               Honors Geometry placement test

               Teacher recommendation

 

Geometry or IMP 2

               Completion of Algebra 1 in the 8th grade AND

               9th grade placement test

 

Algebra 1 or IMP1

               9th grade placement test

               Teacher recommendation 

 

NOTE:  Parents who would like to discuss the school's recommendation for
math placement may meet with the Math Placement Team in May and June.

 

Placement Test-

April 19th, Longfellow Middle School, 3:00-5:00pm, OR

               April 20th, King Middle School and Willard Middle School,
2:00-4:00pm, OR

April 11th and 12th, Berkeley High School, (BHS Library), 3:45-5:45pm

 

World Language Placement:

World Language Criteria:

Non-BUSD students must take the district developed assessment test to
determine placement if they want to take a higher than beginning level
course.  BUSD students will be placed based on the assessment test given in
their classroom and the grade they earned in a previous language course.  

 

Placement Test:

Saturday, April 23, Berkeley High School, (Portable 4), 10:00am

OR

Wednesday, August 23, Berkeley High School, (Portable 4), 10:00am 

 

 

 

 

Janet Huseby

BHS Volunteer Coordinator

jhuseby at pacbell.net

 

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