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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>PLEASE do
not reply to this email, contact Lisa Sibony <a
href="mailto:lisasibony@berkeley.net" target="_blank">lisasibony@berkeley.net</a></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All incoming New-to-BUSD 9th
grade students must take a general math placement test. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Students at King, Longfellow and
Willard students do not take a math placement test unless they are interested
in Honors Math. The honors math test for <u>current BUSD</u> students
will take place on <span tabIndex=0></span></font></span><span class=aqj><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>April 8</span></span></font></span><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> at each of the three middle schools. For time and location,
students should contact their current math teacher. </span></font></span><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Students new to the
BUSD will take the test on April 8, 14, or 21 </span></font></b></span><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>in the Berkeley High School library beginning at 3 p.m.
Students who have accommodations should plan to attend the April 8th date.</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Content on the Math Placement Test:
the Algebra content covered by the placement test is the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State> content standards for Algebra 1
which can be found online at: <a
href="http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/rtqalg1.pdf" target="_blank"><font
color="#1155cc"><span style='color:#1155CC'>http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/rtqalg1.pdf</span></font></a></span></font></span><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Finally, we are asking all current
8th grade math teachers to submit a placement recommendation for their
students. BUSD students receive automatic recommendations. For New-to-BUSD
students, we are requesting the teacher fill in a short online questionnaire,
which can be found online at:<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BHS2014"
target="_blank"><font color="#1155cc"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BHS2014</span></font></a>,
no later than April 21, 2014.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Most students enrolled in AHA, AMPS
and CAS will take the integrated math program. This program begins with IMP 2,
IMP 3, and IMP 4. Students in Academic Choice and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">International</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> enroll in the
geometry sequence and take geometry, algebra 2, and math analysis. Both
math sequences prepare students for AP level courses in their senior year.
Students in AHA and CAS who test into the honors program may take Honors
Geometry or Honors Algebra 2.</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lisa Sibony<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any questions
to them at </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
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