LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PARENT NIGHT
RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
7155 HALL RD
FAIRBURN, GA 30213
AUGUST 16, 2016
MRS. CRESEDA HAWK
PRINCIPAL
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PARENT NIGHT
AGENDA
 WELCOME
 OVERVIEW OF LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EXPECTATION
 CURRICULUM & SCHEDULING
 PORTFOLIO
 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
 FUNDRAISERS / FIELD TRIPS
 UNIFORMS
 WRAP UP/QUESTIONS/COMMENTS (PARKING LOT)
RMSLA OVERVIEW
The Renaissance Middle School Leadership
Academy, (RMSLA), is a rigorous academic program
that prepares students for high school by exposing
them to high school performance standards while
enrolled in middle school. Through its unique
structure, RMSLA allows students to matriculate
through middle school at an accelerated pace and
enroll in freshmen core classes during 8th grade.
Utilizing a cohort model, students experience a
structured learning path, thus, better preparing
them to meet the demands of the future.
RMS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
 QUALIFICATIONS
 A’s and B’s in all academic classes
 Strong Character and Leadership Potential
 Maintain a 3.0 GPA
 APPLICATION PROCESS
 Submit Parent and Student Info Sheets
 Submit 4th grade GA Milestones scores and 5th grade ITBS
scores
 Submit final copy of 5th grade Report Card and GA
Milestones Scores (upon receipt)
RMS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
 Rigorous Academic Program
 Exposes students to High School Standards in 8th grade
 Allows students to earn High School credits while in Middle School
 A Cohort Model
 Hones Leadership Skills
 Requires participation in community service
CURRICULUM
 CURRICULUM RMSLA uses an accelerated curriculum. As a leadership
academy, the students will study the “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”,
to teach students leadership skills. Students are then required to
demonstrate these skills by giving service hours, leading classroom
discussions, participating in ceremonies and accepting leadership
responsibilities. Parents are encouraged to remain abreast of leadership
opportunities their students can earn within their own community. To
earn those hours, they must be documented and signed off on by the
appropriate community manager or site-based leader.
SCHEDULING
4 Core Blocks (A/B Day)
Math
Social Studies
Language Arts
Earth Science
Foreign Language
CONNECTIONS CLASSES
Choices – Quarter Classes
 Health (MANDATORY FOR ALL)
 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
 ART
 GENERAL MUSIC
 BAND & ORCHESTRA
 DRAMA
 FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE
 TECHNOLOGY& ENGINEERING
 BUSINESS & COMPUTER
 CNR Math, EDGENUITY, STUDY SKILLS
(Support Classes)
Classes to earn HS credits:
 Health Care Science
 Engineering
 Intro. to Business Technology
 Spanish 1
 General Health
PORTFOLIO
 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS
 All leadership academy students are required house their
leadership artifacts in a binder that will be checked quarterly.
Items that will be required to be housed in this binder are
 Transcripts (progress reports and semester report cards)
 One exemplar artifact from each academic course for each
quarter (i.e. project, essay,
 lab)
 Log of community service hours
 Quarterly reflections (1-page, typed summary)
 Leadership articles, pictures, or other items related to the
academy
VOLUNTEER POLICY
 Parents of students currently
enrolled into RMSLA are required
to volunteer no less than 10 hours
during the course of a given school
year.
 Students are to complete at least
10 hours of community service in
or out of the school context
 Parents and students are to log
completed hours; student tracking
will be housed in RMSLA portfolio.
UNIFORMS. . .
FUNDRAISERS / FIELD TRIPS
Q&A
Parking lots are set up around the
cafeteria…if you have a question, please
write it on a post-it note, along with
your name and email address/phone
number. We will contact you with an
answer to your question within 48
hours!
http://rmsleadershipacademy.weebly.co
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RENAISSANCE MS
TAG DEPARTMENT
Mr. KENDALL PERSONS
TALENTED AND GIFTED CONTACT
http://rmstag.weebly.com/
TAG ELEMENTARY VS. MIDDLE
Elementary
o Pull out, once a week
o Enrichment for social
studies and science
o Done in units with
checklist at the end of
each unit
Middle
o Everyday
o Academic class
o Grade is given versus a
check for satisfactory
completion. Grade must
be an 80% and above to
avoid probation and/or
dismissal.
GIFTED SERVICES 6-8
Can receive services in one to four
advanced core content classes and:
will participate in individual and group
projects in area(s) of content placement(s)
will be supervised by gifted teacher to
conduct in-depth research
students are evaluated based on
performance.
TAG PLACEMENTS
 Rising 6th grade students are placed in middle school
courses by their current TAG teacher based on the
following criteria:
 A score of 90th percentile and above on the 5th grades
ITBS test per each content area
 Teacher recommendations
 Academic grades in each content area
 The Placement Guidelines Sheet
***Please be sure to acquire a copy of your child’s TAG
placement for 6th grade from the current elementary TAG
teacher.