Moorpark Unified School District
Mesa Verde Middle School
Honors Program Placement Criteria
Effective Spring 2007
Program Objective: To serve the needs of academically gifted and talented (GATE) students and other high achieving students through advanced learning opportunities providing a
qualitatively differentiated curriculum, acceleration, depth and complexity in mathematics , science, language arts and history honors classes in grades 6, 7 and 8.
Honors student placement: Students may qualify for one more honors classes at grades 6, 7 and 8 under the following criteria
Students
entering
Grade 6
Mathematics Honors Criteria
Placement is determined by student’s performance on the following:

End-of-Year Math Assessment from
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Algebra Readiness Test

California Standards Test on spring STAR test
5th
grade
Language Arts Honors Criteria
Placement is determined by student’s performance on the following:

End-of-Year Writing Assessment
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
California Standards Test on spring STAR test
5th grade reading report card grade
Science Honors Criteria
History Honors Criteria
Students are placed in Science Honors using the placement criteria for Math
Honors supported by previous classroom performance.
Grade 7
Students are placed in History Honors using the placement criteria for Language
Arts Honors supported by previous classroom performance.
Mathematics Honors Criteria
Language Arts Criteria
Placement is determined by student’s performance on the following:
Placement is determined by student’s performance on the following:

End-of-Year Algebra Readiness Assessment

End-of-Year Writing Assessment and/or Portfolio

Cumulative grade average in math class

Cumulative grade average in language arts class

California Standards Test on spring STAR test

California Standards Test on spring STAR test
Science Honors Criteria
History Honors Criteria
Students are placed in Science Honors using the placement criteria for Math
Honors supported by previous classroom performance.
Students are placed in History Honors using the placement criteria for Language
Arts Honors supported by previous classroom performance.
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See other side for grade 8 criteria
Moorpark Unified School District
Grade 8
Mesa Verde Middle School
Honors Program Placement Criteria
Algebra CP Criteria *
Effective Spring 2007
Language Arts Honors Criteria
Placement is determined by student’s performance on the following:
Placement is determined by student’s performance on the following:

End-of-Year Algebra Readiness Assessment

End-of-Year Writing Assessment and/or Portfolio

Cumulative grade average in math class

Cumulative grade average in language arts class

California Standards Test on spring STAR test

Total reading score on spring norm-referenced assessment

Total language score on spring norm-referenced assessment

California Standards Test on spring STAR test
Science Honors Criteria
Students are placed in Science Honors using the placement criteria for Math
Honors supported by previous classroom performance.
History Honors Criteria
Students are placed in History Honors using the placement criteria for Language
Arts Honors supported by previous classroom performance.
Parents, students and staff may appeal student placement decisions at all grade levels by contacting school site administrators.
6th grade honors math students will have the opportunity to test for the 7th grade Algebra class, which will prepare them for the 8th grade Geometry class (Mesa Verde).
Placement in the 7th grade Algebra class will be made based on Algebra readiness scores of 45/50 or higher, CST math scores of 430 or higher, and previous classroom
performance. Students selected for the 7th grade algebra class will be notified in June. All other honors placement takes place in August after the most recent CST
scores become available. Parents will be notified of student placement on schedule pick-up day.
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