Name of Student: _______________________________________________
Grade: ______________________
Honors Course Interest Form
Eighth grade honors courses offered for the 2015-16 school year are listed below. If your child is interested in an honors
course, please indicate which course(s) you would like your child to be considered for. We will then begin the screening
process for the course(s) indicated. Indicating interest does not guarantee placement in an honors course. Students must
meet the criteria to be placed in an honors course. Students should return this form to their HOMEROOM teacher by
Monday, Feb. 23rd to be considered for an honors course.
Eligibility for each honors course is determined by separate and specific criteria. Generally, students qualify for an honors
course with MAP test scores above the 85th percentile, teacher recommendation based on classroom performance, and a
test or written application. See the chart below for more details about the requirements.
8th Grade Honors Courses:
Please check the course(s) you
would like your child considered for:
______ NOT Interested at this time
______ Honors English 8
______ Honors Earth Science
______ Honors Algebra 8
My child is currently enrolled in:
Specific Requirements for Honors Enrollment
Honors English 8
 Reading MAP score of at least 233 RIT
 Placement essay written in school
 Teacher Recommendation
Honors Earth Science
 Reading MAP of at least 223 RIT AND Math MAP of at
least 245 RIT
 Application completed in school
 Teacher Recommendation
Honors Algebra 8
 Math MAP Score of at least 245 RIT
 Placement Test taken in school
 Teacher Recommendation
_____ no honors courses
_____ Honors Life Science
_____ Honors Language Arts/Communications 7
_____ Honors Math 7
_____ Honors Algebra 7(Students currently taking Honors Algebra will continue in the sequence.)
Students who are currently enrolled in 7th grade Honors Life Science and/or 7th grade Honors Language
Arts/Communications and are showing success in that course will be automatically placed in the corresponding honors
course for 8th grade. Students in these courses, who are not performing at the level expected, may be placed in an 8th grade
honors course by going through the application process outlined above. Current teachers of these honors courses will
notify the parents of the students to whom this applies.
All seventh graders who wish to enroll in Honors Algebra 8, including those students currently in Honors Math 7, will need
to meet the requirements for placement into Honors Algebra 8. These students will be evaluated using the criteria listed
above.
If a student is currently in an honors course and does not wish to be placed in the corresponding honors course for 8 th
grade, a written notice of this decision signed by a parent/guardian must be turned in to a dean before March 6, 2015.
You will be notified in May if your child has qualified for an honors course. If you have questions about this process,
please contact your child’s dean or KTMS Gifted Specialist, Leslie Eggan. Students should return this form to their
Homeroom teacher by Monday, Feb. 23, 2015.
Beckie Bierman
(952)232-3833
beckie.bierman@isd194.org
Robin Kessler
(952) 232-3832
robin.kessler@isd194.org
Leslie Eggan
(952)232-3999 X6835
leslie.eggan@isd194.org
Parent/Guardian Signature:______________________________________________________
Due Date: Monday, Feb. 23, 2014
Today’s Date: _______________________