A neighborhood school with a

tradition of academic excellence

Promotion Requirements

Sixth and seventh grade students are required to meet the middle school promotion requirements based on House Bill 7087, better known as the A++ law. These students must pass the following courses to be promoted from middle school to high school.

• Three (3) middle school or higher courses in English/Language Arts
• Three (3) middle school or higher courses in Mathematics
• Three (3) middle school or higher courses in Social Studies
• Three (3) middle school or higher courses in Science
• One (1) semester-long course in Career and Education Planning, to be taught in 7th or 8th grade

Students who fail one or more of these required courses will be required to make up the course in summer school or through other credit-retrieval options before being promoted to high school.

Out of Field Teachers

The following certified teachers have been approved by the school board to teach out of field. They are currently working towards endorsement in their respective areas:

• Carwile, certified language arts teacher; reading
  
• Lee, certified language arts teacher; reading
• Shrum, certifed elementary ed and science teacher; guidance
• Oyenarte, certified language arts and ESOL teacher; reading and geography
• Howell, certified gifted teacher; geography
• Gallen, certifted language arts teacher; gifted
• Weser, certified social studies teacher; gifted