Transcript Dual Language Parent Meeting - Boerne Independent School

Middle School Options
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Math
Science
Social Studies
English
Reading
PE / Athletics
1 semester of Computer Technology
1 ½ electives
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Math
Science
Social Studies
English
Reading
1 semester of PE / Athletics
1 semester of Computer Technology
2 electives
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Athletics (8th grade)
Band
Choir
Orchestra
Art
Theater Arts
Career and Technical Education
◦ Exploring Careers
◦ Family Consumer Science
◦ STEM
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Spanish Language Appreciation, Spanish, and
Spanish for Spanish Speakers (BMSN 2013-14)
Student Aide
Yearbook
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In 2010, before the first group of Dual
Language students moved to middle school, a
Dual Language Transition Committee met to
make program recommendations.
The committee included parents, teachers,
and administrators from elementary, middle
school, and high school levels.
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This committee recommended creating a
Spanish for Spanish Speakers course that
would include more advanced content and
literature while focusing on helping Dual
Language students acquire the grammar and
other skills not covered in the Dual Language
Program.
Currently, Spanish for Spanish Speakers I is
offered at 7th grade and Spanish for Spanish
Speakers II is offered at 8th grade at BMSS.
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Dual Language students wanting to take the
Spanish for Spanish Speakers class, as well as
other full-year electives, will need to create
room in their schedule to do so.
Students/parents may choose among several
options for doing this.
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Take Technology Application course during
the summer.
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This course will be offered if 20 or more
students register.
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Classes will be held from 8:00 a.m. to noon,
Monday-Friday, on June 10-28 at Kendall
Elementary School.
Cost is $110, which includes a $10 nonrefundable registration fee.
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Pass (90% or better) Boerne ISD locallydeveloped Technology Applications Credit by
Exam (CBE)
Exam will be offered at Boerne Middle School
North on June 11 and at Boerne Middle School
South on June 12.
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Pass (90% or better) Boerne ISD locallydeveloped Reading CBE.
Exam will be offered at Boerne Middle School
North on June 11 and at Boerne Middle School
South on June 12.
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Receive credit for Off-Campus PE (OCPE)
OCPE credit is for students who are making a
serious effort to develop higher-level skills in a
specific activity that exceed what the school
district can offer through the general physical
education program (such as dance, tennis,
equestrian, gymnastics, hockey, martial arts, and
swimming)
Students must be engaged in these activities for
at least 5 hours outside the school day during
the week.
Students must follow guidelines for applying for
credit.
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Parents and students may want to consider
current options at the high school level for
continuing Spanish instruction:
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9th Grade:
10th Grade:
11th Grade:
12th Grade:
Pre-AP III
AP Spanish IV (Language)
AP Spanish V (Literature)
Non-Spanish credit through
language application, such as
S.T.A.R.S. mentoring in an
elementary Dual Language
classroom
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It may be best to think of the end in mind:
What college courses will my child take?
If a student pursues Spanish at the college
level, it is wise not to have a gap in
instruction between high school and college.
If a student sees potential conflicts in
electives at high school which would prohibit
taking Spanish each year, it may be best to
skip a year early in the Spanish sequence to
ensure that Spanish is taken the student’s
senior year.