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8 Plus Learning Academies are deigned to meet the needs of students who
have not met the New York City Promotional Standards at the end of the
eight grade. The program can be seen as a "middle high school program,"
where eighth grade students will have an opportunity to meet the promotional
standards, gain knowledge about high school requirement, earn high school
credits in specified courses and participate in a standard-based programs
that emphasizes literacy and numeracy. The purpose of the Eight Plus Program
is to offer:
* additional options to eighth grade students who have not met the promotional
criteria and who will need to be retained in the eighth grade
* intensive academic preparation and counseling services in a rigorous
and nurturing environment
* rigorous work in the four core curriculum area, English Language Arts,
Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, with an emphasis on literacy
across all content areas
* diagnostic assessments to help develop an individual instructional
plan for the students in the program
* attendance and pupil personnel support services to meet not only educational
needs of the students, but their emotional and social needs as well
* a Family/Group/Advisory program to offer students an opportunity lean
the skills and strategies that they need to be more strategic and self-regulated
learners and practice social skills needed to be effective communicators
and collaborators and to use the strategies to help them self-monitor
and self-assess their progress
* forums for parent involvement, such as open houses, curriculum conferences,
narrative reports to parents, parenting classes, demonstrations of student
achievement and parent orientation
* opportunities for teachers,parents, and students to jointly develop
and educational plan for student
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