Kyrene Middle School Dual Language Program

What’s a typical middle school day?► Core classes

► Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, World Language

► 2 Electives every day► Fine Arts

► Performing Arts: Theater, Band, Chorus, Orchestra, Mariachi Band

► Health and Physical Education

► Multi-media/Web Design

► Lunch

► Extra Curricular Opportunities► Clubs and athletics, National Junior Honor Society, after school Community Education programs, Kids

Club, morning and afternoon learning lab, sports.

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Intervention and Special Education Programming

Range of services available in Middle Schools

• MTSS-Multi-tiered Systems of Support

• Math and Reading Interventionists

• Consultation with special education teacher

• Co-taught mainstream classes

• Resource/pull out classes

• Self-contained classrooms (CCB, CCD)

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Social/Emotional and Behavioral Supports

► Administrators

► Psychologists

► Counselors

► PBIS (Positive Behavior Supports)

► Tutoring

► Peer Tutoring

► Support Groups (loss, friendship/social challenges, social skills, mentoring, etc.)

► Behavior Specialists

► Behavioral Screeners and Non-Cognitive Assessments (to determine appropriate interventions)

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Athletics► Fall, winter, and spring sports for boys and

girls

► Cut and non-cut sports

► Cut sports: Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Baseball, Volleyball, Cheer

► Non-cut sports: Cross Country, Track, Wrestling

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Activities/Clubs► Leadership

Student Council, WEB, Mini Town, 6th Grade Camp, Student Superintendent Council

► Performing Arts

Disney Trip, Plays/Musicals, Performances, Theater

► Clubs (Depending on staff availability)

STEM, Unity/Equity Club, Chess, Yearbook, Drama,

Battle of the Books, Native American

► Academics

NJHS, advanced classes6

DL Students Pathway to Proficiency

High School requirement is

I3 to enterSpanish 5-6

Kyrene’s Spanish Proficiency Targets

6th – 8th Dual Language Path

► Immersion instruction is blocked together to provide continuity in content instruction in Spanish

► Advanced ELA

► Appropriately placed Math class

► Two electives

► GATE strategies

What is coming for the DL students as they matriculate through 8th grade?

► 2 CORE classes in Spanish - Spanish Language Arts and Social Studies

► Projects within each and across content areas

► Community project written and presented in Spanish

► Capstone community project – IB required

► Travel opportunity to a Spanish speaking country. Summer at the end of 8th grade.

► “El club de los viajeros”

► DL Parent council

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International Baccalaureate:Middle Years ProgramMYP Courses of Study Approaches to Learning

Language & Literature Communication Skills

Individuals & Societies (Social Studies) Thinking Skills

Science Self Management Skills

Mathematics Research Skills

Language Acquisition

(Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, American Sign Language)

Physical Education and Health (P.E.)

Design (Technology)

The Arts (Visual Arts : Art; Performing Arts: Music, Choir, Band)

► Each year, students in the MYP also engage in at least one collaboratively planned interdisciplinary unit that involves at least two subject groups.

► MYP students also complete a long-term project, where they decide what they want to learn about, identify what they already know, discovering what they will need to know to complete the project, and create a proposal or criteria for completing it

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480-541-6600

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