Assessment
The ASK is a series of tests that cover many of the important skills students learn at school. The main purpose of the ASK is to provide the school with information that can be used to improve instruction and to help teachers make sound educational decisions about each student's learning. The scores allow teachers to check each student's strongest and weakest areas of achievement.

The ASK will be administered to grades six and seven on March 20th thru March 22nd, 2007 in the areas of Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.

All eighth graders in New Jersey will take the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) on March 12th thru the 15th, 2007. This assessment applies to the students' progress in relation to the New Jersey State Board of Education Core Curriculum Content Standards in the areas of Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

Scores for the ASK and the GEPA are mailed home with the students' final report cards in June.
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Academic Offerings
All Students in grades six, seven, and eight receive instruction in Math, Reading, English, Social Studies, and Science.

Students who demonstrate the necessary skill level are able to take Pre-Algebra in grade seven and Algebra with Advanced Science in grade eight.

Basic Skills Instruction (BSI) is provided in Math, English, and Reading for students identified as having skills below the district norm in these areas.

Humanites is a full year Social Studies-based course offered in grades six, seven, and eight to students identified as ready for enriched and accelerated instruction. 
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Physical Education and Health
All students receive three marking periods of Physical Education and one marking period of Health each year.
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World Language
Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 will receive instruction in their choice of French, German, or Spanish. The selected language will be studied for all 3 years.
In grade six, World Language will be offered as a half year course in conjunction with computer instruction.
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Exploratory Cycles
Students who do not elect to participate in Band, Chorus, Orchestra, or Talented Art (Grade 8) will receive 5 cycles of Exploratory Arts each year:

Grade 6: Art, Contemporary Living, Music Appreciation, Introduction to Technology, and half year Keyboarding/half year World Languages
Grade 7: Art, Drama, Computer Control Technology, Sewing, & Computers
Grade 8: Art, Drama, Design, Construction & Material Technology, Foods, and Computer Literacy 8

Students who do participate in a music program (Grades 6, 7, 8) will cycle one offering each year:

Grade 6: Keyboarding
Grade 7: Art
Grade 8: Design, Construction & Material Technology

Eighth graders selected for Talented Art will take this all 5 cycles.
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Special Programs
TRIAD is a school wide enrichment program open to all students wishing to pursue an interest in a specific area or to pursue in-depth research/investigations.

Band is an instrumental music course in which students are offered the opportunity to study music through performance of wind, brass, or percussions instruments.

Chorus is a vocal music offering to develop musicianship, vocal technique, music literacy, and choral literature.

Orchestra is an instrumental music course for string instruments.
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Guidance
The middle schools provide a counselor for each grade level and a Student Assistance Counselor (SAC). Counselors meet with students individually, in small groups, and provide large group sessions.
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Extra Curricular Activities
All three middle schools offer:

Yearbook
Newspaper
Student Council
Drama
TRIAD
Interscholastic Basketball
Interscholastic Field Hockey
Intrascholastic Lacrosse

Many other clubs and intramurals are offered in all three schools.
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