Core Interdisciplinary House Model

• All students in the same house will share common teachers in the following subject areas.
   
• This approach creates a smaller community for our students and supports their academic and social development in middle school. 
  • Science 
  • Mathematics (except Algebra I for 7th graders, Math 7 Honors, and 8th grade Algebra I and Geometry Honors)
  • English Language Arts
  • Social Studies

• Students are assigned randomly to houses.
   
• Each house has special education, English Learner, Honors and Advanced Academics courses in each subject area. 
   
• There are some classes where students from different houses will come together in the academic core. 
  • Special Education Self Contained, English Learner Language Courses, Reading Support, Mathematics Support, Health and Physical Education
     
• All elective courses have students across all houses at each grade level. 
  • World Language, CTE, Fine and Performing Arts, AVID, Publication

House Identities

• Unify the student experiences

• Provide a theme for school spirit and engagement

• Provides organization for school functions

• Provides additional structure to the middle school experience

• Is celebrated throughout our work with our students

• Classroom decoration / hallway decoration 

• Thematic organization