This intermediate model has been around for a long time and provides superior academic acheivement for middle schoolers.
What is the K-8 school.
100
A unique program adapted to the needs of the pre-and early adolescent.
What is a middle school.
100
This happened during the late 19th century:
What is the public secondary school.
100
James Conant led a movement in the 1950's:
What is the expansion of HS curriculum to include vocational and academic courses.
100
This criteria identifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources.
What is resources
200
These factors led to the emergence of the middle school.
What is concerns about academic performance, the elimination of racial segregation, increased enrollment of school-aged children in the '50's and '60's, and the "bandwagon effect."
200
Middle school teachers have these characteristics:
What is an acceptance and understanding of students needs, interests, and backgrounds.
200
This person is credited for developing the Philadelphia Academy and Charitable School.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
The National Association of Secondary School Principals recommended this:
What is increased "action learning"
200
Teaches others, exercises leadership, negotiates, and works with diversity is a hallmark of:
What is Interpersonal
300
One reason for the elimination of the junior high.
What is a "miniature high school"
300
This is one role of the middle school teacher:
What is a teacher helper
300
Where was the first high school in the US founded?
What is Boston, MA.
300
The President's Science Advisory Committee advocated this:
What is the creation of alternative high schools and occupational high schools.
300
Aquiring, using, organizing, and interpretting all reflect this type of change:
What is information
400
The Seven Cardinal Principles fo Secondary Education recommended that school systems be organized into these two groups.
What are K-5 and 6-12.
400
Middle school ties activities to this:
What is the developmental needs of the students.
400
This case established free high school education for all.
What is the Kalamazoo case.
400
The Institute for the Development of Educational Activities called for this:
What is a new type of institution for modern students with an emphasis on individual needs and student choice.
400
This creation helps to create a smooth transition to high school:
What is Freshman Academy
500
Students in the middle school age constitute this:
What is a distinct grouping.
500
The curriculum focus in elementary school is skill based. In middle school it becomes:
What is exploration based.
500
This state ruled that a school district ws not limited to the support of elementary schools but could establish whatever level of schools it wished.
What is Michigan.
500
The US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare recommended this:
What is decentralization of the comprehensive high school and reduction of the secondary school day by 2-4 hours.
500
This program offers students the opportunity to gain college credit and fufill high school credit requirments