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The
curriculum of Rockwell Jr.
High School follows the
guidelines established by
the Michigan Department of
Education. Ninth grade
students receive instruction
in subjects required by the
Michigan Merit High School
Curriculum. The State of
Michigan high school content
expectations which are
taught are designed to
prepare them for attainment
of a high school diploma.
Since our students
ultimately receive their
diploma from their local
school district, we also
work to assure that they are
meeting the specific
graduation requirements of
their local school. To see
the complete curriculum
Department of education web
site
click here.
Seventh
and eighth grade students
are provided lessons which
address the State of
Michigan grade level content
expectations identified for
their specific grade in each
of the four content areas,
as well as physical
education. The staff
utilizes a variety of
research-based strategies,
supports and accommodations
to effectively teach these
concepts to our population
of diverse learners.
In
addition to instruction in
the major content areas, all
of our students are provided
specific instruction in
social skill development,
problem solving and conflict
resolution in their personal
adjustment classes.
During the 2010-2011 school
year a new reading program
will be implemented. It is
the SRA Reach System that
integrates Corrective
Reading Decoding and
Corrective Reading Comprehension, Spelling with Morphographs, and Expressive
Writing. the goals of the
program are for students to
accelerate in reading and
language arts in order to
successfully read on grade
level.
On
Friday’s, our students
participate in a specially
designed program which puts
‘Academics in Motion.’
A.I.M. is designed to
reinforce skills and
concepts that are part of
the core curriculum, through
a variety of integrated,
project-based lessons.
Students have an
opportunity to advance their
understanding of concepts
and to apply newly attained
knowledge and creativity in
hands-on, experiential
lessons.
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