The placement process for Math and Language Arts enables the school staff and parents to work together to provide the student with the most appropriate educational placement. This placement should provide a pace of learning and level of challenge commensurate with the student’s achievement level and abilities. A placement may be conducted for students entering grades seven or eight who demonstrate outstanding academic need different from programming found in typical on-grade level classes. Success in advanced classes is largely dependent on skill readiness and skill mastery. To make the best decision possible, our placement process relies on data from i-Ready and teacher recommendation. If neither i-Ready or teacher recommendation can be obtained, students will have access to a placement test administered during the summer.
This data is collected automatically for any student enrolled in DCSD who takes the i-Ready exams.
- If i-Ready Reading percentile is:
- 85th or higher: Consideration for Advanced Language Arts class.
- up to 84th: On grade level readiness
This data is collected through our transition and matriculation process for any student enrolled in one of our feeder elementary schools; Clear Sky, Larkspur, Meadow View, Sedalia, Soaring Hawk, and Renaissance.
For students not attending one of our feeder elementary programs the forms below can be sent to your students current 6th grade teacher for input. Parents, please send the following form to your child's current Math and/or Language Arts teacher: Incoming 7th Grader Teacher Recommendation Form Incoming 8th Grader Teacher Recommendation Form
If there is a situation where additional data is needed, we will conduct a placement test for students. Depending on what class a student is being considered to be placed in, there will be a different assessment given.
