Middle school teams

Question: I was wondering how many seventh-grade teams there are, the name of each team and the differences between each team. Are the students grouped together and the teams comprised of students with the same academic ability? Is one team more advanced than another?

Answer: B-P Middle School has four teams of teachers for the core academic subjects, English, math, science and social studies. Teachers on Team Voyager teach sixth-graders; teachers on Team Discovery teach sixth- and seventh-graders; teachers on Team Millennium teach seventh- and eighth-graders; and teachers on Team Enterprise teach eighth-graders.

A student who has specific academic needs, such as enrichment or remediation, will be assigned to teachers who teach classes that can best meet those needs. Whatever team those teachers belong to is the team the student is assigned to. There are not specific “advanced” or “remedial” teams.

If you have any other questions about the team teaching model at the middle school, please contact me at hotalings@bpcsd.org or 954-2704, or contact my colleague Jennifer Steele at steelej@bpcsd.org or 954-2722.

- Stephanie Hotaling, middle school counselor

Eligibility for Virtual AP classes

Question: Who can be in Virtual AP classes?

Answer: Students interested in taking a Virtual Advanced Placement class must obtain a recommendation from their current teacher in the same subject area as the Virtual AP class they wish to take. During the 2013-14 school year, B-P will offer one Virtual AP course for sophomores and several courses for juniors and/or seniors. Ninth-grade students are not eligible to take any Virtual AP classes.

If you have any questions about your child's eligibility to take a Virtual AP class, please contact the high school counseling office at 954-2620.
- answered by Charla Simonson, high school counselor and Virtual AP program co-coordinator