| Dacula
Middle School is committed to Gwinnett County Public Schools'
mission statement: "The mission of the Gwinnett County Public
Schools is to pursue excellence in academic knowledge, skills
and behavior for each student, resulting in measured improvement
against local, national, and world class standards."
Dacula
Middle School produces world class learners through its
focus on learning, using the academic knowledge and skills
(AKS) as the core content for the curriculum.
The
AKS for each grade level (6th, 7th, and 8th) spell out
the essential knowledge, skills and behavior students
are expected to master in Language Arts, Mathematics,
Social Studies, Science, and Connections classes. Students
receive five hours of academic instruction and seventy
minutes of Connections instruction.
Teachers
use the AKS, curriculum guides, textbooks, technology,
research, and other materials to enrich each student's
education and to ensure optimal student success.
Mastery
of the AKS is assessed in many ways, including teacher
observation, homework, teacher tests, projects, class work,
and standardized tests. The Gateway tests
(given in 4th, 7th, and 10th grades) will determine whether
a student has learned enough of the academic knowledge
and skills to be successful for the next grade level. Seventh
grade students must pass the Gateway Assessment
in all academic subjects (math, language arts, and science). Eighth graders must meet or exceed
the GCPS standard on the Georgia Writing Exam in order
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10th
grade
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The
10th grade Gateway is a writing assessment in the content
areas of Language Arts, Social Studies and Science. Students
will be asked to write about a given topic in Language Arts,
Social Studies and Science. The student's writing will then
be evaluated for subject content accuracy, as well as writing
ability.
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