Students in grade 8 shall have the opportunity to take high school courses in mathematics and in at least one of the following areas: English, social studies, languages other than English, art, music, career and technical education subjects, and science courses.Īdditional Flexibility Available Under Section 80-5.12 of Commissioner’s Regulations: Library and information skills instruction provided the equivalent of one period per week in grades 7 and 8. The half unit of study requirement for health education may be provided in grade 6, provided that such subject shall be taught by teachers certified in health education. Students who have been determined to need academic intervention services may have the unit of study requirements for one or more of their subjects reduced (but not eliminated).Ī student may meet the required half unit of study in music by participation in a school’s band, chorus, or orchestra, provided that such participation is consistent with the goals and objectives for the school’s music program for grades 7 and 8. The unit of study requirement for languages other than English may be initiated in any grade prior to grade 8. The unit of study requirements for technology education and/or home and career skills may be initiated in grade 5, provided that such subjects shall be taught by teachers certified in those areas. Unit of study requirements for the middle grades are to be met "by the end of grade 8." Units of study, not units of credit, are applicable to the middle grades (specifically, grades 7 and 8). Career development and occupational studies.įlexibility Available to All Schools with Middle-Level Grades in Section 100.4 of Commissioner’s Regulations (Model A).Languages other than English pursuant to section 100.2(d) of Commissioner’s Regulations.Library and information skills, the equivalent of one period per week in grade seven and eight.The arts, including one half unit of study in the visual arts, and one half unit of study in music.Health education, one half unit of study as required by section 135.3(c) of Commissioner’s Regulations.Physical education as required by section 135.4(c)(ii) of Commissioner’s Regulations (basically, every other day).Career and Technical Education, one and three quarters unit.
English language arts, two units of study.Grades 7 and 8:Īll students shall be provided instruction designed to enable them to achieve, by the end of grade eight, State intermediate learning standards through: Program Requirements for the Middle Grades (Grades 5 – 8) Grades 5 and 6:Īll students shall receive instruction that is designed to facilitate their attainment of the State intermediate learning standards in the seven general curriculum areas: mathematics, including arithmetic, science, and technology English language arts, including reading writing, listening, and speaking social studies, including geography and United States history Languages other than English (pursuant to section 100.2(d) of Commissioner’s Regulations) the arts, including visual arts, music, dance, and theatre career development and occupational studies where student need is established, bilingual education and/or English as a second language health education, physical education and family and consumer sciences with health education pursuant to section 135.3(b) of Commissioner’s Regulations and physical education pursuant to section 134.4(c)(2)(i) of Commissioner’s Regulations. New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA).Teaching in Remote/Hybrid Learning Environments (TRLE).Next Generation Learning Standards: ELA and Math.
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