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  • Volume 18
  •  Issue 2
  • Publication Date: Winter 2007



Middle-Level Reform: The Introduction of Advanced English and Science Courses

Jennifer I. Friend and Elizabeth Degen

This study examines reform to create advanced English and science courses in 7 middle-level schools in a large suburban district. The program included open enrollment for advanced middle and high school courses based on student and parent choice. A vertical teaming process in each middle–high school attendance area was instrumental in the program’s development, and in the implementation of a Pre-AP philosophy designed to increase enrollment in the high school honors and Advanced Placement courses. Findings indicated an increase in the percentage of proficient students on the 8th-grade Kansas Reading Assessment, and a need for recruitment of low socioeconomic students in advanced course enrollment.


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