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Shorewood students, teachers detail pilot eighth‑grade Honors ELA to broaden access to advanced study
Summary
Presenters described a pilot eighth‑grade Honors ELA at Shorewood Intermediate School designed to sit between district enrichment and the Center for Advanced Academics, expand access without tuition, and emphasize critical thinking, writing and presentation skills; student speakers said the class is more sustainable than previous online options.
The Shorewood School District on Feb. 24 heard a presentation on a new eighth‑grade Honors English language arts pilot intended to give more students sustained, tuition‑free access to enriched instruction.
Jennifer Murphy Dam, the district's advanced learning coordinator, told the school board the program was designed to “fill that gap” between district‑wide enrichment opportunities and the limited, independent online classes formerly available through the Center for Advanced Academics (WICITY). The pilot meets once a week and assigns additional readings, weekly writing and research projects, Socratic seminars and more frequent teacher feedback, she said.
“The goal was…
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