- Paisley Magnet School
- Accelerated Courses
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Middle School
Paisley is unique in offering many accelerated classes to students regardless of whether or not they are certified AG or HAG. Paisley looks at students holistically and believes that students without these designations can thrive in accelerated courses. When assigning classes, Paisley we will look at students' historical performance in classes and on tests as well as teacher recommendations.
By the end of Year III (8th grade), students have the opportunity to earn up to 4 high school credits in the following classes:
- Math 1
- Math 2
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Foreign Language 1
High School
Students in Years IV and V (9th and 10th grades) take all core classes as the Honors level, boosting the weighted GPAs in these classes by .5 points.
Sample Schedules
Year I (6th)
Year II (7th)
Year III (8th)
Year IV (9th)
Year V (10th)
IB Accelerated Track Example 1
Math 7/8
Accelerated Science
Accelerated ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
CTE
Math 1*
Accelerated Science
Accelerated ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
CTE
Math 2*
Earth Science*
Accelerated ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
CTE
Foreign Language 1*
Fine Arts
Math 3 IB HN
Biology IB HN
English 1 IB HN
Civic Literacy IB HN
Life Skills/PE
CTE
Foreign Lang. 2 IB HN
Elective (HN options)
Precalculus IB HN
Chemistry IB HN
English 2 IB HN
Economics IB HN
Health/PE
Personal Project HN
Foreign Lang. 3 IB HN
Elective (HN options)
IB Accelerated Track
Example 2
Math 6/7
Accelerated Science
Accelerated ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
CTE
Math 7/8
Accelerated Science
Accelerated ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
CTE
Math 1*
Earth Science*
Accelerated ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
CTE
Foreign Language 1*
Fine Arts
Math 2 IB HN
Biology IB HN
English 1 IB HN
Civic Literacy IB HN
Life Skills/PE
CTE
Foreign Lang. 2 IB HN
Elective (HN options)
Math 3 IB HN
Chemistry IB HN
English 2 IB HN
Economics IB HN
Health/PE
Personal Project HN
Foreign Lang. 3 IB HN
Elective (HN options)
IB Standard Track Example
Math 6
Accelerated Science
ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
CTE
Accelerated courses upon recommendation
Math 7
Accelerated Science
ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
CTE
Accelerated courses upon recommendation
Math 8
Accelerated Science
ELA
Individuals and Societies
PE
CTE
Foreign Language 1*
Fine Arts
Accelerated courses upon recommendation
Math 1 IB HN
Earth Science IB HN
English 1 IB HN
Civic Literacy IB HN
Life Skills/PE
CTE
Foreign Lang. 2 IB HN
Elective (HN options)
Math 2 IB HN
Biology IB HN
English 2 IB HN
Economics IB HN
Health/PE
Personal Project HN
Foreign Lang. 3 IB HN
Elective (HN options)
* Earns high school credit in middle school
Foreign Languages: Spanish, French, German
Fine Arts: Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Visual Art, Dance
CTE: Invention and Innovation, Technological Design, Computer Skills, Life Skills, Business Marketing, Computer Science, Career Decisions
Electives available only to high schoolers: African American Studies, Yearbook, Journalism