ADVANCED
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Mathematics
Education for Gifted Secondary School
Students (MEGSSS)
The MEGSSS curriculum provides a differentiated
and highly accelerated course of study for mathematically
gifted students. The curriculum is specified
in the district's MEGSSS curriculum guides and
includes a formal introduction to college-level
logic, probability and number theory, as well as
traditional approaches to algebra, geometry
and calculus.
Mathematics
Education for Gifted Secondary School Students
(MEGSSS) is designed for students, grades 6-12,
identified as superior in mathematical and verbal
reasoning. This program is the only one of its
kind in South Carolina and only one of five
nationally. MEGSSS students are served at all
middle schools and high schools. Selection criteria
are based upon prescreening reading and math
achievement scores and teacher, administrator
or parent nomination. Qualifying or nominated
student candidates complete a battery of four
subtests that are used for determining potential
MEGSSS students.
To
qualify for MEGSSS, students must score
a composite score of 450 on the MEGSSS
battery of tests or the 35th national percentile
on the math portion of the PSAT.
Trial
placement is available for students who
meet the criteria below:
Score
a composite of 440 on the MEGSSS battery
of tests or the 33rd national percentile
on the math portion of the PSAT
Score "Advanced" in
math on the PACT.
OR
Be
identified as gifted in math using the
South Carolina gifted and talented identification
criteria found in Regulation R43-220
Sequence
of MEGSSS Courses
Course
Grade Levels
|
Pre-
Algebra-AAP |
6 |
Algebra
I-AAP |
7 |
Geometry-AAP |
8 |
Algebra
II-AAP |
9 |
Pre-Calculus-AAP |
10 |
Calculus
AB |
11 |
Calculus
BC |
12 |
Statistics |
11/12 |
Engineering
101 |
11/12 |
|