Testing Dates (Subject to change):
- Stanford 10 - TBA
SOL Writing (8th grade) multiple choice and direct writing - March 18, 19, and 20
March 21 and 22 - make-ups
SOL spring tests (all grades):
May 22
| 8th Grade Math
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May 23
| 7th Grade Math
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May 29
| 6th Grade Math
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May 30
| 8th Grade Reading
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May 31
| 7th Grade Reading
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June 3
| 6th Grade Reading
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June 4
| 8th Grade SS and 7th grade SS |
June 5
| 6th Grade SS and 8th Grade Science
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June 6 and 7
| All Make Ups
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Calendar for Counseling Services
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Dates to remember:
Monday, September 24 Applications available on-line at www.TJAdmissions.org or from Ms. Flynn
Saturday, October 13 Open House at TJHSST
Friday, October 19 Application deadline, submitted on-line by 4:00pm or turned in to to Ms. Flynn by 2:24
Saturday, December 1 Test day
Middle School Information Sessions
For Admission for the 2013-2014 School Year
| School | Thu, Nov. 8, 2012 | Tue, Dec. 11, 2012 | Tue, Jan. 15, 2013 |
| Gunston
703-228-6900 | 11:30 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Jefferson
703-228-5900 | 10 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. | 10 a.m. |
| Kenmore
703-228-6800 | 8:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. |
| Swanson
703-228-5500 | 10 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. | 10 a.m. |
| Williamsburg
703-228-5450 | 8:30 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. |
| H-B Woodlawn Middle School Program
703-228-6363 | 1 p.m. | 1 p.m. | 1 p.m. |
IB INFORMATION MEETINGS INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Information for rising 9th and 10th grade applicants (W-L Pre-IB)
Application Process for 2013-2014 School Year
Each student who wishes to participate in W-L’s Pre-IB program must submit a Pre-IB application. The Pre-IB application, cumulative transcript, and APS pupil transfer application (transfer applicants only) are due to the W-L IB office by January 18, 2013.
- Algebra I or greater in 8th grade or Geometry or greater in 9th grade
- Spanish II, French II, Arabic II, Chinese II or Latin I in 8th grade OR Spanish III, French III, Arabic III, Chinese III or Latin II in 9th grade
- A's and B's in English and History
- A's and B's in all subjects
- Short answer/essay questions
Selection Process An admissions committee scores each student’s application using a rubric which incorporates the above- mentioned prerequisites and the student’s short-answer/essay and ranks applicants according to score. Any student that scores an 11 or higher, out of a possible 15 points, is deemed qualified for acceptance. There is no cap for applicants whose home school is Washington-Lee. The school board will announce at High School Information Night the number of IB transfers that W-L will accept for the 2013-2014 school year. If the number of qualified transfers exceeds the number of available transfer positions, a random, double-blind lottery will be conducted by the Superintendent’s Office to determine which students are selected. The remaining students will be placed on a waiting list of alternates to be considered in the event that a student who is offered a position in the program chooses not to accept. As space becomes available, admission will be offered to students on the waiting list in the order established by the lottery. When a student on the waiting list is eligible to fill a vacancy in an existing class, the IB Coordinator will contact the family and invite them to enroll their child. All middle schools will be notified by January 25, 2013. Individual applicants will be notified in writing by February 1, 2013.
NEW IB LANGUAGE COURSES AT WASHINGTON-LEE
In addition to IB Spanish, French, and Latin, Washington-Lee will offer IB Arabic and Chinese B Standard Level in the Fall of SY 2013-2014. The first students will take the IB exam in their senior year (spring 2015). Please keep in mind that prospective students will still need four years of Arabic or Chinese prior to entering IB Arabic or Chinese in the junior year.
