Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Advanced Work Class (AWC)
About Advanced Work Class
Advanced Work Class (AWC) is a full-time program in the Boston Public Schools that provides an accelerated academic curriculum for students in grades 4, 5 and 6. Students are expected to complete more school work and more home study. Student participation is by invitation only and is based solely on the student’s scores on an eligibility test. BPS will administer the TerraNova, third edition, to determine eligibility for the AWC program and the SUPERA test to determine eligibility for the Spanish AWC program.
Application Process
For current Boston Public Schools students:
• All Boston Public Schools students in grades 3, 4 and 5 are tested for eligibility for AWC in late September or early October at their school. Spanish-speaking bilingual students are tested in their native language.
• All students will receive letters in January notifying them of their eligibility for AWC.
• In January (for sixth grade applicants) and February (for fourth and fifth grade applicants), students will receive applications at their schools listing all AWC and non-AWC school choices for which they are eligible. Families complete the application, indicating school choices in order of preference, and return it to the student’s current school for processing. Please note that a school that offers both AWC and non-AWC will be listed twice. Families interested in AWC courses need to select the school option that also states AWC (i.e. Murphy AWC)
• Students will be notified in mid-March (grade six applicants) or late April (grade 4 and 5 applicants) of their school assignments.
For students not currently enrolled in the Boston Public Schools:
• Boston students currently attending Private, Parochial, or Charter Schools may register to take the eligibility exam free of charge. Registration materials will be mailed to schools in the Boston area and available at all branches of the Boston Public Library. Please click below to download test registration materials (both forms are required).
• This year the eligibility exam will be offered on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the Washington Irving Middle School in Roslindale. The deadline to register is Friday, October 7, 2011.
• Please note: In order to be considered for AWC, non-BPS students must take the TerraNova, third edition, eligibility exam offered by BPS, even if they already take a version of the TerraNova at their current school.
• Students will receive by mail applications listing all AWC school options for which they are eligible and registration materials on the same timeline for current BPS families. Families should indicate their school choices in order of preference on the AWC application form. The completed AWC choice form and registration materials must be brought, along with proof of Boston residency documentation and immunization records, to the BPS Enrollment Planning & Support at 26 Court Street.
• Student notification schedule is the same as listed above for current BPS families.
For more information
You can learn more about Advanced Work Class by downloading this brochure (y en Español).
For more information about the application and enrollment process, please contact the Enrollment Planning & Support at 617-635-9512.
