Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 4:00 - 6:15 PM

Start Date: Monday July 6, 2026

End Date: Thursday July 30, 2026

Report Card Release Date: August, 2026

Pre-AP Algebra 2 has four main units. Their key topics and recommended length are outlined here: Unit 1: Modeling with Function (~3 lessons) Unit 2: Algebra of Functions (~5 lessons) Unit 3: Function Families (~6 lessons) Unit 4T: Trigonometric Functions (~4 lessons)

In Pre-AP Algebra 2, students solidify and extend the understanding of functions and data analysis developed in prior courses.

Students build upon linear, quadratic, and exponential functions as they work to define logarithmic, polynomial, rational, square root, cube root, and trigonometric functions. Quantitative literacy is developed by weaving data sets, contextual scenarios, and mathematical modeling throughout the course.

Pre-AP is meant to prepare students for AP.

Areas of Focus

The Pre-AP mathematics areas of focus are vertically aligned to the mathematical practices that are fundamental to the discipline of mathematics in high school, AP courses, and beyond. This gives students multiple opportunities to think and work like mathematicians as they develop and strengthen these disciplinary reasoning skills throughout their education:

• Connections among multiple representations: Students represent mathematical concepts in a variety of forms and move fluently among the forms.  

• Greater authenticity of applications and modeling: Students create and use mathematical models to understand and explain authentic scenarios. 

• Engagement in mathematical argumentation: Students use evidence to craft mathematical conjectures and prove or disprove them.

Unit Foundations

These big ideas are addressed across units:

• Functions

• Operations with Functions

• Inverse Functions

Course at a Glance

Pre-AP Algebra 2 has four main units, with two options for Unit 4. Their key topics and recommended length are outlined here:

• Unit 1: Modeling with Function (~3 Lessons)

• Unit 2: Algebra of Functions (~4 Lessons)

• Unit 3: Function Families (~6 Lessons)

• Unit 4T: Trigonometric Functions (~5 Lessons)

This course will be using the flipped classroom approach, as such videos and assignments will be assigned to be completed outside of the class sessions. During meeting times, we will focus on a question and answer format to best utilize the brief period of time collectively together. We will be meeting via Zoom.

The content, assignments, and assessments will be based upon the Pre-AP Course and Exam Description (CED) available in the Pre-AP Classroom website or here.

Please note that this is a combined class. Students who have not yet reached an Algebra II level will be placed in Pre-AP Algebra I.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 4:00 - 6:15 PM

Start Date: Monday July 6, 2026

End Date: Thursday July 30, 2026

Report Card Release Date: August, 2026

Pre-AP Biology has four main units. Their key topics and recommended length are outlined here: Unit 1: Ecological Systems (~5 lessons) Unit 2: Evolution (~4 lessons) Unit 3: Cellular Systems (~4 lessons) Unit 4: Genetics (~3 lessons)

In Pre-AP Biology, students engage in real-world data analysis and problem solving that sparks critical thinking about our living world. As students engage in grade-level content, they utilize the kind of scientific reasoning skills needed to analyze the natural world—and to succeed in future science and social science courses in high school and university.

This course prepares students for AP Biology.

The Pre-AP science areas of focus are vertically aligned to the science practices embedded in high school and college courses, including AP. This gives students multiple opportunities to think and work like scientists as they develop and strengthen these disciplinary reasoning skills throughout their education in the sciences:

• Emphasis on analytical reading and writing: Students engage in analytical reading and writing to gain, retain, and apply scientific knowledge and to carry out scientific argumentation.

• Strategic use of mathematics: Students use mathematics strategically in order to understand and express quantitative aspects of biology, to record and interpret experimental data, and to solve problems.

• Attention to modeling: Students go beyond labeling diagrams to creating, revising, and using models to explain key patterns, interactions, and relationships in biological systems.

Unit Foundations

These four big ideas are addressed across all units:

• The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.

• Growth and reproduction in biological systems are dependent upon the cycling of matter and the transformation of energy.

• Biological systems, occurring at various scales, respond and adapt to stimuli in order to maintain dynamic homeostasis.

• Genetic mechanisms are essential to maintaining biological systems.

This course will be using the flipped classroom approach, as such videos and assignments will be assigned to be completed outside of the class sessions. During meeting times, we will focus on a question and answer format to best utilize the brief period of time collectively together. We will be meeting via Zoom.

The content, assignments, and assessments will be based upon the Pre-AP Course and Exam Description (CED) available in the Pre-AP Classroom website or here.