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Information on classes for this coming year.

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McCool Academy is a magnet School so therefore we are not in a feeder pattern. Students will either attend their traditional feeder pattern HS which is decided by Attendance Zones, or they can apply to Magnet campuses or Campus transfers within our district per the LISD district guidelines.

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Where can you see the classrooms? Is it in the sites?

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Where can you see the classrooms? Is it in the sites?

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Currently due to the pandemic, in order to visit McCool you must make an appointment with an administrator. Appointment request will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Visit to the classroom can be done through our virtual site, and accessed through Google hangouts during open house, or with prior teacher arrangements. If you have any questions regarding virtual classroom visits, that can be arranged, please contact our Instructional Coach, Dwenette Stevenson at dwenette.stevenson@lubbockisd.org

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Please contact Mr Elgin Gregg, our band director, for more information on E Sports. elgin.gregg@lubbockisd.org

From Mr. Gregg:
Esports is competitive video gaming. We learn skills in games, sportsmanship, teamwork, and how to be a positive model for behavior on- and offline. It's super fun!

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Could you please give me an example of a project that the kids would do and how it would relate to their learning?

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What after school programs do you offer and how long will they be?

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What after school programs do you offer and how long will they be?

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How does the project based learning look for classes each day? Do they still rotate classrooms? How many kids per class, this year? 

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How does the project based learning look for classes each day? Do they still rotate classrooms? How many kids per class, this year? 

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Project learning schedule looks very similar to a regular classroom schedule with the exception of the availability of STEAM classes. Students rotate to classes on a 8 period schedule, with a 30 minute lunch, and a McCool Family Time Collaboration Period each Tuesday. We do offer a double block Humanities course which is learning ELAR through the Social Studies TEKS. Right now our classes sizes range from 12-28 students, but the average class size is around 16.

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What high school does McCool feed to?

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Do you have a GT program?

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I am really interested in the project based learning model. How is that implemented at McCool? What will it look like for the students?

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If I'm understanding correctly, the grade levels available are only  6-8? 

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If I'm understanding correctly, the grade levels available are only  6-8? 

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Yes, you are correct. This year mcCool is actually only 6th and 7th grades, but current 7th graders will become 8th graders next year, and we will welcome a new 6th grade class. :) Very exciting to add a new grade level next year!

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If you want to have two transfer choices, do you have to have a magnet school (Talkington and McCool) as your #1 choice?

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If you want to have two transfer choices, do you have to have a magnet school (Talkington and McCool) as your #1 choice?

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You must select McCool as your FIRST choice to be considered for transfer.

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If you want to have two transfer choices, do you have to have a magnet school (Talkington and McCool) as your #1 choice?

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If you want to have two transfer choices, do you have to have a magnet school (Talkington and McCool) as your #1 choice?

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How will the pandemic effect class learning. 

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How will the pandemic effect class learning. 

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The pandemic has created some obstacles for learning of course, but we are heading the fight for COVID safety on our campus. We as a campus wear our masks 100% of the day, and clean and sanitize regularly, and follow all LISD safety protocols. As far as learning is concerned, if a student should have to stay home, we offer virtual learning for those students until they are able to return. Students are learning everyday at McCool!

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What kind of experiments will be preformed?

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What kind of experiments will be preformed?

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Go to the google meets and get specific information from our science teachers about experiments in their classroom. obviously COVID has limited our ability to allow experiments 1:1, but we do encourage classroom experiments in our science classes.

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how is McCool different from other middle schools?

https://sites.google.com/lubbockisd.org/open-house-mccool-academy/home

Please check out our website to give you more information, but in short we focus on STEAM curriculum, Project based learning, and encourage collaboration.

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What type of Accommodation procedures do you have for students with learning disabilities? Do you have a team available to help those students, if they start to show slower progress

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What type of Accommodation procedures do you have for students with learning disabilities? Do you have a team available to help those students, if they start to show slower progress

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We offer afternoon workshops for students who struggle with classroom learning. We current have in class supports, and have a small team available to assist students. We chunk our projects and encourage collaboration.

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how is McCool different from other middle schools?

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What type of assistance do you offer for students with learning disabilities? Like Dyslexia 

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What type of assistance do you offer for students with learning disabilities? Like Dyslexia 

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We have language live which is the take flight program from elementary. it changes to Language live in middle school. Please connect to Ms. Schulz at dawn.schulz@lubbockisd.org, or 6th Grade Meet the teachers, SCHULZ

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What is the usual acception rate for McCool Academy?

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What is the usual acception rate for McCool Academy?

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What is the usual acceptance rate for McCool Academy?

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What is the usual acceptance rate for McCool Academy?

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This year McCool Academy accepted 200 6th Grade students and around 100 7th grade students. Each transfer is a case by case basis, based on the criteria set and mentioned on our webpage. Our hope this year is to add a 6th Grade class of 200 next year as well.

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How is McCool as a whole school doing compared to other Middle schools?

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What do you offer for a child wanting to do a criminal justice and animal science scope

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What do you offer for a child wanting to do a criminal justice and animal science scope

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real time population research activities?

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Do you have any supports for  ADHD kids who struggle with classic classroom but thrive on projects?

We have smaller class sizes, are able to differentiate instruction, allow students to choose Project Roles. Students will need to advocate for themselves. We do support all students at McCool.

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What happens for high school and transfer and sports eligibility.

Please visit Coach Rocha's classroom for this information, or you may contact him directly at devin.rocha@lubbockisd.org

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How are current students performing in the advanced classes?

Advanced classes are difficult, but overall students are completing assignments, and learning. having a commitment to our STEAm values help student to be successful at McCool.

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How will the pandemic effect class learning.

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How does the project based learning look for classes each day? Do they still rotate classrooms? How many kids per class, this year?

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How does the project based learning look for classes each day? Do they still rotate classrooms? How many kids per class, this year?

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Is transfer just for LISD or is it open to other student from surrounding counties?