Academic Balance Achieved when a student is working in all subjects at the same rate on his/her academic grade level in each subject.
Academic Projection A year-by-year and course-by-course outline of what a high school student must complete to graduate.
Activity Pac Beginning at the eighth level, Social Studies and Science PACEs contain a consumable pop out packet of activities to be used in conjunction with a text the student must keep for future reference.
Checkup A mini-test (comparable to a quiz) appearing periodically throughout a PACE. The student completes the Checkup without looking up answers to test his/her mastery of the concepts.
Diagnosis A process of determining a student’s academic strengths and weaknesses by use of diagnostic tests. This testing assists in accurately placing a student in curriculum.
PACE Each booklet, or unit, of the School of Tomorrow curriculum is referred to as a PACE; there are twelve PACEs to one year of subject material. A bite-sized booklet of curriculum.
Gap PACEs PACEs assigned to strengthen specific skill weaknesses revealed by diagnostic testing.
Goals Daily assignments a student must complete in each subject.
Learning Center Designated area in which student completes academic work.
Performance Level Academic level at which a student functions in the School of Tomorrow curriculum. It may be different in each subject.
Self Test A pretest at the end of each PACE, reviewing and testing all concepts taught in the PACE; taken before the final test. A test designed to help a student measure his/her comprehension of material in the PACE.
Word Building A vocabulary-controlled study of words, root words, prefixes, suffixes, etc. (spelling)