Mission• Think critically• Act responsibly• Lead compassionately• Innovate wisely

VisionTo inspire students to create a better world.

HEAD OF SCHOOL

TERRY MACALUSO, PHD

HEAD OF COLLEGE COUNSELING

BART GUMMERE bgummere@eastsideprep.org

COLLEGE COUNSELING COORDINATOR

KATHARINE YOST kyost@eastsideprep.org

PROCESS COACHES

ELIZABETH ANDERSEN eandersen@eastsideprep.org

ANTHONY COLELLO acolello@eastsideprep.org

KELLY VIOLETTE kviolette@eastsideprep.org

ADAM WALTZER awaltzer@eastsideprep.org

WRITING COACHES

ALLISON LUHRS aluhrs@eastsideprep.org

ELENA OLSEN, PHD eolsen@eastsideprep.org

10613 NE 38th Place Kirkland, WA 98033 www.eastsideprep.org CEEB Code: 480564

Thanks for your interest in our school. We hope this document helps you better understand our students and curriculum. As questions arise please reach out to any of us listed to the left.

Eastside Prep is relatively young, founded in 2002 as a fully independent, co-ed, non-sectarian school. In that first year there were 16 students enrolled in grades 6 and 7. We’ve now grown to just over 500 students in grades 5-12. The school is committed to enrolling and educating a diverse cross-section of adolescents and young adults. There are a wide variety of learning styles and abilities in our student body, and the teaching approach reflects this neurodiversity. 51.3% of the student body report as students of color. In 2020-21 $1.5 million dollars is allocated to financial aid with an average grant of $30,000.

ACCREDITATION

• NWAIS: Northwest Association of Independent Schools

• NAIS: National Association of Independent Schools

FACULTY AND STAFF

• Employees 2020-2021: 119• Faculty with advanced degrees: 77%• Student-to-teacher ratio: 8:1• Average class size: 15• Maximum class size: 18

-Excluding musical ensembles and choirs

UPPER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Class Of 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total

Enrollment 71 71 84 84 310

COVID STATEMENT

On March 2, 2020 Eastside Prep made the decision to hold our classes remotely. This took effect just as the second trimester was ending, meaning our third trimester was completed entirely in this remote learning mode. Given our situation, as a one-to-one laptop school with easy internet access for almost all our students, this was a relatively uncomplicated transition. All of our classes continued to meet synchronously on a regular schedule. Students completed work consistent with prior expectations and earned their credits; our courses remained fully graded and our transcript is unchanged from past terms.

GPA AND CLASS RANK

• EPS does not compute a class rank or weight GPAs• GPA’s noted on the transcript include only classes taken at EPS• Mid 50% of GPAs for the Class of 2021: 3.36-3.91

SAT AND ACT TESTING

Many students have not been able to take either an ACT or SAT this year. To provide some sense of testing norms in our population, these are the middle 50% testing ranges for the graduating classes of 2020.

ACT: 28-34

SAT: 1190-1460

Schedule OverviewEastside Prep operates on a trimester schedule. Each trimester is approximately 11 weeks in length. Students take 6 classes each trimester and some elect to take a 7th class. We do not designate any course as more rigorous or academically serious than another and do not offer Honors, AP, or IB courses. All classes at Eastside Prep are highly challenging, based on our presumption that every student here will move on to a demanding college-level education. Classes designated as Advanced require prior coursework in that discipline. (e.g., Advanced Biology can be enrolled in only after completing our 9th grade class of Biology.)

CREDITS AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Each trimester course is worth 1 credit. Students must earn 72 total credits to be eligible for graduation. In addition to the total credit requirement, there is a distribution requirement in each discipline.

Discipline Required Credits Other details

Arts 5 credits

English 12 credits One course each trimester throughout the 4 years

History 9 credits Generally earned in grades 9-11 as part of our paired humanities classes.

Math 9 credits Completion at minimum of Alg 1, Geometry, and Alg 2

Physical Education 5 credits Wellness class required in 9th grade. Other credits can be waived by interscholastic sports participation

Science 9 credits Generally must take Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in grades 9-11

Spanish 9 credits Students also can meet the requirement by completing Spanish 4

COURSE PATH BY DISCIPLINE

Discipline

Arts Classes may be chosen at any point in grades 9-12. All arts classes are trimester-length classes. Chamber Music and Chamber Choir are typically taken for a full year.

English In grades 9-10, students choose between trimester-length paired, integrated English and History classes. Teachers in each discipline are in close contact on content and approach, including shared assessments in some cases. In grade 11 all students take a year-long American Literature class paired with US History. In grade 12, all students select trimester-length English electives.

History Paired with English for grades 9-11 (see above). In grade 12 students choose among trimester courses in the social sciences, such as political science and economics

Math Students move along a standard progression listed below.

Alg 1 > Geometry > Alg 2 > Precalculus > Calculus > Advanced Calculus > Advanced Topics

A year-long statistics course can be chosen as a second math class or on its own once students have completed Algebra 2.

Physical Education

Standard classes feature training in team sports and games. Specialty classes are offered in Customized Training and Yoga.

Science Students take a progression of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in grades 9-11. Advanced classes in each subject may only be taken after completion of the standard class. Additionally, trimester electives in multiple subjects are offered at any point in grades 10-12.

Spanish Advanced courses may be taken only after completion of Spanish 4.

Independent CurriculumIndependent offerings are decidedly collegiate in structure and rigor, providing students multiple opportunities to

• distinguish themselves as going above and beyond work offered in the core curriculum (in addition to advanced coursework)

• self-direct their learning and authorship of curricula• expand coursework within the context of the core academic disciplines• explore relevant, applied topics outside the scope of the core curriculum

SEMINARS

Using a unique time structure and a combination of teaching methods, seminars provide opportunities for students in grades 10, 11, and 12 to build and refine their approach to multidisciplinary thinking. With the aim of preparing students for the collegiate experience, seminars meet once a week, assigning a greater balance of work outside of that weekly meeting than in our typical classes. Although expectations are high, seminars are ungraded and enrolled in entirely by student choice. Varied topics allow for greater academic exploration than in our core curriculum. Each 6-week course is moderated by a faculty member or faculty pair, with guest presenters sometimes invited for particular discipline knowledge or experience.

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Independent Study is an option for 11th graders in their spring trimester and 12th graders throughout the senior year. Interested students work in partnership with a faculty member to design a course of study. After detailing a 10-week plan and syllabus, each student goes in front of a faculty panel to propose the course. If accepted, the student, with the guidance of their faculty mentor, completes the class in the following term. To earn final credit, they must return for review of their progress and experience with another faculty panel. Independent Study allows students to extend their work beyond current EPS offerings. It is one way in which our most engaged and self-motivated students can distinguish their record.

SENIOR THESIS

In rare cases, students choose to pursue a Senior Thesis. (Only 3 students have completed this program since the program’s inception in 2016.) The Senior Thesis is the most rigorous research opportunity in the EPS academic program, providing students time and support to build on the work of previous Independent Studies to produce a substantive research product. The thesis is designed to be both a culmination in an individual academic discipline (or an interdisciplinary domain), and preparation for intensive research as an undergraduate. Students are required to have completed two Independent Studies of exceptional quality as a prerequisite for proposing a Senior Thesis.

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