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8th Grade Parent Info

Freshman Course Placement Timeline

  • December 15, 2025: GBN counselor presentation to 8th grade students at NBJH: 1:30-2:15pm

  • December 18, 2025: Course recommendations emailed home; link to Content Assessment form included in the email

  • January 8, 2026: GBN Academic Curriculum Meeting for parents and students @ GBN

  • January 9, 2026: Deadline for submitting Content Assessment form to GBN Instructional Supervisors

  • January 12-15, 2026: GBN departments administer content assessments (administered after school at GBN)

  • January 20, 2026: 8th graders meet w/ their counselors to complete registration process (@ NBJH)

  • January 27, 2026: GBN Activity/Athletics Night for parents and students @ GBN

Accelerated Placement Act

  • The APA is a state law that allows for automatic placement into the next most rigorous level of coursework if a student meets or exceeds state standards.
  • This applies to English language arts, math, science and social studies.
  • The APA does not replace any previous pathways to honors.

The intent of the law is to expand opportunities, access to challenging, rigorous curriculum, reduce subjective criteria  and create consistent standards across the state for students earning honors credit.

GBN Course Levels

  • College & Career Readiness - all 'core' classes and 'support' classes
  • Accelerated Honors - placement is based on student scores on the Pre-ACT
  • Enriched Honors - placement is based on 8th grade teacher feedback and standardized testing. 

Special Considerations

  • Accelerated Honors offered for Algebra; enriched honors for algebra is not offered.
  • A student must be at least single accelerated in math to take enriched honors biology.
  • Social studies placement looks at reading score for accelerated honors.
graphic showing factors that impact course placement.

Daily Schedule

A total of 8 blocks, four each day:

  • 4 Core Academic Classes
  • 2 Electives (World Language included)
  • 1 Physical Education
  • 1 S.R.T.

 Block Schedule Green and Gold

Block 1

8:00 AM - 9:33 AM

93 Minutes

Block 2

9:42 - 11:12 AM

90 Minutes

Block 3A

(Lunch)

11:21 AM - 12:06 PM

45 Minutes

11:21 AM - 12:06 PM

45 Minutes

11:21 AM - 12:51 PM

90 Minutes

Block 3B

12:06 PM - 1:36 PM

90 Minutes

(Lunch)

12:06 PM - 12:51 PM

45 Minutes

Block 3C

12:51 PM - 1:36 PM

45 Minutes

(Lunch)

12:51 PM - 1:36 PM

45 Minutes

Block 4

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

90 Minutes

Course Selection Questions

SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Glenbrook North Contacts

Assistant Principal

Lauren O’Malley, 847-509-2550
lomalley@glenbrook225.org

Instructional Supervisors

  • English:  Dr. Anna Schultes, 
    847-509-2501   
    aschultes@glenbrook225.org
  • Fine Arts: Chad Davidson
    847-509-2455
    cdavidson@glenbrook225.org
  • Math: Kim Johnson
    847-509-2690 kjohnson@glenbrook225.org
  • PE/Health: Scott Plaisier
    847-509-2425
    splaisier@glenbrook225.org
  • Science:  Mary Rockrohr,
    847-509-2631   mrockrohr@glenbrook225.org
  • Social Studies: David Elbaum,
    47-509-2639 delbaum@glenbrook225.org
  • World Language: Josh Morrel, 
    847-509-2525  jmorrel@glenbrook225.org

Ensuring A Successful Transition