Is FCPS ending advance math for students who are not in AAP?
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Anonymous
| My DC told me that their teacher informed them there will be no Advanced math from 2024 onwards. Any FCPS staff here, is it correct? |
Anonymous
| I don’t know but would not be surprised with this superintendent. |
Anonymous
| Im confused meaning there will be no more AAP anymore? |
Anonymous
+1 There shall be no differentiation. Otherwise how can same outcome be achieved? And if there is no differentiation then courses must be taught to lowest common denominator. That is the natural conclusion. |
Anonymous
| Is this true? What school? |
Anonymous
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I am an AAP lead for my school and haven’t heard anything about advanced math for non-full time AAP students going away.
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Anonymous
| Never understood why they don't have advanced language arts for those students who are advanced in that area. |
Anonymous
Big deal. At our Level IV school, they tracked them into "advanced math" in the 3d or 4th grade. Once you were in, you could be booted out. But you could never be tracked in at that point. No matter your grades, test scores, etc. My DD should have been tracked in by 5th grade and wasn't. She went on to all Honors and now AP math in high school. |
Anonymous
This could be correct if you are in an E3 pilot school. There are 20 of them I believe. E3 math does not do the same compacted advanced math required to skip a “grade” by 5th. |
Anonymous
Are they intending to implement E3 in all elementary schools at some point? |
Anonymous
What does that mean and how do you know if your school is one of them? |
Anonymous
| This is OP. What’s E3 |
Anonymous
https://www.fcps.edu/node/44416 "Partner with the Advanced Academic Office expand the E3 Network from 10 to 20 schools. Improve intensity of support for network schools as they implement Engaging, Enhanced, and Extended Mathematics or E3. The purpose of E3 is to broaden the access for third and fourth graders to a more rigorous curriculum in elementary mathematics by raising the rigor for all students through an enhanced program of studies that layers more opportunities for depth and complexity through flexible delivery of Advanced Academic extensions." E3 schools use heterogenous math classes for grades 3 & 4 that combine regular and advanced math students; instead of having a separate advanced math class, teachers are expected to provide differentiation/extensions to advanced students within a mixed ability class. The extensions go deeper into grade-level content as opposed to the accelerated content usually taught in advanced math classes. Twenty elementary schools used E3 last year. Unclear how many are using it this year. |
Anonymous
| Why are you listening to your child and trying to get the correct answer from DCUM? This is a question for the school/teacher and no I don’t think this is true or accurate. |
Anonymous
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This is a drama llama.
I work in a E3 school. The kids who need it will get advanced math in 5th and take the 6th grade SOL like normal. If anything, according to our Math Coach, we are on track for MORE kids to take advanced math based on last year's SOL performance and i-ready performance. I teach 5th grade (and also teach advanced math). |