Comments on Math SOL Revision (formerly VMPI)

[Anonymous]

In Executive Order 1, Governor Youngkin killed VMPI. However the Virginia math SOLs still need to be revised, of course. If you have comments about those revisions, you can find out how to share them in this memo: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2022/024-22.pdf

There's a Google form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNJYWjS_7VbO4682TGHfajGnbgZM1Xzhczv9RQKyuBcIg2eA/viewform
Or a direct email here: [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Executive Order 1, Governor Youngkin killed VMPI. However the Virginia math SOLs still need to be revised, of course. If you have comments about those revisions, you can find out how to share them in this memo: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2022/024-22.pdf

There's a Google form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNJYWjS_7VbO4682TGHfajGnbgZM1Xzhczv9RQKyuBcIg2eA/viewform
Or a direct email here: [e-mail]

Yuk:

If you have any questions about the Mathematics Standards of Learning review process,
please contact Tina Mazzacane, Mathematics Coordinator, Office of STEM and Innovation, by
email at [e-mail] or telephone at 804-225-4849.

Tina Mazzacane? That's like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop.

[Anonymous]

There’s only so many people at VDOE the Governor can replace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In Executive Order 1, Governor Youngkin killed VMPI. However the Virginia math SOLs still need to be revised, of course. If you have comments about those revisions, you can find out how to share them in this memo: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2022/024-22.pdf

There's a Google form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNJYWjS_7VbO4682TGHfajGnbgZM1Xzhczv9RQKyuBcIg2eA/viewform
Or a direct email here: [e-mail]

Yuk:

If you have any questions about the Mathematics Standards of Learning review process,
please contact Tina Mazzacane, Mathematics Coordinator, Office of STEM and Innovation, by
email at [e-mail] or telephone at 804-225-4849.

Tina Mazzacane? That's like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop.

VMPI was vile and racist.

It embodies the soft bigotry of lowered expectations. Luckily it was halted.

Do not let “zombie VMPI” emerge from the grave. Call and oppose.

[Anonymous]

I agree that parents should definitely put in comments about keeping advanced math, improving rigor of math courses, using more drill (VMPI was not just about soft bigotry of low expectations but also about more "student centered" junk that neuroscience says DOESN'T WORK), and all that. Please - share your comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree that parents should definitely put in comments about keeping advanced math, improving rigor of math courses, using more drill (VMPI was not just about soft bigotry of low expectations but also about more "student centered" junk that neuroscience says DOESN'T WORK), and all that. Please - share your comments.

If those comments are read by Tina Mazzacone you may as well write them and throw them in the trash.

Mazzacone works for Dr. Brendon Albon, Office of STEM and Innovation, which is part of the "Department of Learning and Innovation" headed by an Assistant Superintendent (Michael Bolling) whose LinkedIn pages says that they're there since Jan 2020. Albon has been there since 2021. Their boss is the newly appointed Superintendent. So it appears that only the person at the top was replaced. This is scary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree that parents should definitely put in comments about keeping advanced math, improving rigor of math courses, using more drill (VMPI was not just about soft bigotry of low expectations but also about more "student centered" junk that neuroscience says DOESN'T WORK), and all that. Please - share your comments.

If those comments are read by Tina Mazzacone you may as well write them and throw them in the trash.

Mazzacone works for Dr. Brendon Albon, Office of STEM and Innovation, which is part of the "Department of Learning and Innovation" headed by an Assistant Superintendent (Michael Bolling) whose LinkedIn pages says that they're there since Jan 2020. Albon has been there since 2021. Their boss is the newly appointed Superintendent. So it appears that only the person at the top was replaced. This is scary.

The bolded was expected. As I said upthread, a change in administration can only do so much. The BOE has also stayed the same and still includes for example Duran. VDOE isn't undergoing a complete turnaround. At best Guidera will put the brakes on things.

And of course here in FCPS they are forging ahead with E cubed and the cluster model for AAP Local Level IV, so...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree that parents should definitely put in comments about keeping advanced math, improving rigor of math courses, using more drill (VMPI was not just about soft bigotry of low expectations but also about more "student centered" junk that neuroscience says DOESN'T WORK), and all that. Please - share your comments.

If those comments are read by Tina Mazzacone you may as well write them and throw them in the trash.

Mazzacone works for Dr. Brendon Albon, Office of STEM and Innovation, which is part of the "Department of Learning and Innovation" headed by an Assistant Superintendent (Michael Bolling) whose LinkedIn pages says that they're there since Jan 2020. Albon has been there since 2021. Their boss is the newly appointed Superintendent. So it appears that only the person at the top was replaced. This is scary.

The bolded was expected. As I said upthread, a change in administration can only do so much. The BOE has also stayed the same and still includes for example Duran. VDOE isn't undergoing a complete turnaround. At best Guidera will put the brakes on things.

And of course here in FCPS they are forging ahead with E cubed and the cluster model for AAP Local Level IV, so...

This part needs a new thread. Is there any way to stop this? Our base school is trying to introduce it next year and I’m worried about scores falling even further down the toilet.

[Anonymous]

VMPI was not getting rid of advanced math - stop trolling.

[Anonymous]

I put a comment on need for advanced - above grade level - learning at whole class level.

What is E3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put a comment on need for advanced - above grade level - learning at whole class level.

What is E3

E3 is an FCPS specific thing. They are implementing advanced math for an entire grade level for 3rd and 4th at some school, with more advanced kids getting in-class differentiation, is the theory. Parents with kids in E3 schools say what ends up happening is that meaningful differentiation happens, as expected because that's a lot to put on a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VMPI was not getting rid of advanced math - stop trolling.

Yes it was. You appear to be the nasty person who fanatically defends VMPI and childishly insults anyone who questions VMPI.

Virginia needs to put the brakes on VMPI before it seriously damages public education across the state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put a comment on need for advanced - above grade level - learning at whole class level.

What is E3

E3 is an FCPS specific thing. They are implementing advanced math for an entire grade level for 3rd and 4th at some school, with more advanced kids getting in-class differentiation, is the theory. Parents with kids in E3 schools say what ends up happening is that meaningful differentiation happens, as expected because that's a lot to put on a teacher.

I believe you meant to write:

“meaningful differentiation does NOT happen under the new E3 model.” Yes?

VMPI would have a similar effect state wide through its “blending” model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put a comment on need for advanced - above grade level - learning at whole class level.

What is E3

E3 is an FCPS specific thing. They are implementing advanced math for an entire grade level for 3rd and 4th at some school, with more advanced kids getting in-class differentiation, is the theory. Parents with kids in E3 schools say what ends up happening is that meaningful differentiation happens, as expected because that's a lot to put on a teacher.

I believe you meant to write:

“meaningful differentiation does NOT happen under the new E3 model.” Yes?

VMPI would have a similar effect state wide through its “blending” model.

Yes, does not.

The thing about VMPI is even though it was changed in, what, April to clarify that advanced tracks would be allowed, the word had already gone out to districts about what was expected (a rural district was actually the first one to report on it well before Loudoun blew it up into the media). FCPS said E3 was designed to adapt to whatever VMPI came up with. They will, of course, adapt to whatever the SOL changes formerly known as VMPI come up with too, as legally required.

People who like to say that "Oh of course they are changing the SOL, the Assembly mandates that!" don't understand that parents are concerned with how they are changing the standards and what the new standards will be, not the fact that they are changing them. Change could be good! It's just that what they keep straining for looks a lot like the soft bigotry of low expectations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VMPI was not getting rid of advanced math - stop trolling.

Yes it was. You appear to be the nasty person who fanatically defends VMPI and childishly insults anyone who questions VMPI.

Virginia needs to put the brakes on VMPI before it seriously damages public education across the state.

VDOE took detracking off the table in April 2021.

Stop trolling.