Question about AIM for middle school

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if rising 6th graders have been placed in AIM yet in the course lists for next year? I.e., is t it listed in parentvue? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

For some schools, it is listed in ParentVue. It's either under Course History or Course Request - can't remember which.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some schools, it is listed in ParentVue. It's either under Course History or Course Request - can't remember which.

Thanks. I was hoping to find out if schools (or the central office) have made those decisions yet. As of a few months ago they hadn't.

[Anonymous]

I know of several schools that have made that decision. I believe AIM decisions are made on the school level, while HIGH is a central office decision.

[Anonymous]

The counselor at my child's middle school was able to tell me.

[Anonymous]

We got a letter about AIM and HIGH a few months ago. The letter came by mail from the middle school and did not show up in ParentVue.

[Anonymous]

What is HIGH? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

They have been placed, yes. If you weren’t in the magnet lottery but your child is in compacted 5/6 and has done well, I’d contact the middle school counselor to verify the course placement decision, which should be a combo of central office recommendation and 5th grade data and teacher rec. The middle school has leeway to put your child in AIM if the data supports that placement, although some middle schools are more flexible and others more rigid. Don’t wait until August. If you run into trouble contact Carl Seward at mcps. He’s really nice and runs the secondary math for the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is HIGH? Thanks!

Historical Inquiry into Global Humanities (the "enriched" social studies class)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have been placed, yes. If you weren’t in the magnet lottery but your child is in compacted 5/6 and has done well, I’d contact the middle school counselor to verify the course placement decision, which should be a combo of central office recommendation and 5th grade data and teacher rec. The middle school has leeway to put your child in AIM if the data supports that placement, although some middle schools are more flexible and others more rigid. Don’t wait until August. If you run into trouble contact Carl Seward at mcps. He’s really nice and runs the secondary math for the county.

Yes, this is our situation. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Wow, I just checked ParentVue and was surprised it was under Course Request (I'm not the OP, but similar situation). Thanks PP! We had heard nothing about this. Glad to see that it has all the courses we had requested (band and foreign language selection.)

Son is listed as being in Accelerated Math 7 Plus. That's the next one after AIM, right? I know he scored over 260 on the last MAP-M but haven't discussed this with his teacher or MS counselor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I just checked ParentVue and was surprised it was under Course Request (I'm not the OP, but similar situation). Thanks PP! We had heard nothing about this. Glad to see that it has all the courses we had requested (band and foreign language selection.)

Son is listed as being in Accelerated Math 7 Plus. That's the next one after AIM, right? I know he scored over 260 on the last MAP-M but haven't discussed this with his teacher or MS counselor.

Same person as above. Or is Accelerated Math 7 Plus instead of AIM? He's completing Compacted Math 5-6, so should be in some form of a 7th grade curriculum for math...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I just checked ParentVue and was surprised it was under Course Request (I'm not the OP, but similar situation). Thanks PP! We had heard nothing about this. Glad to see that it has all the courses we had requested (band and foreign language selection.)

Son is listed as being in Accelerated Math 7 Plus. That's the next one after AIM, right? I know he scored over 260 on the last MAP-M but haven't discussed this with his teacher or MS counselor.

I think usually it’s Algebra 1 after AIM but I would check with guidance counselor.

[Anonymous]

Well, we have a Middle School info meeting tonight so will ask there.. I don't even see Accelerated Math 7 Plus here https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/cabinjohnms/departments/math/ So maybe it's a curriculum change?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I just checked ParentVue and was surprised it was under Course Request (I'm not the OP, but similar situation). Thanks PP! We had heard nothing about this. Glad to see that it has all the courses we had requested (band and foreign language selection.)

Son is listed as being in Accelerated Math 7 Plus. That's the next one after AIM, right? I know he scored over 260 on the last MAP-M but haven't discussed this with his teacher or MS counselor.

Same person as above. Or is Accelerated Math 7 Plus instead of AIM? He's completing Compacted Math 5-6, so should be in some form of a 7th grade curriculum for math...

That’s not AIM. AIM is Applied Investigations into Mathematics and basically covers 7th and 8th grade math in one school year (6th grade). It sounds like it’s AMP 7+ which is a slowed down articulation pattern alternative to AIM. My understanding is you could still get to Algebra in 7th after AMP 7+ but I recommend you check with the school. His map score is definitely high enough to be in AIM.