Whats going on with math? AIM6 to AMP 7 plus?

[Anonymous]

My DS a a rising 6th grader was placed in AIM6 until yesterday. This morning his schedule says he is in AMP 7 plus..
He had a very high MAP M and we were trying all summer to get him placed in Algebra1 but the school wouldn’t let him. Told us that AIM6 covers 7th and 8th grade concepts. And now this AMP 7, what the heck is that? What is going on?

He was also initially placed in global humanities and now has regular world studies. Anyone tell me what AMP 7 plus is and what is the difference between AiM6 and AMP7 plus?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a mistake. Contact the school. AIM is the normal precursor to taking algebra in 7th grade. Global humanities is different from world studies as well.

[Anonymous]

AIM6 and AMP7+ (taken in 6th grade) both lead to Algebra in 7th grade.

AIM6 was developed by MCPS under their old curriculum. It followed compacted math (4/5/6 grade math covered in 4th and 5th grade) and covered 7th and 8th grade math in one year.
AMP7+ is developed by the current MCPS curriculum provider. It's supposed to follow AMP6+, which covers 6th grade and half of 7th grade math. AMP7+ covers the second half of 7th grade math and 8th grade math.

Schools seem to be transitioning away from AIM6 and to AMP7+ as the accelereated 6th grade class, but it's been happening differently at different middle schools the last couple of years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AIM6 and AMP7+ (taken in 6th grade) both lead to Algebra in 7th grade.

AIM6 was developed by MCPS under their old curriculum. It followed compacted math (4/5/6 grade math covered in 4th and 5th grade) and covered 7th and 8th grade math in one year.
AMP7+ is developed by the current MCPS curriculum provider. It's supposed to follow AMP6+, which covers 6th grade and half of 7th grade math. AMP7+ covers the second half of 7th grade math and 8th grade math.

Schools seem to be transitioning away from AIM6 and to AMP7+ as the accelereated 6th grade class, but it's been happening differently at different middle schools the last couple of years.

+1 this is a good description. They may not be offering AIM to anyone. AMP7+ does not cover the first half of 7th, so you may need to figure out exactly what content that is and see if you need to fill in any gaps.

As for HIGH (Global Humanities), you need to contact the school to find out what’s going on. That sounds like a mistake. All middle schools are supposed to offer HIGH so your school can’t just not offer it, and if your child was in the magnet lottery pool, they’re supposed to be guaranteed to be in that class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a mistake. Contact the school. AIM is the normal precursor to taking algebra in 7th grade. Global humanities is different from world studies as well.

Some schools are replacing AIM with 7+. OP, 6+ covers all of 6th grade and half of 7th. 7+ covers the second half of 7th and all of 8th. In theory, your child should be in AIM (which covers all of 7th and 8th), but if your school doesn't have it, then the next best option is 7+. Both AIM and 7+ lead to algebra that next year.

[Anonymous]

Everyone was waiting to see if the schools will supplement that fill in the skipped content, or if the students need to do it at home with Khan or Beast Academy.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your responses. What made this confusing was his schedule showed AIM 6, even the print out he got on mock day shows that but the schedule online on parentVue shows AMP 7 plus.

And no he wasn’t in the lottery for humanities but the original schedule showed he was placed in HIGH just like he was placed in AIM6 and now it shows regular history. He was in the lottery for math/Takoma park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your responses. What made this confusing was his schedule showed AIM 6, even the print out he got on mock day shows that but the schedule online on parentVue shows AMP 7 plus.

And no he wasn’t in the lottery for humanities but the original schedule showed he was placed in HIGH just like he was placed in AIM6 and now it shows regular history. He was in the lottery for math/Takoma park.

You don't have to be in the lottery for Eastern to get into HIGH. I would ask the school if he will qualify based on his spring MAP-R test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your responses. What made this confusing was his schedule showed AIM 6, even the print out he got on mock day shows that but the schedule online on parentVue shows AMP 7 plus.

And no he wasn’t in the lottery for humanities but the original schedule showed he was placed in HIGH just like he was placed in AIM6 and now it shows regular history. He was in the lottery for math/Takoma park.

You don't have to be in the lottery for Eastern to get into HIGH. I would ask the school if he will qualify based on his spring MAP-R test.

It doesn't hurt to ask, but it depends how strictly the middle school is following guidance from Central, and how many seats they have with HIGH teachers available. Our MS absolutely would not put kids in HIGH in 6th who did not make the MAP cut-off, but when they had 100% in the lower version added several in after 1st quarter when their scores were close. HIGH is supposed to be for in-humanities-pool kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your responses. What made this confusing was his schedule showed AIM 6, even the print out he got on mock day shows that but the schedule online on parentVue shows AMP 7 plus.

And no he wasn’t in the lottery for humanities but the original schedule showed he was placed in HIGH just like he was placed in AIM6 and now it shows regular history. He was in the lottery for math/Takoma park.

It seems very odd to me that it switched between Thursday and today. You would think they would have made the determination to change from
AIM To 7+ by the time the teachers arrived at school this past Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your responses. What made this confusing was his schedule showed AIM 6, even the print out he got on mock day shows that but the schedule online on parentVue shows AMP 7 plus.

And no he wasn’t in the lottery for humanities but the original schedule showed he was placed in HIGH just like he was placed in AIM6 and now it shows regular history. He was in the lottery for math/Takoma park.

You don't have to be in the lottery for Eastern to get into HIGH. I would ask the school if he will qualify based on his spring MAP-R test.

It doesn't hurt to ask, but it depends how strictly the middle school is following guidance from Central, and how many seats they have with HIGH teachers available. Our MS absolutely would not put kids in HIGH in 6th who did not make the MAP cut-off, but when they had 100% in the lower version added several in after 1st quarter when their scores were close. HIGH is supposed to be for in-humanities-pool kids.

Our pulls in kids in who score at least in the 85th percentile using national norms, which includes quite a few kids who did not make it into the magnet lottery since we are in one of the lower FARMs schools.

[Anonymous]

Just FYI that some schools are combining advanced math classes in one grade with on level math classes in a higher grade. Be prepared for your kid to be in a mixed grade math class similar to HS. The math teachers say it’s basically the same curriculum for 2 difference courses so they aren’t complaining about combining.