Algebra in 6th grade - new selection process?

[Anonymous]

I don’t have any first-hand information, but is anyone aware of changes in selection of students who are eligible for Algebra in 6th grade?

If the information I have is true (big IF), FCPS AAP could have significant increase in the number of students taking this path this school year.

Does anyone have a first-hand knowledge about the process and when schools typically notify parents?

[Anonymous]

Does the information apply for rising 6th? I am very curious. I wish I have an information.

[Anonymous]

We received an email last night saying that our child is eligible. Rising 6th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have any first-hand information, but is anyone aware of changes in selection of students who are eligible for Algebra in 6th grade?

If the information I have is true (big IF), FCPS AAP could have significant increase in the number of students taking this path this school year.

Does anyone have a first-hand knowledge about the process and when schools typically notify parents?

Why don’t you share the changes you’re hearing?

[Anonymous]

old or new, obstacle course for sure. couple of hundred kids failing grade level is business as usual, but a dozen kids requesting algebra 1 in 6th, that's a getting too much ahead four-alarm fire emergency!

[Anonymous]

Just got email today that my kids’ elementary school has been selected as pilot program for 6th graders to take Algebra 1 HN. Criteria seems to be advanced pass on 6th grade SOL and 1125Q quantile iReady score. Class will be graded A-F and appear on official transcript. We have two weeks to opt out.

[Anonymous]

Who will teach it? Is this a 6-8th grade school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just got email today that my kids’ elementary school has been selected as pilot program for 6th graders to take Algebra 1 HN. Criteria seems to be advanced pass on 6th grade SOL and 1125Q quantile iReady score. Class will be graded A-F and appear on official transcript. We have two weeks to opt out.

What does the 1125Q equate to for percentile?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just got email today that my kids’ elementary school has been selected as pilot program for 6th graders to take Algebra 1 HN. Criteria seems to be advanced pass on 6th grade SOL and 1125Q quantile iReady score. Class will be graded A-F and appear on official transcript. We have two weeks to opt out.

what is this program called? how many elementary schools are participating in it?

[Anonymous]

No idea who is teaching this pilot program or how many elementary schools have been selected by fcps. My kid is entering 6th grade. I have no idea what 1125Q means; this language is straight from email sent to parents.

[Anonymous]

This is great news. Years ago our DC was one of 3 kids at our AAP center who qualified for alg 1 h in 6th, and we all had to carpool our kids there and back to the local middle school for the class 1st period.

[Anonymous]

We got the same email. Virtual classes offered during math block, up to 25 students from across the county in the class. Qualified by SOL and iReady scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got the same email. Virtual classes offered during math block, up to 25 students from across the county in the class. Qualified by SOL and iReady scores.

Oof, I don’t know how I would feel about a virtual math class for a class as fundamental as Algebra. Now on the one hand, clearly if a kid is that advanced in math, they have the interest and the ability to do well even in a virtual class. But on the other hand, 6th graders are 6th graders.

Are they saying that only 25 6th graders qualified for Algebra across the whole county? That’s a very low number if so. I could imagine that number alone from a high SES AAP center school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got the same email. Virtual classes offered during math block, up to 25 students from across the county in the class. Qualified by SOL and iReady scores.

They’ve set the program up to fail before it even starts, wonder if that’s by design…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have any first-hand information, but is anyone aware of changes in selection of students who are eligible for Algebra in 6th grade?

If the information I have is true (big IF), FCPS AAP could have significant increase in the number of students taking this path this school year.

Does anyone have a first-hand knowledge about the process and when schools typically notify parents?

Why don’t you share the changes you’re hearing?

OP here. It was an info from another parent. They said high pass SOL and iReady scores as they pertain to algebra (no clue what that is). I haven’t received an email, even though my kid has really high scores in both. I wish I knew more. This was for kids entering 6th grade.