Question about AIM for middle school

[Anonymous]

Yes, Algebra I is the next class after AMP 7+. AMP 6+ and 7+ are from the new MS math curriculum provider, and they are essentially like compacted math for math 6-8 in two years. AIM predates the new math curriculum, so it will presumably be phased out eventually.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Ah OK. Just didn't make the connection that it's AMP 7+... Duh... He's had some Bs on some subparts of the quarter grades (not on the overall quarter grades though) but scored way higher than the 99th percentile the last 3 times so he's not in the most advanced option I'm gonna be pretty annoyed and essentially (nicely) yell at them until they move him... The course description does say: "This advanced course follows Accelerated Math 6 by including the remaining grade 7 standards and all grade 8 standards." So if they finish all the 8th grade standards what course would follow AMP7+ if not some form of Algebra?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, Algebra I is the next class after AMP 7+. AMP 6+ and 7+ are from the new MS math curriculum provider, and they are essentially like compacted math for math 6-8 in two years. AIM predates the new math curriculum, so it will presumably be phased out eventually.

Sorry, just saw this! Thank you!

[Anonymous]

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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.

Our middle school said students who completed compacted 5/6 but who were not recommended for AIM would take a cohorted class of Math 7 (with only 6th graders) and would take math 8 in 7th grade with the same cohort, and Algebra 1 in 8th. AIM kids would do Algebra 1 in 7th.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Ah OK. Just didn't make the connection that it's AMP 7+... Duh... He's had some Bs on some subparts of the quarter grades (not on the overall quarter grades though) but scored way higher than the 99th percentile the last 3 times so he's not in the most advanced option I'm gonna be pretty annoyed and essentially (nicely) yell at them until they move him... The course description does say: "This advanced course follows Accelerated Math 6 by including the remaining grade 7 standards and all grade 8 standards." So if they finish all the 8th grade standards what course would follow AMP7+ if not some form of Algebra?

Yeah. It would be algebra. But if they put him in this, without doing AMP 6+, he would skip the first half of 7th grade math bc AMP 6 is 6th and half of 7th. So he’d end up missing topics. It seems better to put him in AIM.

[Anonymous]

Some schools only have one or the other (AIM or AMP7+).

[Anonymous]

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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.

Ah OK. Just didn't make the connection that it's AMP 7+... Duh... He's had some Bs on some subparts of the quarter grades (not on the overall quarter grades though) but scored way higher than the 99th percentile the last 3 times so he's not in the most advanced option I'm gonna be pretty annoyed and essentially (nicely) yell at them until they move him... The course description does say: "This advanced course follows Accelerated Math 6 by including the remaining grade 7 standards and all grade 8 standards." So if they finish all the 8th grade standards what course would follow AMP7+ if not some form of Algebra?

Yeah. It would be algebra. But if they put him in this, without doing AMP 6+, he would skip the first half of 7th grade math bc AMP 6 is 6th and half of 7th. So he’d end up missing topics. It seems better to put him in AIM.

His MAP-M scores this year (5th grade) were 248, 262, and (I think) 266. I'm not too worried about him skipping some topics. He's definitely generally bored in math class (and does RSM as enrichment).

[Anonymous]

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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.

Ah OK. Just didn't make the connection that it's AMP 7+... Duh... He's had some Bs on some subparts of the quarter grades (not on the overall quarter grades though) but scored way higher than the 99th percentile the last 3 times so he's not in the most advanced option I'm gonna be pretty annoyed and essentially (nicely) yell at them until they move him... The course description does say: "This advanced course follows Accelerated Math 6 by including the remaining grade 7 standards and all grade 8 standards." So if they finish all the 8th grade standards what course would follow AMP7+ if not some form of Algebra?

Yeah. It would be algebra. But if they put him in this, without doing AMP 6+, he would skip the first half of 7th grade math bc AMP 6 is 6th and half of 7th. So he’d end up missing topics. It seems better to put him in AIM.

His MAP-M scores this year (5th grade) were 248, 262, and (I think) 266. I'm not too worried about him skipping some topics. He's definitely generally bored in math class (and does RSM as enrichment).

Then he will probably be fine either way, but if he’s bored I’d push for AIM because it is the more accelerated option with the kids on the more accelerated pathway.

[Anonymous]

Not MCPS official info & doesn't cover every possibility, but check the math slides from MCCPTA at

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D9M5YGK5bBevcyt4Xn59gtAqCQq4uV1a/preview?slide=id.p10

Slides 14 & 15 might help. Looks like MCPS also started placing 5/6 kids not ready for AIM in Math 7 in addition to or instead of either of the AMPs, since 6+ would repeat 6th material they'd already covered and 7+ would skip some early 7th material they hadn't yet seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not MCPS official info & doesn't cover every possibility, but check the math slides from MCCPTA at

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D9M5YGK5bBevcyt4Xn59gtAqCQq4uV1a/preview?slide=id.p10

Slides 14 & 15 might help. Looks like MCPS also started placing 5/6 kids not ready for AIM in Math 7 in addition to or instead of either of the AMPs, since 6+ would repeat 6th material they'd already covered and 7+ would skip some early 7th material they hadn't yet seen.

Thanks! This is very helpful in terms of the pathway. However, he was placed into AMP 7+ in 6th grade, not into Math 7. I will email the counselor just to check, since I don't see the option of AMP 7+ in 6th grade from these slides.

[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.

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

If your kid found compacted a breeze and is slated to take AIM next year you might consider asking the school about Algebra 1 placement. This would be for someone who is very advanced and usually not challenged. Some schools like Forst will do this but others will only consider it if you ask. Although I have a kid that could've done this (280+ MAP in 5th), I wasn't aware it was an option, but no clue if it would've been a good option. Will never know...

[Anonymous]

PP who mentioned that son was recommended for AMP7+ in 6th grade here. MS counselor said they don't have AIM next year, so only option is AMP6+ or AMP7+ for 6th graders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP who mentioned that son was recommended for AMP7+ in 6th grade here. MS counselor said they don't have AIM next year, so only option is AMP6+ or AMP7+ for 6th graders.

Please specify the school. All MCPS Middle Schools now are supposed to have AIM, with seats offered at least to any student who was placed in, but not selected by, in the Math/Science/CS magnet lottery (Takoma Park or Clememte). If students are not being offered the course, and presuming they/parents want it, this should be escalated immediately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

With that MAP score, you'd even be in Algebra at a W feeder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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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.

With that MAP score, you'd even be in Algebra at a W feeder.

This is Cabin John, which is a W feeder. When we had the introduction to the MS a few months ago, I'm pretty sure they mentioned AIM but I guess it has since gone away... Counselor said there are only 2 options for 6th graders: AMP 6+ or AMP 7+.