Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?

[Anonymous]

There are about 35 8th graders in geometry now. There are a handful of 7th graders that are taking Algebra I and geometry at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Isn't the question whether DCPS will accept it? It's a DCPS requirement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS accepts certain online or summer classes for Geometry. You have to call downtown to find out which specific programs they accept. I am just curious why does your student want to double accelerate in math? The vast majority of ninth graders at the school are in Geometry.

Any idea what office you call downtown?


Any idea of who to call downtown? I'm having trouble finding the right office.

I would try the Academic Support and Planning team at DCPS. Otherwise school counselors at high schools know who to call downtown to get information about credits. You could email and see if they will give you the phone number of that individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are about 35 8th graders in geometry now. There are a handful of 7th graders that are taking Algebra I and geometry at the same time.

And last year there were 85 down from about 150 the year before. They are not taking chances with kids' education no matter how hard parents push for acceleration. You really have to earn the spot in the advanced class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 35 8th graders in geometry now. There are a handful of 7th graders that are taking Algebra I and geometry at the same time.

And last year there were 85 down from about 150 the year before. They are not taking chances with kids' education no matter how hard parents push for acceleration. You really have to earn the spot in the advanced class.

Bullis School has Summer Online Classes that meet requirements. They offer:

* a full year of geometry in 8 weeks,
* health
* Personal Finance
* Writing

https://www.bullis.org/page.cfm?p=2000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 35 8th graders in geometry now. There are a handful of 7th graders that are taking Algebra I and geometry at the same time.

And last year there were 85 down from about 150 the year before. They are not taking chances with kids' education no matter how hard parents push for acceleration. You really have to earn the spot in the advanced class.

Bullis School has Summer Online Classes that meet requirements. They offer:

* a full year of geometry in 8 weeks,
* health
* Personal Finance
* Writing

https://www.bullis.org/page.cfm?p=2000

That isn't the question. The question is whether DCPS would accept a course, like the one at Bullis, in lieu of a DCPS geometry class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 35 8th graders in geometry now. There are a handful of 7th graders that are taking Algebra I and geometry at the same time.

And last year there were 85 down from about 150 the year before. They are not taking chances with kids' education no matter how hard parents push for acceleration. You really have to earn the spot in the advanced class.

Interesting, I did not know the trend but I think that my current 8th grader was in 6th the first year they used I-ready to sort the math classes at the beginning of 6th. My DC that is in Geometry had to pass a test to get into algebra I the beginning of 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 35 8th graders in geometry now. There are a handful of 7th graders that are taking Algebra I and geometry at the same time.

And last year there were 85 down from about 150 the year before. They are not taking chances with kids' education no matter how hard parents push for acceleration. You really have to earn the spot in the advanced class.

Interesting, I did not know the trend but I think that my current 8th grader was in 6th the first year they used I-ready to sort the math classes at the beginning of 6th. My DC that is in Geometry had to pass a test to get into algebra I the beginning of 7th grade.

When Deal had a lot of kids in Algebra 1 in 7th grade the PARCC scores were mediocre. So they changed their policies. It's actually a great example of a school using data to make changes that are better for student learning.