Compacted 4/5 math

[Anonymous]

Please post how your school is handling this.

At Chevy Chase Elementary, we have not received any information yet about how this compacted 4/5 will be implemented; however, since CCES is a magnet, I'm guessing that all students in the compacted course at CCES will, at least, stay at CCES.

I have heard the following, but do not know if it is correct --

4th graders in the RM Cluster will be riding the middle school bus to Julius West for math during JW's first period. They will be bussed back to their ES after math ends at 8:45, and will do homework during the ES math block.", so presumably, that's every ES in Richard Montgomery cluster (although that could be incorrect)

Stonegate ES 4th graders (in Blake cluster) being bused to either White Oak or Farquhar

Carderock Springs ES (Whitman cluster) will have a class of 25 4th graders on-site at CSES

[Anonymous]

If they were making decisions by July, it seems that kids who were going to be bused would've been notified by now.

[Anonymous]

Found out that elementary schools in the Wood MS cluster will have the compacted 4/5 class at Wood MS from 755am-845am. They will be bused there via the small buses that transport the special education kids (with our children sitting in front near the bus driver), and then bused back to the respective elementary school.

My daughter has been selected for this class, but I would like to know from other parents whether this would be worth it or not? Can anyone provide insight into this at all? I read through the website, but it gives very high level information. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

So glad to hear they will get the front seats and the special ed kids will be tucked in the rear!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Found out that elementary schools in the Wood MS cluster will have the compacted 4/5 class at Wood MS from 755am-845am. They will be bused there via the small buses that transport the special education kids (with our children sitting in front near the bus driver), and then bused back to the respective elementary school.

My daughter has been selected for this class, but I would like to know from other parents whether this would be worth it or not? Can anyone provide insight into this at all? I read through the website, but it gives very high level information. Thanks!

This isn't true. Barnsley has their own class and students at Rock Creek Valley are staying at Rock Creek Valley with a teacher for math. Only the other three schools that feed to Wood will send their students there.

[Anonymous]

So you will have to get your child to your school early? What will they do while their classmates are doing math?

[Anonymous]

Curious who told you that "your" advanced kids would sit in the front of the bus near the driver and the special ed kids in the rear. Was it a teacher? Principal? There is always an aide on the special ed bus to help if concerns arise. And becauseof routing, and the hours of the nonpublicschools, etc, there can be kids ranging from preschool thru 21 on any given special ed bus. But postings like that make me wonder if MCPS still has a lot more work to do in terms of training teachers or principals about treating special ed kids with dignity.

[Anonymous]

My child's school has an advanced math teacher and a full class but it also has a HGC.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know what approach will be used at Burning Tree?

[Anonymous]

Our ES is offering the compacted class mid-morning (taught by a math focus teacher) and students from another nearby ES are being transported here for the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our ES is offering the compacted class mid-morning (taught by a math focus teacher) and students from another nearby ES are being transported here for the class.

That seems like a better approach than early morning at the local middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rock Creek Forest notified on Tuesday.

I was never notified and found out today that my child is in math 4. Is there a large compacted math class? Is it a combo of Spanish immersion and home school kids?

[Anonymous]

How do you appeal a decision? I found out that my child was never tested but I don't know all the criteria for qualifying to take the test. My spouse and I both have math backgrounds and so far our child has liked/been good at math, so I'm uncomfortable with the decision not to test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you appeal a decision? I found out that my child was never tested but I don't know all the criteria for qualifying to take the test. My spouse and I both have math backgrounds and so far our child has liked/been good at math, so I'm uncomfortable with the decision not to test.

The '"test" was primarily teacher observations of the child's performance last year. I don't think it was a specific entrance exam. Sorry it didn't go the way you would like, but the teacher have "tested" your kid in the was teachers "tested" others. At least, that is my understanding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you appeal a decision? I found out that my child was never tested but I don't know all the criteria for qualifying to take the test. My spouse and I both have math backgrounds and so far our child has liked/been good at math, so I'm uncomfortable with the decision not to test.

The '"test" was primarily teacher observations of the child's performance last year. I don't think it was a specific entrance exam. Sorry it didn't go the way you would like, but the teacher have "tested" your kid in the was teachers "tested" others. At least, that is my understanding.

I wasn't asking anybody to be sorry. I'm just asking a question.