VA math changes - ways to speak out

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Anonymous wrote:Seem like Terry McAuliffe is quiet about these proposed changes.I take his silence as suppressing gifted kids and high achievers.

You should read up on latest so you don’t sound like a low-info rube.

They are proposing to mix up the course content to blend it together, not removing acceleration or advanced classes.

So you’re telling me the elementary and middle school advanced academic and honors classes will still be around? Advanced academics for gifted kids starts in 3rd where they skip a grade level math. Since you read it all, tell me if that’s true. I don’t see any acceleration until possibly 6th grade.

They have walked it back and said districts are free to do acceleration and honors classes. Their videos say otherwise, and they want to eliminate acceleration, they are just going to do it a little more stealthily, and wait until after the election to walkback their walkback.

Ugh voting R to be safe. The districts may be discouraged to do acceleration. VDOE may not provide them with the resources. The whole thing looks shady.

I don’t trust my school District either, it’s a very liberal
School board. I am pretty sure they love that “equity math” as they call it and offers no acceleration. I will wait until June to decide on my candidate based on what I hear from now till then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Great example of parents paying attention, reaching out to elected officials and getting answers. I watched earlier webinars. There was definitely reason for concern. The clarity they offered this week is reassuring, but still something to monitor in the coming year or two.

Nice work to everyone who reached out.

+1 originally they were very clear that they wanted to get rid of any tracking/acceleration before 11th grade. they have backed away from that due to political pressure. Good job everyone who reached out.

This was on their site since November, and this is when principals were made aware of it.
Why did it take until March for people to notice, and really until late April when the Loudoun County school board was notified?

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Then you probably are already an R voter. Those of us that were trying to swallow our souls to stomach voting R on this are relieved not to have to do this. I took screen shots of the session and the clear language about not banning advanced classes / acceleration. I frankly doubt McAuliffe wants to court this trouble by reversing the walk back if he’s elected. (Other D candidates might though). I’ll leave my protest vote for the next FCPS SB election...

I don't get a sign that FCPS is changing anything in response to VMPI. Their issue is with TJ and other equity initiatives.
Other districts are changing, and they are still pushing behind the scenes to end acceleration and tracking.

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I actually like the new pathway but there needs to be a track for advancement for it to be truly equitable. I am sure FCPS has been watching from the sidetrack for awhile and thinking about it.

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Then you probably are already an R voter. Those of us that were trying to swallow our souls to stomach voting R on this are relieved not to have to do this. I took screen shots of the session and the clear language about not banning advanced classes / acceleration. I frankly doubt McAuliffe wants to court this trouble by reversing the walk back if he’s elected. (Other D candidates might though). I’ll leave my protest vote for the next FCPS SB election...

I don't get a sign that FCPS is changing anything in response to VMPI. Their issue is with TJ and other equity initiatives.
Other districts are changing, and they are still pushing behind the scenes to end acceleration and tracking.

Yes but several board members on FCPS are clearly just there to be political actors. Frisch and Omeish for instance have no business on the board. The board desperately needs - McLaughlin can’t do it all alone.

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Needs balance I meant^

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Anonymous wrote:Seem like Terry McAuliffe is quiet about these proposed changes.I take his silence as suppressing gifted kids and high achievers.

You should read up on latest so you don’t sound like a low-info rube.

They are proposing to mix up the course content to blend it together, not removing acceleration or advanced classes.

So you’re telling me the elementary and middle school advanced academic and honors classes will still be around? Advanced academics for gifted kids starts in 3rd where they skip a grade level math. Since you read it all, tell me if that’s true. I don’t see any acceleration until possibly 6th grade.

They have walked it back and said districts are free to do acceleration and honors classes. Their videos say otherwise, and they want to eliminate acceleration, they are just going to do it a little more stealthily, and wait until after the election to walkback their walkback.

Ugh voting R to be safe. The districts may be discouraged to do acceleration. VDOE may not provide them with the resources. The whole thing looks shady.

I don’t trust my school District either, it’s a very liberal
School board. I am pretty sure they love that “equity math” as they call it and offers no acceleration. I will wait until June to decide on my candidate based on what I hear from now till then.

This is the only place I've seen anything from McAuliffe's people on VMPI. Of course the Rs were jumping all over each other trying to hate on the downsides most strongly. I think Youngkin won that battle with his statement that he'd fire everyone in VDOE responsible.

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Another item is to watch and petition the curriculum committee in Loudoun and other districts. With the current state DOE walkback on acceleration and tracking, is is up to the county level boards to ensure the acceleration and tracking continues to happen. Many of these committees are supportive of the original VMPI plan.

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Most of the Loudoun school board is in favor of academic acceleration. As long as the state lets school districts manage it, I’m not as worried.

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Anonymous wrote:I actually like the new pathway but there needs to be a track for advancement for it to be truly equitable. I am sure FCPS has been watching from the sidetrack for awhile and thinking about it.

LOL don't you get it, "advancement" and "equity" are inherently incompatible. If some people are in advanced classes, that is axiomatically unfair and inequitable to those who are not in those classes. This unfairness will make the non-advanced children sad, which is the worst thing ever.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the Loudoun school board is in favor of academic acceleration. As long as the state lets school districts manage it, I’m not as worried.

Based on the school board meeting yesterday, you should be very worried. The school board was not aware of the implemented changes where advancement has been taken away for five months.
Looks like they are still not aware of it, nor do they appear to be aware that the county staff is against academic acceleration and supports detracking.

[Anonymous]

Guess who is on the VA Board of Education?

Dr. Duran!

https://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/members/index.shtml

He only has a year left though.

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Some dope on AEM thinks this was a screen capture from the VDOE website.

Then why is there a link to the VDOE website on it?

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Links do not have to go to other sites, so having a link to VDOE is not proof that the screenshot is not from DOW.

Besides, where do they claim it is from VDOE?
I assumed the arrow was yours, but it is on the original tweet. I doubt the poster thought VDOE was putting giant arrows on their site.

Also, the content was accurate at the time it was posted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Links do not have to go to other sites, so having a link to VDOE is not proof that the screenshot is not from DOW.

Besides, where do they claim it is from VDOE?
I assumed the arrow was yours, but it is on the original tweet. I doubt the poster thought VDOE was putting giant arrows on their site.

Also, the content was accurate at the time it was posted.

The person posting it on AEM yesterday was pretty convinced it came from the VDOE website.

When asked about the different colors/look, person said:
" It was absolutely from the VDOE site. They changed their site. "