May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

[Anonymous]

Document Errors: Accelerate Enrich Learn Literacy Math 260507 PPT

Temporal and Logical Inconsistencies

[*] Future Data Reporting: The bar chart on page 21 lists "Fall 2026" MAP Growth Reading results as historical data, despite the presentation being dated May 7, 2026.
[*] Grade 10 Header Duplication: The articulation table on page 14 incorrectly lists "Grade 10" as the header for two separate school years: 2034-35 and 2036-37.
[*] Performance/Selection Contradiction: Page 23 states there is "No significant difference" between Literacy Model 1 and Model 2, yet the data table on page 22 shows Model 2 had positive growth in 4 out of 5 subgroups while Model 1 showed performance declines in all five.

Typographical and Render Errors

[*] Double Conjunction: Page 10 contains the phrase "enrichment and and acceleration services".

Mathematical Errors (Page 5 Chalkboard Graphic)

[*] Incorrect Pi Value: The chalkboard renders the value of Pi as "3.149590......", which is mathematically inaccurate.
[*] Difference of Squares Identity: The graphic incorrectly states "a² + b² = (a-b)(a+b)"; the correct identity for the difference of squares is a² - b².

[Anonymous]

Is the stream working for anyone? Are they just not going to broadcast this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They also wrote Grade 10 where it should be Grade 12.

These people do not deserve their jobs. They are dumber than the kids they serve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the stream working for anyone? Are they just not going to broadcast this?

They're just running late....

[Anonymous]

It should start at 1 pm.

[Anonymous]

The meeting has started:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The meeting has started:

Is anyone else having trouble hearing the sound on this, or is it just me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The meeting has started:

Is anyone else having trouble hearing the sound on this, or is it just me?

It's working fine for me.

[Anonymous]

All this testimony and the only testimony on acceleration is from the GEC. Exactly what MCPS wanted. Don't put out this policy so no one can speak on it. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All this testimony and the only testimony on acceleration is from the GEC. Exactly what MCPS wanted. Don't put out this policy so no one can speak on it. Sigh.

And even the GEC testimony doesn't speak directly to the MCPS proposal because it was written/recorded before the details came out.

It's obscene how hostile MCPS is to transparency and parent input.

[Anonymous]

I would've gone and testified but I'm in office today.

[Anonymous]

Good, the vice chair of GEC is speaking to this now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good, the vice chair of GEC is speaking to this now.

I wish she had blasted them more for putting this up at the last minute (although she touched on it, but far too politely IMO.) But of course she only had a few hours to figure out how to write a 3 minute testimony on this. That's exactly what MCPS wanted.

[Anonymous]

duplicate thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1324771.page

[Anonymous]

I agree with Ms. Montoya -- we need more explicit typing instruction. We did hours of typing when I was an elementary student in the late 80s and early 90s....