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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your 3rd, 4th, 5th grader has struggled in math at an FCPS school, what has been your experience with assistance from the school?

We aren't currently in an FCPS school but are seriously considering a change based on a lot of factors, with a big one being that our current school doesn't offer much in the way of assistance for kids that aren't doing well, with math being the worst of it.

I'm trying to explore what happens in FCPS when you have a kid that isn't getting it/performing to the level one would expect based on standardized tests.

Thanks.[/quote]

My kids go to a Title 1 school in FCPS - we're in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County.  One of the advantages of Title 1 is they have the extra resource teachers and will work one on one with a child who is struggling below the benchmarks, no matter what their income level.  This is for bath math and reading. Our school has a full time Math resource teacher.  Our school has wonderful teachers and will also work one on one with someone who is advanced.  My DS was advanced in math but not quite ready for advanced math (moving a grade ahead.)  The teacher agreed to meet with him before school, on her own time at her own dime, to tutor him so he could move into the advanced class.  I also know of another student (from an upper middle class family who could afford tutors) who was struggling in math and he was pulled out for one on one tutoring with the Math Resource Teacher at school.  Our school also offers after school remediation programs.  So extra help does happen in FCPS but it maybe school specific.[/quote]

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