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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems to me that the Iowa algebra readiness test is actually a key step that would enable a kid to switch tracks.[/quote]

I thought that FCPS administers the IAAT only to those kids in Level IV AAP. You may want to talk to the principal or the math department on options. [/quote]

They administer the IAAT to all kids in Advanced Math.  [b]Gen ed Advanced math is considered the exact same class as AAP math[/b], and gen ed kids can and do qualify to take 7th grade algebra. [/quote]

So, how exactly does this acceleration to Algebra happen for gen ed? [b]All along the gen ed math trails AAP math by a year or so. In 6th grade, the AAP kids are doing 7th grade math while the gen ed class is doing 6th grade[/b]. It was my understanding that gen ed students may be principal placed in an AAP math class, but that advancement goes only as far as the 6th grade, and that the gen ed students are not eligible to take the IAAT. [/quote]

That is incorrect.  I've had one kid go through AAP math at a center and one through gen ed advanced math at a base school with no AAP.  Both of them had their classes designated as "Advanced Math" in SIS.  In 5th grade, both of them took the 6th grade SOL.  In 6th grade, both took the IAAT and 7th grade SOL.  While the homework and projects may have been different, both kids took the exact same tests in their Advanced Math courses.  There is no such thing as "AAP math."  " Advanced Math" is a specific FCPS course which covers 3rd-5th grade math in 3rd and 4th grade, 6th grade math in 5th grade, and 7th grade math in 6th grade.  By default, all AAP LIV students are placed in the Advanced Math course.  Many schools also offer Advanced Math for gen ed students who qualify.  It's the same class with the same curriculum, pacing guide, and tests.   Many gen ed Advanced Math students take Algebra in 7th grade and are just as qualified to do so as the AAP Advanced Math students.
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