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[quote=Anonymous]Our experience is that math is fluid, but the changes usually happen at the beginning of each year.

For example, one year in our school there was a 3rd grade math, a 3/4 math, a 4th grade math (for 3rd graders only) and a 5th grade math (for 3rd graders only).  In this example, all kids were assigned to the math track in the beginning of the year.  Within the first month, a few kids might get moved when assessment data shows that the assignment might have been wrong for them (mostly moved up, not down).  Then, they generally stay there for the year.

At the end of the year there will be some in the 3/4 class who did very well on both the 3 & 4 components and will "skip" to 5th grade math the next year.  For these kids the 4th grade parts acted like "acceleration."  Other students may not have done so well on the 4th grade assessment parts, and so they will go to regular 4th grade math the next year or a 4/5 combo.  For these kids the 3/4 combo acted more like 3rd w/ 4th grade "enrichment."

My child entered MCPS in 3rd grade, did a 3/4 combo that year, "skipped" to 5/6th grade math in 4th grade, and then "skipped" again to 7th grade math in 5th grade.  She will remain on the 2 years above track for the rest of her MS and HS career, because she lacks the interest in math to do further acceleration.

So there is some fluidity in the math tracks.  There is fluidity within the year in the combo classes when a child works more or less on the year-above components in the class.  There is fluidity between years, when a child "skips" a year.

There used to be a math paths brochure that MCPS gave out that explained the typical skipping points on the math pathways.  It's useful to look at.  [/quote]

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