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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Algebra is the most importance math your child will ever take.

Your child did not ace it.[/quote]

Kids this age often aren't the best judge of their own work after the fact (both over and underestimating). Here's what I'd do:

Reach out to the department chair and ask for feedback on the placement test. [b]If he was on the edge, ask if he can start in Geometry and switch to Algebra I if it doesn't go well.[/b] If he did poorly on placement, ask if you can reevaluate based on how he does in the early weeks of Algebra I. Believe me, they also want to get placement right for everyone![/quote]

FYI - This isn't a great approach to "find out" whether the kid had mastered Algebra I.  They may not discover this until they reach Algebra II. Geometry is often quite different than Algebra, proof based.

I'd speak with the math chair about the placement to understand their process and decision.  I'd also confirm the ability to take Geometry summer after 9th (that it will continue next year) and find out the dates/cost of that program for this summer.
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