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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't seen a post here yet, but Duran announced a few weeks ago that math scores have fallen across all cohorts of APS students, decreasing from already low post-pandemic levels.  It's bad and not getting better.  This was the email:

[quote]Math Monitoring Report: During the report, you will hear directly from our dedicated math coaches, as well as a math interventionist, about the powerful ways we are supporting teachers and students to drive achievement and success in mathematics across the division. [b]Our division-wide data shows a slight drop in MAP Scores compared to last year across all student groups.[/b] However, fewer students scored within the lowest achievement range this year, demonstrating growth and improvement. [b]The Office of Academics will detail the steps we are taking to increase and intensify targeted interventions for English Learners, Students with Disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students. [/b]View the full report.[/quote]

This is the full report:
[url]https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DEXSLD7321AC[/url]

In response to these dismal scores, Duran is proposing small group remediation for only the weakest students plus ongoing "assessment."  This strikes me as wholly inadequate given that scores fell across all students groups.  Why are we not changing APS's choice of math curricula and EdTech?  What they're doing now clearly isn't working.

From what I'm seeing DreamBox and IXL seem to have taken over math instruction in APS.  My middle schooler is taught almost entirely by IXL with no direct instruction.  My elementary school student is taught using a workshop model, akin to the now defunct Lucy Calkins language arts curriculum, plus a hefty dose of DreamBox.  Why are we not reconsidering how APS is teaching math, or failing to teach math as the case may be?  Don't these scores show that it's time to try something different?[/quote]

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