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[quote=Anonymous][quote] Does anybody know if a student may be allowed to take Algebra 1 honors in 7th grade if they fall in either one of these scenarios: 
a) Pass Advanced on SOL but below 91 percentile on IAAT 
b) At or above 91 percentile on IAAT but only pass on SOL [/quote]

My friend's son missed one or both of these cutoffs and the middle school placed in in Algebra I HN in 7th grade without asking what the family wanted. (he is in AAP and might have had a teacher recommendation).  She had to go back to the school to request that he NOT take it. My son had a 98% on the IAAT and a 590 or higher on the SOL (he's not in AAP).  We received a letter asking whether we wanted him to take Algebra 1 in 7th grade.  He's currently breezing through Math 7 HN but hopefully learning the skills he'll need for next year.

The elementary school compacted math curriculum does NOT prepare most kids to take Algebra I HN in 7th grade. If your child does extra math enrichment or is simply exceptional at math, maybe he or she could handle it. It seems like a lot of kids end up dropping down to Math 7 HN or repeating Algebra I in 8th grade.  I wish the school offered 7th graders who pass the IAAT and SOL requirements the option to take regular Algebra 1, and then Honors Algebra in 8th. The honors class assumes that the kids already have most of the knowledge that's taught in regular Algebra.[/quote]

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