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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is definitely NOT true that all students in FCPS have access to adv. math.  In my kids' pyramid, our ES was the only one that had Adv. Math in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th until last year.  Then, last fall, two other elem. schools in the pyramid got Adv. Math for their 6th grade.  I was told by our adv. math teacher (who is on the pyramid's math comte.) that those two other schools would be adding 5th grade adv. math this year, with the intention of adding 4th grade adv. math the next year, etc.  There are other schools that feed into the HS and I don't think they have adv. math at all.  [/quote]

Per the FCPS website:

http://www.fcps.edu/is/math/elementary/index.shtml

[quote]With the implementation of the new standards Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is aligning the new Elementary Mathematics Instructional Sequence (EMIS) with these standards.   [b]EMIS will allow all students to access the advanced mathematics curriculum either in an advanced mathematics classroom or in a general education classroom through differentiation.[/b]  The new instructional sequence provides teachers with the tools needed for differentiation.  EMIS offers multiple entry points for students to access the advanced mathematics curriculum when they have developed the cognitive skills to be successful.  Advanced mathematics extended indicators and above grade level correlated standards will be available for students as early as kindergarten and will build a stronger foundation in mathematics.

The compacted mathematics curriculum is being enriched and expanded to include extensions that allow students to develop critical thinking skills and develop a deeper understanding of mathematics that will better prepare them for upper level mathematics in high school and beyond.  The current learning gaps that exist in compacted mathematics, created by selecting only certain standards, are being closed allowing students access to all standards.  Compacted mathematics will become Advanced Mathematics to be more representative of the rigor in the program.  [b]The Advanced Mathematics curriculum will be available in all elementary schools including Advanced Academic Center schools.[/b]

Link to presentation:

http://www.ebmcdn.net/fcps/courses/emis/player.html

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