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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone’s course request change from algebra intensified to algebra? Wondering why the above would have affected that?[/quote]
My kid did.  I think the cut off for 75% for the 8th grade sol was 440.  So they originally went with that for intensified, but then probably moved it to 500.  Bummer for my kid because he really wanted to continue taking intensified math.  [/quote]

What does that mean- cutoff for 75%? 440 to 500 is a big jump- why would the other grade changes affect this?[/quote]
The law says that anyone who scores in the top 25% statewide on the sol needs to be put in intensified math for grades 6-8.  For kids in pre algebra (6th and 7th grade), anything above a 440 was in the 25th percentile.  That’s too many kids for aps.  So instead of creating more sections of intensified algebra, they are saying algebra is already intensified if you are taking it earlier than highschool.[/quote]

this is wrong, read the actual law please[/quote]
Ha, YOU should read the actual law:
https://share.google/R2AxGw5VlsviKhEhn

I was wrong about the cut off -- it was 420 for anyone taking the 8th grade sol.  Still way too many kids for APS to have in a pipeline to take AP calc.  [/quote]

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