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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does everyone get these?[/quote]

The biggest bar to getting these is needing a pass advanced on either the math or the reading 5th grade SOL.  They waive this requirement for kids who transferred into FCPS in 6th.  They may have also waived it in the last two years due to the pandemic.  The requirements for the report card are trivial, and almost every kid would qualify.

When my DD had her end of year ceremony for 6th grade several years ago in a non-AAP school, about 20 out of 100 kids got the award.  6 of the kids were actually very smart with good grades and pass advanced on the SOLs.  The remainder were completely average kids who transferred into the school and had the SOL requirement waived.  A lot of above average kids didn't get the award, because they had very high grades but didn't manage a pass advanced on either of the SOLs.

in AAP, everyone should get the award.  Kids who can't manage a pass advanced on either the math or reading SOL or who can't manage to get a 3+ on 80% of the core grades don't belong in AAP.[/quote]

This is so false!!! My kid got one and they’ve failed their SOLs (or one of them) for every year at the school (minus pandemic year).  They still got one this year and they most certainly didn’t Pass Advanced.[/quote]

I earlier posted the standards released by one FCPS ES for this award.  These policies are the same as the ones at my ES, and they're likely the same as every single FCPS ES.  I did post that it is entirely possible that they waived the SOL requirements due to the pandemic.  The SOLs taken in 5th grade are what they use for eligibility.  Last year the SOLs were optional, so they possibly didn't use them for this award.  Next year, the criteria should return to standard operating procedure.  Did your child earn pass advanced on either the reading or the math SOL taken in 5th grade?  Did you opt out of SOLs last year?  If the answer to both of these is no, they must be waiving the SOL requirement for this year.

Also, weirdly enough, if you fail one 5th grade SOL and pass advance the other, you would qualify for the award according to the standards posted from that one FCPS ES.  490 Reading and 490 Math = No award.  350 Reading and 500 Math = Award![/quote]

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