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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's 3rd and 4th grade at our elementary school. We don't know yet if it's following them to 5th grade, but I assume so. I've gotten very little information about the curriculum, and since we get so little work sent home, I can't really tell what they are learning or if my 4th grader who was supposed to be in Level II advanced math (learning the 4th and 5th grade curriculum) is getting high quality extensions or not.

The person who mentioned tutors is correct. We are UMC and if we find our student falling behind what we think he's capable of or not learning what his peers at other elementary schools in our pyramid are learning, we will pay for tutoring. Not fair to families who can't afford that or aren't really understanding what is going on.

We should probably have this E3 conversation in the FCPS forum![/quote]

So they haven’t actually eliminated advanced math then?

Has that actually happened anywhere? [/quote]

My understanding is that FCPS will still offer the traditional advanced math progression for Level IV students. This starts in 3rd and 4th grade with the identified kids working on the curriculum a year ahead, but still taking the grade level SOL. In 5th grade, it splits more deeply and advanced math kids learn the 6th grade math curriculum and take the 6th grade SOL as 5th graders. Then in 6th, they do the 7th grade math curriculum and SOL, working a full grade level ahead. At our elementary school, a good percentage of kids not identified as Level IV (we are not a center school) are designated as Level II for math only and join in on the advanced curriculum, working a year ahead. We've been told that there will no longer be a Level II designation. It will all be done in class and kids who need "extensions" will receive them. Now that they've started piloting E3 at our school, progress reports no longer indicate that kids are Level II and receiving advanced content and instead say they "received extensions in math" in the notes section. 
So it hasn't been eliminated, but seems like this program (which is currently only a pilot) would change how advanced math is taught and I'm skeptical about the same content really being given through extensions. Seems like a lot to ask of our classroom teachers to manage math lessons at so many different levels instead of just grouping kids. 
I still have more questions than answers. 
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