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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a drama llama.

I work in a E3 school. The kids who need it will get advanced math in 5th and take the 6th grade SOL like normal.

If anything, according to our Math Coach, we are on track for MORE kids to take advanced math based on last year's SOL performance and i-ready performance.

I teach 5th grade (and also teach advanced math).[/quote]
If E3 is not compacted, where do the kids get the acceleration? Our E3 school does not have separate classes and the 4th graders were not taught much of the advanced math rubric to prepare them to “skip” ahead.[/quote]

E3 is actually compacted. It is designed to cover compacted math for the entire class. They all get it but what happens is that kids who need to spiral do not take the 6th grade sol in 5th.

What I am asked to do is differentiate so kids who are struggling get more support and spiral back while I move forward. It’s challenging but that’s the design.

In my school (a well off one) all of the kids in 3rd completed part of 4th grade math and that cohort is tracking to complete half of 5th grade this year. We are projected to have one section (about 30 kids) who are going to need on grade math. The other roughly 90 will be accelerated.

-teacher[/quote]

That sounds great for your well off school. What about schools on the other side of the county that have one advanced math class and four regular (that tend to actually be behind grade). Do you really think that those kids will be prepared to take the 7th grade SOL in 6th or that the teacher will be able to devote any time to IAAT prep? I guess if there is one thing that FCPS loves, it's widening the gap between the haves and have nots [/quote]

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