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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like a few others, I care about his 6th grade math SOL. He needs pass advanced to participate in Algebra 1 H next year.

Some families will be paying attention every year because their kids are Principal Placed in LLIV or in Advanced Math because SOL scores are a part of how Principals decide to place in the LLIV class and are part of determining math placement after 3rd grade. [/quote]

What happens if you're opt-out of sols ?   [/quote]

Opting out of SOLs could negativly impact LLIV placement and Algebra 1 placement in 7th grade but I don't know that definitively. I doubt anyone has a definitive answer.

Algebra 1 H in 7th grade requres passing the IAAT in the 91st percentile AND passing advanced on the 7th grade SOL. I would assume that a student who opts out of the SOL might not be eligible for Algebra 1 H in 7th grade. There are anecodtal stories regarding kids being placed in Algebra 1 H at some MS without hitting both bench marks but those stories come out of schools with a smaller contingent of kids who meet the threshold and the MS needs more bodies to have multiple Algebra 1 H sections between the 7th and 8th grades. The MS Center schools are not likely to allow a student who has meet both bench marks.

Principal placement for LLIV is a school by school decision. Most schools seem to use SOL, iReady, grades, and Teacher recommendations. Opting out of the SOLs removes one of the commonly used factors for inclusion so I would say that it is a risk to do if you want your child Principal Placed.

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