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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is most likely to align better with the changes coming from MSDE in math and to account for compacted 5/6 students being able to take AMP 7+ but needing a unit before getting started.

One of the changes(or at least new options from MSDE) will be Integrated Algebra which I fully support.  [/quote]

What is integrated algebra? I think of integrated math as a combo of algebra (or pre-algebra) and geometry so you have a bit of both each year. I do not know what integrated algebra would be. [/quote]

Yes, it's "integrated math 1/2/3" replacing the ridiculous 'algebra1/geometry/algebra2", not "integrated algebra".

(And it's much, much better than non-integrated. It eliminates the "wall of algebra" that interferes with kids' opportunity to accelerate or decelerate after math 8 / 7+ / AIM "prealgebra" -- which is actually already "integrated math 0" )[/quote]

That’s fantastic! I presume the assessments will change to go with it? Right now the state requires and algebra 1 and geometry assessment, which doesn’t make sense if integrated math is offered. Would they add assessments at the end of integrated math 1, 2, and 3?[/quote]

I haven't seen anything officially published about any of this. 
I would assume that integrated math curriculum pathways would take the MCAP Algebra 2 assessment at the end of Integrated Math 2, which is more than halfway through algebra 1+2 content.

In general, there's a separate movement towards adding district assessments to every class, which I expect would be tailored to the curriculum standards of each class (with honors and non-honors versions combined on the same test). [/quote]

There is no current Algebra 2 MCAP. Only Algebra 1 and Geometry. I think they would need to have separate assessments for integrated math. [/quote]

Sorry! Of course I meant to write algebra _1_ assessment. [/quote]

So they would take the A1 assessment after integrated math 2 and the geometry assessment after integrated math 3?[/quote]

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