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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Parents can place their kids into Algebra 1 H in 7th grade regardless of what they score on the IAAT and SOL. I get that there will be some pushback from the school but parents can request their kids be placed in the class.[/b]

Is that a smart decision? Probably not but hopefully it relieves the anxiety some parents have. I was waiting last year and it drove me nuts, more because I feel like FCPS has test scores and doesn't share them in a tmely matter. I like data so I like getting the test scores. I was pretty certain that DS would be fine, he is very strong in math but you never know when a kid has a bad day. I tried reminding myself that the test score really doesn't matter because we have to wait on the SOL scores anyway. I can't say that it helped but I tried.

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Is it even possible ? . How can a parent push the kids if it was based on scores . Then what is the purpose of those assessments ?[/quote]

What the PP said, and I agree with. The assessments are meant to provide a baseline so that everyone has confidence that the kids who pass are ready for the program. That said, every year there are parents who work themselves into a frenzy because their kid scored in the 89th percentile and now they can't take Algebra 1 in 7th grade and how awful it is. Or their kid scored 480 on the SOL and didn't pass advanced and now they can't take Algebra 1 in 7th grade. Some of those parents return with info that their kid was placed in Algebra 1 H because the Teacher thought it was a good fit or because the parents insist on placing their kid in Algebra 1 regardless of the test scores.

I am not saying I agree with the practice, just that the test scores are an indicator but that they are not the end all. Hoping to reduce the anxiety, that is all.[/quote]

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