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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I probably didn't explain myself very clearly despite my long-winded post. I am not saying I think my DC should be in the official advanced math. From what I understand, at our school the advanced math kids are working a grade level ahead same as the kids in full time AAP. I am saying that least year it seemed that they grouped the Gen Ed kids by their math scores such that there was a "strong but just missed advanced math" class (which mine seemed to be in), an "average" class, and a "below average/needs math support" class. So DC is upset that this year their math class seems to be more "needs support" kids and none of the kids from last year's class.

I don't think my kid is suited for advanced math, but I know they would be slowed down by kids who failed the SOL and get extra math support. So it would be nice to know if the Gen Ed classes are moving at different paces or if they're all doing the same thing. It's just odd to me that they told us they were putting kids in math classes based on a test last year, but then this year no such test is happening. Part of why we signed them up for Mathnasium was to boost confidence and prevent them from deciding so young that they are "not a math person", which is what happened to me. So I hate to see them feeling like they are in the "dumb" class now even if it's not the case. Sounds like there is zero consistency across schools, and even within schools. [/quote]

It is the first week of school. There will be assessments and movement in most classes. Your kid might have been placed in a random group, your kid might have been placed in a group based on grades and iReady scores. Things are likely to shift.

You mentioned that your school is in the pilot for Algebra 1 in 6th grade. That means that kids in the AAP group have been divided into two classes, Algebra 1 and Advanced Math. It might be that some kids from the regular math group were moved into Advanced Math, probably kids who passed advance on the SOL and maybe had higher iReady scores then your child. The other kids stay in regular math and they need to figure out where kids are, the variance in ability, and who is in what group. I would guess that the Admin and Math teachers at your school are swamped right now.

Different schools place students in math using different criteria. Our school used AP designation (no local level IV), iReady scores, SOL scoreas, and an in school assessment. Kids were moved around through the first month of school based on those criteria. The iReady and in school assessment could shift things. My kid was in the Advanced Math group so I am not sure how they handled things in the regular class. I do know that there was not enough space in the Advanced Math class for all the kids who qualified so there was an Advanced Math group in the regular class, there were 8 kids in that group. DS had friends in that group.

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