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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A good read. https://www.nwea.org/blog/2024/when-are-students-ready-for-algebra/?hl=en-US#:~:text=And%20students%20who%20complete%20Algebra,negative%20consequences%20on%20their%20achievement.[/quote]

"Students needed to score around a 235 to 238 on MAP Growth in the spring of seventh grade to be on track to score proficient at the end of an Algebra 1 course. "

A 50% chance of being only proficient? I assume proficient in this case means passing, not outright mastery. Sounds like a low bar.[/quote]

This was an eye-opener. The author of the article said that of the kids with a 235-238 on the MAP, 50% of those kids could probably handle it, and 50% could struggle with it. He said it would be understandable for a school district to raise the bar and require more preparation and proficiency for Algebra I. Mine has a 245 on MAP in the 6th, and I don't think she's ready to take a high school course that will go on her transcript. Sure, maybe she'll make a high C or a B in 7th grade, but why not give it a year and give her more prep? Go for the A in 8th grade? [/quote]
You do what's appropriate for your kid, even hold back one additional year and go for Alg1 in 9th grade, if that ensures an A on the transcript.  FCPS has already been accommodating the needs of students like yours, but ignoring the needs of advanced students, until now.

Of the approximate 14000 FCPS 6th graders, 700 advanced kids' needs are being met by Alg1 program. Why and how does a program meeting the needs of 5% of total 6th grade kids concern you?

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I have zero problems with this accelerated math program. Maybe you should go back and read the whole thread. I have a problem with FCPS requiring me to opt out instead of opt in. I have a problem with FCPS not providing transparency in the decision-making process behind this. I'm not writing for you. I'm writing for all the other parents out there with kids like mine. There are parents who think FCPS has done their due diligence in research and trust that their kid will succeed in Alg1H in 6th or 7th grade with a certain MAP score. The research is more nuanced than that. Mine won't be happy with a C on her transcript, even though statistically that grade could be considered average or "proficient." I was surprised when she came home and said every kid in her AAP class was taking AlgI next year. I hope they are ok with the B's and C's. But we all know how AAP parents are.... [/quote]

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