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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bill 2686 accelerated math

it will affect your kids math placement-much easier to be advanced[/quote]

This is Bill 2686.  Wasn't APS already doing all of this?  APS is very transparent about math pathways and they allow parents to override the recommendation and enroll (or unenroll) kids.  And they've always been transparent about the criteria they are using for math placement.  What is the score required on SOL to be at 75th percentile?

This bill requires each school board in Virginia to develop and adopt a policy for advanced or accelerated mathematics enrollment for students in grades five through eight. The policy must automatically enroll students who score in the top quarter of the statewide Standards of Learning (SOL) mathematics assessment into advanced math classes for the following school year, while allowing parents to opt out of this automatic enrollment. Additionally, the policy must establish multiple alternative pathways for students to enroll in advanced mathematics, such as through teacher recommendations, parental input, student preference, or other evaluation methods like grades or standardized testing. Schools must also provide annual notifications to parents about mathematics course enrollment criteria, the importance of middle school math coursework, its impact on high school math sequences, and available mathematics courses. The bill further requires school boards to collect and submit detailed data to the state Department of Education, including enrollment numbers and assessment scores, broken down by various student subgroups like gender, race, income, special education status, and English language learner status. The Department must then publicly post this data in an easily accessible format on its website, promoting transparency in mathematics education opportunities.[/quote]
There's no acceleration in math available in grade 5 right now.  And far less than 25% of APS middle schoolers are currently in the advanced track.[/quote]

thats top of virginia 25, so in arlington that would be more than half the kids.[/quote]

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