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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All along FCPS has said the iready isn’t used for anything but here we are determining if a kid should take algebra in 6th based at least in large part on an iready, a test which even teachers hate and don’t emphasize. [/quote]

This is a really good point. Iready should not be used to determine anything since we have always been told that it is not used in any determinations. Now they are using it and nobody knew. This is not a reasonable measure for placement into Algebra. They should only use the SOLs and have a well defined requirement. This stinks of "wholistic" selection bias all over again.[/quote]

At our ES iReady has been used to determine placement of kids not in full-time AAP into advanced math for at least 3 years now...and they publically said so.[/quote]

They never publicly said one word about iready with respect to Algebra placement.[/quote]

No, but my point was that at least some places they started using iReady for math placement. I mean - it directly impacted which kids could take Algebra 1 in 7th under the current system at our ES that they used iReady (and SOLs for that matter) to push a whole bunch of kids - who deserved it FWIW - into advanced math.[/quote]

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