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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The first actual cohorting going forward is precalculus in 6th. If the student doesn't make the cut for that, then the next opportunity is Integrated Algebra 1 in 8th.

Right now, 4th grade is the big acceleration placement year.  Going forward, 4th grade placement doesn't matter and 6th and 8th grade placements matter.   [/quote]

If you mean a separate standalone class then yes - 6th is the first, but it's not just prealgebra. They also have AMP 6+.

But they are saying they are doing cohorting from 3rd-5th and that acceleration will be available, just not in a standalone class. I very much doubt this will happen, which means that very few kids will get into pre-algebra in 6th (only the ones who were accelerated privately).[/quote]

It looks like there is no separate AMP 6+.

There is a Math 6 class where kids with accelerated tag will get some sort of enrichment.  Then there is prealgebra.

So most kids will be in a Math 6 class, and some kids in that class will get some additional material.   
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There is still a separate 6+ class. [/quote]

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/curriculum/math/mcps-math-groups-parent-document-05-2026.pdf

I'm just looking at this and coming to my conclusions.

Rising 5th graders will continue with compacted math 5/6 next year, so maybe next year there will still be AMP 6+.  But it looks like going forward after that, there is no elementary compacted math or AMP.  It looks like the class options are..

Grade 4 - Math 4 (With or without enrichment)
Grade 5 - Math 5 (With or without enrichment)
Grade 6 - Math 6 (With or without enrichment) OR Pre-Algebra
Grade 7 - Math 7 (With or without enrichment) OR Integrated Algebra 1
Grade 8 - Math 8 OR Integrated Algebra 1 OR Integrated Algebra 2
Grade 9 - Integrated Algebra 1 OR Integrated Algebra 2 OR Pre-Calculus

So the two cohorting on ramps are 6th grade Pre-Algebra and then 8th grade Integrated Algebra 1.[/quote]

Huh?  AMP 6+ and AMP 7+ are right on the diagram on page 3, in both the 2nd and 3rd rows.  Kids who did regular Math 5 (the first two rows) can either do grade-level Math 6 (row 1) or AMP 6+ (row 2.)  Kids who did "Math 5 with Accel" can either do AMP 6+ (row 3) or Pre-Algebra (row 4.)   [/quote]

So basically the same as now in middle school, besides the state-level Integrated Algebra 1/2 change.

(Except that probably many fewer kids will be prepared for pre-algebra in 6th and have the MAP scores needed to qualify, because they won't learn enough 6th grade math in ES.   But the pathways remain essentially the same.) [/quote]

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