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People may not realize this, but only 5 or 6 AAP centers allow kids to skip up to 6th grade AAP math while in 5th.  If your kid doesn't attend one of those centers, you're out of luck.  [/quote]

Which AAP centers allow it, if you don't mind sharing?[/quote]

Oops.  It's actually more than 6.
This tool shows all of the schools that have had a 6th grader take the Algebra I SOL. Scroll to the bottom to see the results.
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/apex/f?p=152:1:6962235569602:SHOW_REPORT::::

If your kid attends one of the listed schools, then your school participates in the FCPS 6th grade Algebra path.  If it isn't listed, then either they haven't had a single student from 2018-2023 meet the criteria, or the school doesn't participate.  [/quote]
Settings for this:  Select school years 2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2018-2019.  
Report level: School
Division:  fairfax county
Grade: 6
Subject area: Mathematics
Test Algebra I

Leave everything else on default, and then hit submit.  Eventually, the bottom of the page will show all of the schools that had a student take the Algebra I SOL in 6th.

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Statewide data also shows that 6th graders who take Algebra 1, move on to enroll in Geometry in 7th, and Algebra 2 in 8th, have their 8th grade SOL pass rate for Algebra 2 well over 99% for all years (pre pandemic).  Another data point showing advanced 8th graders are highly successful enrolling in Algebra 2.   [/quote]

You are making a case against those who sat acceleration is bad and all the math teachers agree kids are being accelerated too much.  You are making a case that Fairfax could let some more kids into Algebra 1 earlier. 
 You are not making a case that all 6th graders or all black 6th graders, should be enrolled in algebra 1 or given the option to enroll.[/quote]

DP. and I agree.  The data suggests that due to the high success among the Algebra I in 6th grade cohort, they could allow another 30+ kids into the program without any real decline in performance.  Since the CogAT Q and 4th grade SOL requirements are only the first hurdle toward acceleration, and the kids still need to pass the Gatehouse tests as well as the typical IAAT and SOL benchmarks for Algebra, I would propose that all kids who are relatively close to the CogAT Q and 4th grade SOL benchmarks be included in the Gatehouse testing pool.  Kids who pass the Gatehouse tests, and then go on to meet the IAAT and 7th grade SOL benchmarks when in 5th grade should be given the chance to take Algebra in 6th.  There's really no difference between a kid who scored a 143 CogAT Q and a kid who scored 145 in a test given in the 2nd grade.  [/quote]

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