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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did some quick searching on DCC schools, and then added other schools I could think of. This information can't easily be found on all schools' websites. What I think is strange is how they use slightly different names for all these classes. Looks like lots of DCC schools not offering AIM.

Argyle:
Acc Math 6
Math investigations (for compacted math students)

Cabin John:
Math 6+
Applied IM

Eastern:
Math 6,
Math 6+
AIM
Algebra I

Farquhar:
MATH 6 (1005) 
ACCELERATED MATH 6 PLUS COURSE (1003)

Lee:
Math 6
Math 6+

Loiderman:
Math 6+
Math 7

Newport Mill:
LearnZillion/Illustrative Mathematics 6 (1005)
Accelerated Mathematics 6 Plus Course (AMP+) (1015)

North Bethesda
Grade 6 Math
Applied Investigations in Mathematics

Parkland
Mathematics 6
IM 6/7

Silver Spring International MS 
math pathways for 6th graders starting in fall '21 are:
LearnZillion Math 6-->on track for Algebra 1 in 9th
LearnZillion Math 7-->on track for Algebra 1 in 8th
Applied Investigations in Math 6 (AIM)-->on track for Algebra 1 in 7th

Silver Creek MS
Grade 6 Math
Applied Investigations in Math 6 (AIM)
Takoma Park
Grade 6 Math
Accelerated Math 6 Plus
AIM

Westland:
AIM
Accelerated Math 6 +
Math 6
Math 180
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Wow, thanks for putting this together. This is an eye opener to the inequalities at MCPS. I can’t believe I actually believed that the curriculum would be the same throughout MCPS and it didn’t really matter which school we were in.[/quote]

Stop hyperventilating! Both AIM and IM lead to Algebra in grade 7. So, all but four in this list have an *announced* path to get to algebra in 7th grade. The other four have an announced path to get to algebra in 8th. (BTW, Furquhar is not in DCC; So, six out of nine DCC schools have official pathway to get to algebra in 7th.) Usually these classes are based on demand, and there are always exceptions. I know kids in DCC who got accelerated outside the officially announced paths because they were above grade level.

Curriculum IS the same all over.
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One reason to take this list with a grain of salt: Newport Mill offers the restructured accelerated pathway (in place of compact 5/6->IM->Algebra 1 in seventh grade), which seems to be: compact 5/6 in 5th grade -> LZ Math 7 in 6th grade -> Algebra 1 -> Geometry. Check out [url]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1joqZamZK-0_AAR_uzbS2OrN-BWMB9fd4/view[/url]

While they don't say explicitly (or I missed it) that LZ Math 7 in 6th grade will lead to Algebra 1 in 7th grade, they do clearly state that LZ Math AMP 6+ in 6th grade will lead to Algebra 1 in 8th grade. And LZ Math 7 is obviously more accelerated compared to LZ Math AMP 6+.

Interestingly, Newport Mill, in addition to IM/Algebra 1/Geometry - courses that one would normally expect any MCPS middle school to offer - seems to offer Algebra 2 even! See [url]https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/newportmillms/departments/math/math/[/url] But this may be a bit outdated since the 2021-22 catalog does not have algebra 2.

Another reason - check out Furquhar and Loiderman web sites. They have teachers teaching Geometry in eighth grade and IM/AIM in sixth grade. Are they suddenly going to stop offering Geometry in eighth grade?! That does not make any sense.[/quote]

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