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[quote=Anonymous]The MAP score wouldn't matter as much if MCPS hadn't kept relying on it as a (perhaps the most) critical measure for placement.  With no CogAT (or the like), they have no measure of underlying ability, and, as prior posters mentioned, exposure to the material, either via an accelerated class (which requires placement in the first place) or with outside tutoring, becomes more important than having a capability/need to stretch.  There seems to have been a shift from a more flexible heuristic to more stringent cutoffs, as well, though in-school course placement has the advantage (and danger) of principal discretion, whereas magnet program lottery qualification does not.

Elementary schools that made the decision this past year not to offer Compacted Math were asked to evaluate 5th graders to determine who might be ready for AIM (or just Math 7), despite missing the 6th grade curriculum.  It's uncertain what extra work (e.g., over the summer) will be expected of them.  I believe all schools are expected to return to offering CM one way or other this coming year.

We're still in learning recovery for another year+, per the original plan to counter math learning loss from spring 2020 and the 2020-21 school year, and their focus has been on that.  They really need to have a better way of identifying student ability and ensuring that the associated need gets addressed, no matter what school or cohort is in play.[/quote]

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