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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish you good luck finding an actual answer to this question. MCPS is very disorganized about this and you can ask 5 ppl and get 5 different answers. It’s a different process and cut off for each different school, which I personally think is confusing, inequitable and unnecessary. I’d start by contacting the math department head at the specific middle school where your child is headed. I imagine they’ll look a what level math your child completed at the previous school and may administer a MAP test and/or solicit a teacher recommendation. [/quote]

Sure there are a lot of uninformed parents but there are recognized diagnostics and guidelines as a PP pointed out.[/quote]

Every school has different rules some MS allow it and some don't.  OP isn't necessarily asking about Algebra and asking about placement.  They will look at the child's grades, and test scores and talk to the teacher/parent to make the decision.  There is no consistency in each of the schools and the poster says that because TMPS doesn't allow Algebra in 6th, so no Silver Spring schools do is making stuff up. We were given a registration form and had to have the ES teacher sign off saying yes and that was it.[/quote]

I don't understand why central office cannot create a transparent policy that applies to all MS.[/quote]

They don't have any transparency or equity in anything so why is this any different?  They should offer the same classes, offer real honors classes and have the same standards at every school but they don't.  They also need to increase the magnet programs to offer one at every school or at least gifted classes in Math and English at every school (though for English being given more than two online books a year might help too).

We don't know what classes OP is asking about.  Someone here just jumped on the Algebra bandwagon.  There are at least a handful of schools allowing it and not just the W zones.[/quote]

Although I've heard vague rumors there have been rare exceptions, it's only in the W zone where math enrichment is offered with any consistency. The only people claiming otherwise couldn't name a school where this went on with more than one student.[/quote]

Its none of your business where our kids go to school.  Why are you so competitive?  Its really is not a big deal if kids start in 6th vs. 7th.  It's still very early to start.[/quote]

It seems reasonable to me to expect enrichment to be offered at all schools not just the wealthy ones.[/quote]

It is offered at some non-wealthy schools.  Clearly they aren't the schools your kids go to or you'd know that.[/quote]

I've heard that said before but nobody can name a single school that isn't Potomac that offers it so I call BS on this.[/quote]

I’ll name one: There were sixth graders taking Algebra 1 at Eastern when my kid took it in 7th. Not a lot, but at least three just in that particular section.

So no, it’s not a rumor. [/quote]

I teach at Eastern and can confirm that three 6th graders took Algebra 1 in the 2018-19 school year. [/quote]

Yes, those were the 3 magnet students who had already taken IM in 5th at their wealthy Potomac school so the school advanced them to the next class.[/quote]
 Go quote the Gipper, "There you go again!" :roll: [/quote]

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