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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Currently, our school starts advanced math in 5th. With 5th being the jump to 6th grade material, and then 6th the kids take the 7th SOL.

We are also a E3 school. I won’t know for certain if my kid will be ready - I don’t think they are covering any 5th grade material in 4th.

I plan to reach out to make sure there will be a true advanced math class next year. I’ve heard rumors our school tried to get rid of it, but parents pushed back.[/quote]
Here's an interesting guide from E3/Dana Center on how school districts can accelerate equitably. It suggests taking the top 40% of kids in fifth grade and placing them on an accelerated math path by 6th grade. While it's hard to tell for sure, they are likely deeming accelerated to be Algebra 1 in 8th grade; if so, presumably additional differentiation would be required to accelerate more quickly than that. If a district were to follow this advice, they would likely have grades 3-4 go deeper into grade level content and wait to accelerate until grades 5-6, pacing the acceleration from there to 8th grade Algebra 1; anything faster would likely require differentiated instruction. There's no way to know if FCPS is following this advice or whether they have their own E3 implementation plan. The only way to tell is to cross-walk FCPS's E3 curriculum with advanced math's. Unfortunately, E3 does not appear to have curriculum specifics on its website.

https://e3alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/CTX_About_Student_Guide_Jan2023.pdf
Advice to Districts (page 2) 
"Adopt/promote policies that provide equitable access to accelerated and advanced mathematics pathways and that require students to take math for all four years in high school. Work with partner institutions of higher education to dismantle policies that act as barriers to dual credit courses. 
Place every student in top two quintiles in 5th grade math performance, or based on earlier performance and qualitative measures, into an accelerated math pathway by 6th grade with an option to “opt out” (target is 40%).
Create multiple entry points to accelerated math coursework beyond 6th grade through high school. 
Host an information session annually, starting in at least 5th grade, and share documents about available mathematics course options and mathematics pathways that extend through postsecondary education."[/quote]

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