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[quote=Anonymous]The Cluster model works fine when you get to 5th grade.

Advanced Math and LIV students start 6th grade math, which includes taking the 6th grade SOL. They have to be in a class on their own, at least for math. The 5th grade class ends up with an Advanced Math/LIV group and a Gen Ed group. This effectively becomes a LLIV classroom because all of the kids in it have to be able to handle the accelerated math. Schools are not going to risk the LIV/Advanced Math kids failing the 6th SOL by slowing down teaching those kids and they are not going to risk the Gen Ed kids failing the 5th grade SOL by having them in math that is a year ahead.

Even if your school changes classrooms for subjects, the math groups are set by the type of math the kids are in so the “cluster” is based on ability and the material taught should match that ability. I would guess that the clustering is similar for LA. Our school does not change classrooms for subjects so the clusters, at least in fifth grade, are based on Math ability. About half the kids are in the Advanced Math classes and the other half in Gen Ed.

Deferring LIV placement was pretty common at our school, LLIV is new to us, and LIV kids moved into AAP Classes at MS without issue. We feed into a Center MS that has a reputation of being a TJ Feeder. So the Gen Ed program with Advanced Math and LIII has not hindered the Committee placed kids. I would guess that the LLIV program, cluster model, will have a similar experience.

Our school is low FARMs and ESL so I can see why the outcome would be different then schools with a wider range of skills. I would guess that most schools the clusters in 3-4 are likely not all that exciting but that things will adjust in 5th otherwise the almighty SOL scores will take a hit and no school wants that. [/quote]

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