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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of notification have you gotten or do you expect? In previous years, I have never heard about math placement until the start of the school year, based in part on testing at the beginning of the year, and I don't recall receiving formal (e.g., paper) notification--just found out who my child's teacher was and asked around. my child is currently in 4th grade.[/quote]

letter from school today with complete explanation of compacting recommendation, scores and criteria and form to accept or decline.  some forms (i.e. recommendation score sheet) definitely seemed centrally created for use by all principals [/quote]

Interesting.  We just asked our child's teacher and she said that we probably won't hear anything until the summer.  She also didn't think the school had heard back from the central office yet, so I wonder if she just hasn't heard anything herself.  Maybe I should reach out to the principal.  Has anyone received a similar response re: a likely notification in the summer?[/quote]

Ask the principal.  Notification during the summer is inappropriate.  If you disagree with the decision and want to appeal, the teacher and many staff will already be gone from the school.  All parents and students deserve to know this decision before the end of this school year.

If you don't agree with the decision you can appeal above your principal's head.  You also have a right under FERPA to see all the materials related to the assessment and scoring of the decision to recommend (or not) for the compacted curriculum.

I have little sympathy for MCPS at this stage.  Parents were telling them for more than a year that the deacceleration was not appropriate.  MCPS dragged their feet on creating and announcing the compaction.  At our school, the principal refused to answer questions on this issue for the entire school year.  Now it is the end of the school year and many parents do not know what courses their children will be recommended to start next September.

Unacceptable. [/quote]

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