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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]So if you don't pass SOLs in ES ...  there is no need for a retake? It doesn't affect you?

... Is that correct?[/quote]

At our ES all students who didn't pass an SOL were grouped together in the same class the following year. Let's call it tracking.[/quote]

What if your kid is in AAP? They can't track them. Do all AAP kids pass SOLs? Don't they take the SOLs of the year ahead of them? My oldest is in K so I know nothing. [/quote]

In Elementary School all the kids take the same SOLs with the exception of the Advanced Math classes.  Starting in 5th grade, the Advanced Math class will take the 6th grade SOL, because they are being taught the 6th grade math curriculum.  The 6th grade Advanced Math class takes the 7th grade SOL.[/quote]

So what happens if an AAP kid doesn't pass SOLs in ES or MS? They won't be tracked into lower classes. Should they re-take it?[/quote]

Our Elementary School specifically says that SOL scores are not used to determine class placement.  If you kid is excelling on other tests and getting good grades in the AAP curriculum and fails the SOL, there is obviously something going on and you should figure out what it is.  Was the kid have a bad day? Is there a medical or behavioral issue?  Does he/she really not understand the material?  In this case I would treat the bad test score as a symptom, not the problem itself.[/quote]

Yes, we were told NNAT and CogAt aren't used either. The next year the advanced classes were the kids who's parents shared they got 99th percentile, 95th percentile and whatever, even if the kid got 2s on the report card. I understand it and it doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the fact people claim these tests aren't used. I have no doubt SOL scores are part of placement too. Maybe not at every school.[/quote]

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