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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It looks like central office has finalized plans for next year through the release of the math recovery plan. Here is what they say for ES: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pQ2LrngCxEBRl1F-I73j0CHjsRPfF2zs2TXwBvWNVGs/edit

It sounds like central office is identifying students who should be in 4/5 and 5/6 next year, will send it to the schools, and the schools will potentially add more students to the list. Then we will be notified mid-month, so I would think after the school year is over. The document does not provide information on what cutoffs they are using.[/quote]
Our ES contacted us last week to say our 4/5 child was recommended for Math 5 next year.  Our teacher gave the following "MCPS guidance" for moving to 5/6: The average range of a spring MAP-M score for a rising 5/6 student is 230 or higher.  Students must score above 85% on Eureka assessments.  Students must receive As in MP1, MP2, and MP3.

She cited the difficulty of condensing Eureka, and repeated that DC would still be "on track to take Algebra in 8th grade" (no kidding).  I followed up and her message focused on: pandemic/out of our control/there was nothing more any of us could have done to avoid this + ambivalence about the compacted math program.  [/quote]

230 in spring of 4th grade is the 90th percentile, which aligns with what others have said. In the past, they were letting kids in who were lower percentiles -- 80th and above -- so there should be substantially fewer kids being allowed to go on now, since it's a bell curve. I do know from talking to central office that these guidelines still allow the principal/teachers to pull other students in who demonstrate that they can handle the content but were not identified for 5/6 by central office. If you think your child does, you might schedule a conference to discuss the possibility of allowing him or her to continue on with compacted next year. [/quote]

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