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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some kids start Algebra 1 in 6th, in which case they are bused to the high school in 8th grade for first period math, then return to their school for the rest, with the understanding that they'll need to fill in math classes with dual enrollment at the community college or take whatever optional math classes are available at their high school.[/quote]

You're only eligible for that acceleration if you're at one of the W feeders.[/quote]

What is W feeders?[/quote]

Most of the kids that take Algebra at TPMS come from Cold Spring because they get IM in 5th there.[/quote]

I don't think that many take it in TPMS from what I hear.  Only a handful or so.   Its at other schools and those kids just skip  IM.[/quote]

They're not allowed to skip IIM at TPMS. They'll only let a child take algebra and 6th if they'd already finished it in 5th. So only students whose schools like Cold spring that offer that have that option. [/quote]

Which cohort are you referring to?

Among the first two cohorts after MCPS introduced the peer cohort criterion (cohorts currently finishing ninth and eighth) there were hardly any cold spring students at TPMS. (My understanding is that it was the same with the current seventh grade cohort, but I am not sure.) Before that, (even when cold spring used to send a big group of kids to TPMS) TPMS used to have just a handful of kids every year who used to be a year (or more) ahead of others, and they were mostly from private schools. Yes, some of them were from W areas, but went private for ES or homeschooled. Getting acceleration in ES had become extremely difficult throughout the county ever since MCPS introduced curriculum 2.0.

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Yes, there are a few kids at TPMS who are bussed in from Western Moco that had IM in 5th and that's why they're allowed to take Algebra in 6th. [/quote]

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