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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I can tell, Lane, Union Mill, Va Run, and Baileys all implemented the E3 pilot. All of these don’t offer Level IV for 5th and 6th according to FCPS.

Anyone else know which schools are piloting e3. [/quote]

I know the plan is to expand E3 (the stealth VMPI) to 20 schools next year.[/quote]
FCPS's E3 ties into the broad thinking behind VMPI -- heterogenous classes and going deeper into material rather than faster.  The interesting question is where did the idea for FCPS's E3 come from? There is an E3 Alliance in Texas that often partners with the Dana Center (whose work laid much of VMPI's foundation). The E3 (Education Equals Economics) Alliance advocates for enhanced equity in math pathways. While they argue for 8th grade Algebra 1, they also believe that math acceleration should be delayed until as late as possible in order to be more inclusive. E3 Alliance & Dana Center recommend waiting until 6th grade before beginning math acceleration.
https://e3alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/CTX_About_Student_Guide_Jan2023.pdf
"Place every student in top two quintiles in 5th grade math performance, or based on earlier performance and qualitative measures, into an accelerated math pathway by 6th grade with an option to “opt out” (target is 40%)."

The E3 alliance hopes to create a widening circle of groups within its alliance. Is FCPS's E3 part of this E3 alliance? FCPS has not mentioned this publicly but the pieces seem to fit. Interestingly, FCPS calls its E3 Engaging, Enhanced, and Extended. That is probably more appealing to FCPS families than Education Equals Economics.

Based on parents whose kids are in FCPS E3 for 3rd and 4th grade, it seems like the classes are heterogenous, paced like a regular course, with differentiation provided (in theory). Thus, advanced math would not occur until 5th grade or later. That sounds similar to what the E3 Alliance and Dana Center are advocating for. Coincidence?  Hard to know.[/quote]

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