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[quote=Anonymous]Also not OP but another PP, I suspect it is multiple MS but clearly not all from the reactions.  I have some guesses based on what I'm noticing in the PARCC Algebra I results.  There are a number of schools which are testing a lot of students but have a poor 4/5 pass rate.  This would indicate they are actively trying to promote kids into more difficult classes.  It's plausible that this is also going on in English/History/Science and the way they do it in those subjects is only offer the advanced curriculum.  So here's a list of middles where over 20% of the total population is sitting for the Algebra I test but less than 10% of the school population has passed:

Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle
Argyle Middle
White Oak Middle
Silver Spring International Middle
Neelsville Middle

My DCs MS is in this list.  I don't want to single them out as I don't think this could be a policy that began there, I can't believe a principal has that authority.  I know the staff is dedicated and the parents are involved. But I've had kids there for the past 4 years and I know for a fact that all students are placed in Science and History classes that show as GT on their report cards.  This is also true for English classes with the possible exception of students who are in Reading or double period English and with the caveat that there is some ability grouping in English and higher expectations for the top group.  For English and Math there does seem to be a lot of extra support and creative ideas but for science/history the expectation feel very.

Clearly many posters don't believe this but I see that I'm not the only one who's noticed something.  I actually didn't even realize that these were automatic GT grades, another parent pointed that out and looking at old report cards I see it's true.  I'm just looking to make sure my child is challenged enough that HS isn't a shock to the system.[/quote]

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