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Anonymous wrote:OP here - so everyone is Level 1 and above average starts at Level 2 and moves up to AAP/4? But there's no designation for below average? It's juste if you're not above average, you're average?

Not really, there are SPED classes that are for kids who are far behind with learning issues, special classes for kids with emotional disorders, and special classes for English Language Learners. No one is going to refer to those kids as below average, even though some are. Others need additional help to get to a point that they can access school in a mainstream classroom.

But Gen Ed is mainly for kids who are a bit behind grade level, on grade level, and maybe a little ahead. The other groupings are for kids who are some what ahead to advanced.

I'm not talking about special education or ESOL when I say below average, I mean children like mine who don't have any learning disabilities but are probably as much below grade level as a level II kid is above grade level. I guess it wouldn't benefit the school district to let families of below average children know that their kids are below average, so they lump everyone that's not advanced together, but then separate out slightly advanced, slightly more advanced, and even more advanced.

I am not sure what you are getting at. I am assuming you have seen the various assessments and test scores and report cards so you know your child is below average. Are you asking if the school has programs for a child like yours?

Why are there three levels of advanced and then "everyone else"?

Because depending where you are, level 2 and 3 are not really advanced. DD is level 3 because it says this on her report card and we get quarterly emails from the AART. The only difference is she is occasionally pulled in a group for about 30 min. It isn’t even once per week and likes it because she’s with some friends from other classes.

DS was not any level so I guess that’s level 1. He still switched to a different class, I think the AAP class but it was many years ago, for one content area when the decided he needed more of a challenge. This is all very school dependent.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - so everyone is Level 1 and above average starts at Level 2 and moves up to AAP/4? But there's no designation for below average? It's juste if you're not above average, you're average?

Not really, there are SPED classes that are for kids who are far behind with learning issues, special classes for kids with emotional disorders, and special classes for English Language Learners. No one is going to refer to those kids as below average, even though some are. Others need additional help to get to a point that they can access school in a mainstream classroom.

But Gen Ed is mainly for kids who are a bit behind grade level, on grade level, and maybe a little ahead. The other groupings are for kids who are some what ahead to advanced.

I'm not talking about special education or ESOL when I say below average, I mean children like mine who don't have any learning disabilities but are probably as much below grade level as a level II kid is above grade level. I guess it wouldn't benefit the school district to let families of below average children know that their kids are below average, so they lump everyone that's not advanced together, but then separate out slightly advanced, slightly more advanced, and even more advanced.

I am not sure what you are getting at. I am assuming you have seen the various assessments and test scores and report cards so you know your child is below average. Are you asking if the school has programs for a child like yours?

Why are there three levels of advanced and then "everyone else"?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - so everyone is Level 1 and above average starts at Level 2 and moves up to AAP/4? But there's no designation for below average? It's juste if you're not above average, you're average?

Not really, there are SPED classes that are for kids who are far behind with learning issues, special classes for kids with emotional disorders, and special classes for English Language Learners. No one is going to refer to those kids as below average, even though some are. Others need additional help to get to a point that they can access school in a mainstream classroom.

But Gen Ed is mainly for kids who are a bit behind grade level, on grade level, and maybe a little ahead. The other groupings are for kids who are some what ahead to advanced.

I'm not talking about special education or ESOL when I say below average, I mean children like mine who don't have any learning disabilities but are probably as much below grade level as a level II kid is above grade level. I guess it wouldn't benefit the school district to let families of below average children know that their kids are below average, so they lump everyone that's not advanced together, but then separate out slightly advanced, slightly more advanced, and even more advanced.

are you trying to say that the entire AAP is just below average kids separated into 4 levels? No, that’s not true. Level I is average and the rest is above. If a kid is below average then there is definitely a problem that needs to be addressed. What grade is your kid and what is the main issue? Math or Language Arts?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - so everyone is Level 1 and above average starts at Level 2 and moves up to AAP/4? But there's no designation for below average? It's juste if you're not above average, you're average?

Not really, there are SPED classes that are for kids who are far behind with learning issues, special classes for kids with emotional disorders, and special classes for English Language Learners. No one is going to refer to those kids as below average, even though some are. Others need additional help to get to a point that they can access school in a mainstream classroom.

But Gen Ed is mainly for kids who are a bit behind grade level, on grade level, and maybe a little ahead. The other groupings are for kids who are some what ahead to advanced.

I'm not talking about special education or ESOL when I say below average, I mean children like mine who don't have any learning disabilities but are probably as much below grade level as a level II kid is above grade level. I guess it wouldn't benefit the school district to let families of below average children know that their kids are below average, so they lump everyone that's not advanced together, but then separate out slightly advanced, slightly more advanced, and even more advanced.

I am not sure what you are getting at. I am assuming you have seen the various assessments and test scores and report cards so you know your child is below average. Are you asking if the school has programs for a child like yours?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - so everyone is Level 1 and above average starts at Level 2 and moves up to AAP/4? But there's no designation for below average? It's juste if you're not above average, you're average?

Not really, there are SPED classes that are for kids who are far behind with learning issues, special classes for kids with emotional disorders, and special classes for English Language Learners. No one is going to refer to those kids as below average, even though some are. Others need additional help to get to a point that they can access school in a mainstream classroom.

But Gen Ed is mainly for kids who are a bit behind grade level, on grade level, and maybe a little ahead. The other groupings are for kids who are some what ahead to advanced.

I'm not talking about special education or ESOL when I say below average, I mean children like mine who don't have any learning disabilities but are probably as much below grade level as a level II kid is above grade level. I guess it wouldn't benefit the school district to let families of below average children know that their kids are below average, so they lump everyone that's not advanced together, but then separate out slightly advanced, slightly more advanced, and even more advanced.

Anonymous wrote:OP here - so everyone is Level 1 and above average starts at Level 2 and moves up to AAP/4? But there's no designation for below average? It's juste if you're not above average, you're average?

Not really, there are SPED classes that are for kids who are far behind with learning issues, special classes for kids with emotional disorders, and special classes for English Language Learners. No one is going to refer to those kids as below average, even though some are. Others need additional help to get to a point that they can access school in a mainstream classroom.

But Gen Ed is mainly for kids who are a bit behind grade level, on grade level, and maybe a little ahead. The other groupings are for kids who are some what ahead to advanced.

OP here - so everyone is Level 1 and above average starts at Level 2 and moves up to AAP/4? But there's no designation for below average? It's juste if you're not above average, you're average?

Anonymous wrote:Are 3rd grade + students really in level 2? I get the point for K to 2 kids, but didn't think there were still level 2 kids in 3rd grade up

I think there are Level II kids in 3rd and up. At our school, Level II was a different reading group or some additional math sheets in second grade. Not every school starts Advanced Math in 3rd grade, so Level II math might still be a thing at those schools. And a reading group for kids who are ahead of grade level but not a year or so advanced as the kids in Level III pull outs.

Are 3rd grade + students really in level 2? I get the point for K to 2 kids, but didn't think there were still level 2 kids in 3rd grade up

Every child is in Level I.

Most schools send letters for Level II and Level III or Advanced Math. Level III and Advanced Math normally require a pull out (Level III) or accelerate your student (Advanced Math) so the schools require parents opt in.

You receive a letter for Level IV.

Anonymous wrote:It'd be on the report card.

You'd also have been notified.

It varies by school. For example, I was never notified. Just e-mail the AART.

It'd be on the report card.

You'd also have been notified.

Anonymous wrote:How do I find out this designation?

At our school Level II and III letters go home at the start of the year.

DS was level II in second grade and then AAP for 3rd on. Level II was written on his report card. Ask the teacher or school AART if you don’t see it on report card.

How do I find out this designation?