Most of the non-center schools near us have 2-3 classes per grade. There is no way they would fill an entire classroom with advanced math students especially after the AAP students have left. There can't be many non center or LLIV schools that still has 4 classes per grade for grades 3-6.

Anonymous wrote:How many children are in the advanced math group at a non LLIV or Center school? Do they have advanced math every day in the classroom? That seems advanced for a 3rd grade classroom at a non level IV school.

I am the poster who asked what kids are doing in Adv. Math.

They have about 30 kids taken from 4 different regular classrooms to one room that is used for Adv. Math class only. This is their daily math class. I don't think it is advanced or unusual, in fact, I believe it is now the standard that every school offers adv. math.

Anonymous wrote:How many children are in the advanced math group at a non LLIV or Center school? Do they have advanced math every day in the classroom? That seems advanced for a 3rd grade classroom at a non level IV school.

At my kid's center school, the AAP classes have at least 3 levels of math. Last year, there was the middle group (my kid's) which we assumed was the middle because most of the kids were in that group. The middle group, according to the teachers, was working 1 grade level ahead. I didn't really pay attention to what specific things he was working on, but they at least taught him well enough that he got 600 on the math SOLs, so I imagine it was at least grade level or higher.

The second group was small, and it was kids who were working a bit slower on math. I don't know if that group was fluid as my kid doesn't pay attention to stuff like that and I never think to ask.

The third group is what my kid called the math geniuses. This was a group of 6-10 kids who went up with the next grade level's AAP class for math. Last year they were spread between the two teachers, this year they are all in the same homeroom. I imagine this is for ease of scheduling for the school.

Next year, I have heard that this advanced group will go to the Junior High for first period math, but I can't say for certain as it does not affect my child.

Anonymous wrote:How many children are in the advanced math group at a non LLIV or Center school? Do they have advanced math every day in the classroom? That seems advanced for a 3rd grade classroom at a non level IV school.

I asked the AART at our Center school, and I was informed that the general education has compacted math. She stated that both AAP and compacted math work one grade level ahead on the same FCSP curriculum. If a general education student is in compacted math, then they work at a grade level ahead everyday. At our school, they believe they will have enough compacted math from general education for a whole class. If they don't have enough for a whole class, then they plan to mix them with AAP.

How many children are in the advanced math group at a non LLIV or Center school? Do they have advanced math every day in the classroom? That seems advanced for a 3rd grade classroom at a non level IV school.

So... what are your children doing right now in Advanced Math? My child is at a non-Center, non-Level 4 school. They just started long division this week.