Anonymous
05/11/2019 17:51
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DCPS accepts certain online or summer classes for Geometry. You have to call downtown to find out which specific programs they accept. I am just curious why does your student want to double accelerate in math? The vast majority of ninth graders at the school are in Geometry.
LOL... but according to PP they are so advanced! I guess the fairly standard track of Geometry in 8th at Deal is not as common for those advanced Walls kids?
This isn't fairly standard at all. For this coming summer less than 20 out of close to 600 6th graders have been invited to take 8th grade math (allowing them to take Algebra 1 in 7th). Deal has been slowing down the math acceleration.
Anonymous
05/11/2019 17:46
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DCPS accepts certain online or summer classes for Geometry. You have to call downtown to find out which specific programs they accept. I am just curious why does your student want to double accelerate in math? The vast majority of ninth graders at the school are in Geometry.
Any idea what office you call downtown?
Any idea of who to call downtown? I'm having trouble finding the right office.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 18:43
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:DCPS accepts certain online or summer classes for Geometry. You have to call downtown to find out which specific programs they accept. I am just curious why does your student want to double accelerate in math? The vast majority of ninth graders at the school are in Geometry.
LOL... but according to PP they are so advanced! I guess the fairly standard track of Geometry in 8th at Deal is not as common for those advanced Walls kids?
Anonymous
05/09/2019 18:28
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:DCPS accepts certain online or summer classes for Geometry. You have to call downtown to find out which specific programs they accept. I am just curious why does your student want to double accelerate in math? The vast majority of ninth graders at the school are in Geometry.
Any idea what office you call downtown?
Anonymous
05/09/2019 14:50
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
DCPS accepts certain online or summer classes for Geometry. You have to call downtown to find out which specific programs they accept. I am just curious why does your student want to double accelerate in math? The vast majority of ninth graders at the school are in Geometry.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 14:41
Subject: Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whatever policy there is, it is going to be DCPS-wide, not specific to DCPS.
Online credits are sometimes accepted for students in credit recovery -- at risk of failing.
There are DCPS middle schools (I think Deal?) that offer summer Geometry. Not sure about Wilson. Perhaps your child can try to do that?
Unless I am am misunderstanding what I read, the summer Geometry classes are summer school classes for students who failed Geometry, not elective classes for students who wish to accelerate.
Not at Deal.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 14:34
Subject: Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:Whatever policy there is, it is going to be DCPS-wide, not specific to DCPS.
Online credits are sometimes accepted for students in credit recovery -- at risk of failing.
There are DCPS middle schools (I think Deal?) that offer summer Geometry. Not sure about Wilson. Perhaps your child can try to do that?
Unless I am am misunderstanding what I read, the summer Geometry classes are summer school classes for students who failed Geometry, not elective classes for students who wish to accelerate.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 14:32
Subject: Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:Geometry is the standard for 10th grade - I would assume that there will be a cohort of strong math students in 9th grade taking this given that these students:
1 - accelerated a year in middle school
2 - had the PARCC score to demonstrate math competency
3 - applied and were accepted at SWW
OP: I am not clueless about SWW. Some students in DCPS were able to take Algebra 1 in 7th grade (rather than 9th grade) and are two years ahead of the traditional math sequence.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 11:32
Subject: Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Geometry is the standard for 10th grade - I would assume that there will be a cohort of strong math students in 9th grade taking this given that these students:
1 - accelerated a year in middle school
2 - had the PARCC score to demonstrate math competency
3 - applied and were accepted at SWW
1 - accelerated a year in middle school
2 - had the PARCC score to demonstrate math competency
3 - applied and were accepted at SWW
Anonymous
05/09/2019 11:28
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP:
Thank you. Helpful to know I was not the only one who was not getting a clear answer here.
I'm hoping at least that there is a cohort of very strong math students in Geo in 9th grade then, as it's been an issue for my DC in middle school (non-DCPS school without opportunities to accelerate).
If they weren't good students - at least as good as yours - they wouldn't be at SWW.
+1. OP sounds a bit clueless about SWW kids, and may be surprised that her DC might not always be in the top there.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 10:57
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Anonymous wrote:OP:
Thank you. Helpful to know I was not the only one who was not getting a clear answer here.
I'm hoping at least that there is a cohort of very strong math students in Geo in 9th grade then, as it's been an issue for my DC in middle school (non-DCPS school without opportunities to accelerate).
If they weren't good students - at least as good as yours - they wouldn't be at SWW.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 10:52
Subject: Re:Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
OP:
Thank you. Helpful to know I was not the only one who was not getting a clear answer here.
I'm hoping at least that there is a cohort of very strong math students in Geo in 9th grade then, as it's been an issue for my DC in middle school (non-DCPS school without opportunities to accelerate).
Thank you. Helpful to know I was not the only one who was not getting a clear answer here.
I'm hoping at least that there is a cohort of very strong math students in Geo in 9th grade then, as it's been an issue for my DC in middle school (non-DCPS school without opportunities to accelerate).
Anonymous
05/09/2019 10:52
Subject: Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Whatever policy there is, it is going to be DCPS-wide, not specific to DCPS.
Online credits are sometimes accepted for students in credit recovery -- at risk of failing.
There are DCPS middle schools (I think Deal?) that offer summer Geometry. Not sure about Wilson. Perhaps your child can try to do that?
Online credits are sometimes accepted for students in credit recovery -- at risk of failing.
There are DCPS middle schools (I think Deal?) that offer summer Geometry. Not sure about Wilson. Perhaps your child can try to do that?
Anonymous
05/09/2019 10:39
Subject: Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
I tried getting this answer. Here is what I understand. Geometry is a required course to graduate from DCPS.
It must be on the transcript.
Given the recent challenges in graduation requirements - and focus on this - we decided not to try and do something that was not clearly in their guidelines.
It must be on the transcript.
Given the recent challenges in graduation requirements - and focus on this - we decided not to try and do something that was not clearly in their guidelines.
Anonymous
05/09/2019 10:27
Subject: Will SWW accept a geometry credit done over the summer?
Tried calling and can't get a straight answer. Are they likely to accept a on-line JHU credit, if we just go ahead. DC very focused on doing it.