Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basically, the curricula they bought have "on grade level" math K-8 but no accelerated pre-algebra or algebra curricula. The curricula they bought get you to Algebra in 9th grade, when MCPS has over the past few years made Algebra in 8th the most common/standard pathway. They haven't figured out what to do about that.

This isn’t true. I’m at a school that uses Junior Greatbooks, Jacob’s Ladder and William & Mary for reading enrichment and Project M2 (squared) and Project M3 (cubed) for Math enrichment. If your school has a student population that tests high and meets/exceeds state/county benchmarks, then your principal should be working with the AEI (Accelerated & Enriched Instruction) department to bring in a curriculum for those students. That’s what the PTA community at my non-Title 1 school did.

Can you explain what this is? I got a letter from my child’s school today inviting them to join this program.

Here's a link to the materials for K - 2 for Project M2: https://k12.kendallhunt.com/program/project-m2-mentoring-young-mathematicians-grades-k-2

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basically, the curricula they bought have "on grade level" math K-8 but no accelerated pre-algebra or algebra curricula. The curricula they bought get you to Algebra in 9th grade, when MCPS has over the past few years made Algebra in 8th the most common/standard pathway. They haven't figured out what to do about that.

This isn’t true. I’m at a school that uses Junior Greatbooks, Jacob’s Ladder and William & Mary for reading enrichment and Project M2 (squared) and Project M3 (cubed) for Math enrichment. If your school has a student population that tests high and meets/exceeds state/county benchmarks, then your principal should be working with the AEI (Accelerated & Enriched Instruction) department to bring in a curriculum for those students. That’s what the PTA community at my non-Title 1 school did.

Can you explain what this is? I got a letter from my child’s school today inviting them to join this program.

Anonymous wrote:Basically, the curricula they bought have "on grade level" math K-8 but no accelerated pre-algebra or algebra curricula. The curricula they bought get you to Algebra in 9th grade, when MCPS has over the past few years made Algebra in 8th the most common/standard pathway. They haven't figured out what to do about that.

This isn’t true. I’m at a school that uses Junior Greatbooks, Jacob’s Ladder and William & Mary for reading enrichment and Project M2 (squared) and Project M3 (cubed) for Math enrichment. If your school has a student population that tests high and meets/exceeds state/county benchmarks, then your principal should be working with the AEI (Accelerated & Enriched Instruction) department to bring in a curriculum for those students. That’s what the PTA community at my non-Title 1 school did.

Basically, the curricula they bought have "on grade level" math K-8 but no accelerated pre-algebra or algebra curricula. The curricula they bought get you to Algebra in 9th grade, when MCPS has over the past few years made Algebra in 8th the most common/standard pathway. They haven't figured out what to do about that.

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a 4th grader in compact here. I’m concerned that the compact kids are getting “old” math instruction, despite being in the advanced group. These students were pulled for compact because of ability and were supposedly placed because they would be able to handle the advanced curriculum. Isn’t there an equivalent with Eureka? It seems wrong to have two different curricula, especially when the students may be regrouped or moved up or down in subsequent years. Isn’t that like putting a group of kids in advanced tap class and the rest in intermediate ballet? Advanced apples to grade level oranges?

I am new to the whole compact and eureka thing, so maybe I’m missing something.

No, my understanding is that there is not an equivalent with Eureka that would get the kids through K-6 math at the end of 5th grade. I don't even know if Eureka has a 6th grade curriculum because MCPS chose a different curriculum for middle school math - Illustrative Mathematics/LearnZillion. So in order to create a compacted math with the new curricula, they would have to combine the Eureka math 5 with the Illustrative Mathematics/LearnZillion math 6 I guess. They don't know what they're going to do about it. But basically, there is no Eureka equivalent to compacted math.

For a curriculum office that is downright incompetent and borderline corrupt - I mean a couple of them almost got away with a big payout from Discovery Education bribery scandal a few years ago - Eureka math was a good choice. Louisiana rated it Tier 1 - and in education circles their State Education Chief is top notch. I don’t have kids in MCPS - could not take the incompetence of 2.0 after 7+ years but I have to give the idiots in Rockville their due...the old adage ‘even a blind squirrel’ seems to apply here. Now if we could only get an IG to monitor the 2.7 billion....

Eureka doesn't offer a "compact" curriculum. If it were my kid, I'd pull them out and put them in on-level Eureka for consistencies sake.

Parent of a 4th grader in compact here. I’m concerned that the compact kids are getting “old” math instruction, despite being in the advanced group. These students were pulled for compact because of ability and were supposedly placed because they would be able to handle the advanced curriculum. Isn’t there an equivalent with Eureka? It seems wrong to have two different curricula, especially when the students may be regrouped or moved up or down in subsequent years. Isn’t that like putting a group of kids in advanced tap class and the rest in intermediate ballet? Advanced apples to grade level oranges?

I am new to the whole compact and eureka thing, so maybe I’m missing something.

Eureka is infinitely better than 2.0. It is a little more challenging for some 4th and 5th graders because C 2.0 didn't adequately address the Common Core State Standards so we are noticing gaps appearing with our upper grade students. Eureka does a good job of spiraling back so I would stick with the Eureka curriculum. Central office has made it clear that the future of Compact is pretty unknown.

Our school started Eureka math this year and my 4th Grader is struggling to adjust to the new curriculum. 4/5 advanced math is offered at the school in the old curriculum. Unfortunately, based on previous test scores she was not invites to 4/5 math. I plan to meet with the school to determine if she can switch or what options we have. Anyone else have this experience? I wonder if we should try to stick it out for a few months?
I am not completely against Eureka math (My 1st grader is also doing it) but I have concerns with switching to Eureka in 4th grade and from my understanding Middle school uses a different curriculum.