Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:25     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In 5 years they are going cite the absolute failure of 10th grade Calc AB after skipping honors geometry and algebra content, and then cancel the whole thing.


What exactly is "honors geometry" and "algebra" content? You mean Honors Algebra 2? I don't think there's any differentiation before then. Just trying to understand (I'm pro-tracking and my kids actually tended to complain that the compacted track was still too easy - would prefer enrichment to acceleration, but that doesn't exist before Honors Algebra 2.)


Integrated Math 1 and 2 is a stripped down version of Alg 1, Alg 2 and Geometry, removing content to save time (3 year -> 2 year) , not accelerating


That's the knock supposedly against compacted math, that it skips over material, but that's literally what they're changing to later on. And I would argue skipping/rushing over algebra and geometry is more detrimental than going through elementary math quickly.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:25     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:But what is "exclusionary tracking"? Doesn't their model still include this because kids will take Algebra 1 at different grades? I'm so confused.


This is the state definition of exclusionary tracking/what the state prohibits: "Exclusionary Tracking refers to the practice of placing students into rigid learning tracks, often arbitrary and based on assumptions about their abilities, which limits their future opportunities in mathematics."


Right. Current tracks are NOT exclusionary. Kids can move up/down based on performance.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:24     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
BOE members will represent their constituents. BOE should be county wide as a district, since MCPS is
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:24     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Yang is so sweet while calling out bullsht.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:24     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:But what is "exclusionary tracking"? Doesn't their model still include this because kids will take Algebra 1 at different grades? I'm so confused.


This is the state definition of exclusionary tracking/what the state prohibits: "Exclusionary Tracking refers to the practice of placing students into rigid learning tracks, often arbitrary and based on assumptions about their abilities, which limits their future opportunities in mathematics."
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:23     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Yang: "3 levels of math in class. how do we operationalize?"

Have to catch your plane!

Rivera-Oven, and Montoya, carry the banner!
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:22     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
But what is "exclusionary tracking"? Doesn't their model still include this because kids will take Algebra 1 at different grades? I'm so confused.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:22     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In 5 years they are going cite the absolute failure of 10th grade Calc AB after skipping honors geometry and algebra content, and then cancel the whole thing.


What exactly is "honors geometry" and "algebra" content? You mean Honors Algebra 2? I don't think there's any differentiation before then. Just trying to understand (I'm pro-tracking and my kids actually tended to complain that the compacted track was still too easy - would prefer enrichment to acceleration, but that doesn't exist before Honors Algebra 2.)


Integrated Math 1 and 2 is a stripped down version of Alg 1, Alg 2 and Geometry, removing content to save time (3 year -> 2 year) , not accelerating
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:22     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Yay!! Kids who somehow don't meet criteria for compacted elem math (many of whom are not high SES, hmm) are forever held back and on a separate, unequal track.

Fully support this decision MCPS.

Ignore all the haters
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:21     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:Claims that the state policy requires that they take away "exclusionary tracking"? Is that true?


Yes, but they are not requiring they take away acceleration.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:21     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
How is it acceleration if its one classroom and some kids are ahead and some are behind...
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:21     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Montoya and Rivera-Oven pushing back.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:20     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:There we go, she's lying now that they are forced to do this by the state, when they absolutely are not.


Ooh, and Yang calls that out!
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:20     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Claims that the state policy requires that they take away "exclusionary tracking"? Is that true?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:20     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Answer: No, MCPS didn't talk to teachers. MCPS is lying, saying that the state mandated this.

Yang immediately called out the lie. Someone concurred with Yang, maybe Montoya? Not sure.

MCPS claims state mandated "exclusionary tracking"