Anonymous
05/24/2026 21:29
Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:I see a mcps website response that students who are currently enrolled in the Grade 4/5 Compacted Math pathway will continue on that pathway and take Algebra 1 in Grade 7. As with all instructional pathways, there may be individual cases in which students follow a different trajectory based on student data and discussions between schools and families. This is our current practice. What is the math trajectory for kids woth normal math level? I am not familiar with mcps math trajectory.
Normal math is Math 5 in 5th, Math 6 in 6th, 7 in 7th, 8 in 8th, and Algebra 1 in 9th.
It's also fairly common to do an accelerated 6/7 in 6th and 7/8 in 7th (called AMP 6+ and AMP 7+) and start Algebra 1 in 8th. That varies a lot by school, though-- at some that faster pathway is very common for any kid with a solid grasp on math, while at other middle schools it's very rare to take that path if the child didn't take compacted math in ES.
Anonymous
05/24/2026 19:18
Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
This isn’t fair to the students or teachers.