I have a 3d grader who did not get into either HGC, or compacted Algebra, despite being tested for both. So what do I do now? Suck it up? Reconcile with the thought that my kid is average?

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Anonymous wrote:Where is MCPS going to get these dedicated math teachers for will be teaching 1 class per school to a handful of kids?

Our school already has them.

They won't be teaching one class per school to a handful of kids. Schools have a variety of options if they have only a handful of kids in compacted--they can use one of the non-classroom based teachers (math content coach, staff development teacher) to pull that group of students. They can agree within their school cluster to "host" the compacted class at one of the schools first thing in the morning and then students can go on to their home schools after math. Students might be sent to the middle school to be taught first thing in the morning with kids from other schools, then sent back to their home schools. MCPS is hiring a handful of itinerant teachers to support these options.

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Anonymous wrote:13% countywide (in which case, how do you know?) or your school?

It is to be expected that the "very few" will cluster in some schools and be scarce at others. But it would go against everything Starr has said about the "very few" if there were a full class in every school, and it will never fly with parents/parent advocates if it is all or nothing (either a full class or not offered at all.)

Stay tuned.

County wide. I work for MCPS.

It's 13% of third graders, not of those tested, right?

How can those not tested "not make the benchmark"? They never even tried.
Logic suggests it is 13% of those that were at least tested, although that does seem like a very small percentage overall.

It is 13% of 3rd graders across the county, overall.

Schools were first given a rubric to complete for all third graders. Only students who received a certain score (I think it was something like 10/18) on the rubric were then "tested".

Anonymous wrote:Where is MCPS going to get these dedicated math teachers for will be teaching 1 class per school to a handful of kids?

Our school already has them.

Where is MCPS going to get these dedicated math teachers for will be teaching 1 class per school to a handful of kids?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:13% countywide (in which case, how do you know?) or your school?

It is to be expected that the "very few" will cluster in some schools and be scarce at others. But it would go against everything Starr has said about the "very few" if there were a full class in every school, and it will never fly with parents/parent advocates if it is all or nothing (either a full class or not offered at all.)

Stay tuned.

County wide. I work for MCPS.

It's 13% of third graders, not of those tested, right?

How can those not tested "not make the benchmark"? They never even tried.
Logic suggests it is 13% of those that were at least tested, although that does seem like a very small percentage overall.

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Anonymous wrote:13% countywide (in which case, how do you know?) or your school?

It is to be expected that the "very few" will cluster in some schools and be scarce at others. But it would go against everything Starr has said about the "very few" if there were a full class in every school, and it will never fly with parents/parent advocates if it is all or nothing (either a full class or not offered at all.)

Stay tuned.

County wide. I work for MCPS.

It's 13% of third graders, not of those tested, right?

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Einstein cluster (non hgc student) and we have not received any notificiation yet (as of Monday-- when I asked the principal, and she was not willing to divulge the information).

Very few kids in our school were even tested, less than 15, so whatever the percentage is, it is of 3rd graders who were tested, not the entire 3rd grade population.

Are there schools where the entire 3rd grade was tested?

Only some students were tested in our school too (also Einstein cluster, male principal who was able to divulge information).

I can't imagine that only 13% is of the tested though. That seems way too low.

Has anyone received a letter that there child will not be in the 4/5 math?

At the HGC open house, the principal explained that kids not in compacted math would stay with the HGC teacher and kids in the compacted math would go with a dedicated math teacher. The class might also include students from the home school if they qualify. I got the sense that there would definitely be students in the HGC who would not be in accellerated math. Math is not part of the HGC curriculum.

Anonymous wrote:13% countywide (in which case, how do you know?) or your school?

It is to be expected that the "very few" will cluster in some schools and be scarce at others. But it would go against everything Starr has said about the "very few" if there were a full class in every school, and it will never fly with parents/parent advocates if it is all or nothing (either a full class or not offered at all.)

Stay tuned.

County wide. I work for MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:"My DC is accepted to HGC and qualified for compacted 4/5 math. Almost all the kids who are going to HGC received the score of 48 (maximum)."

How do you know?

The kids told their scores to each other. They do this all the time.

My DC is going to an HGC next year. But, the letter we got about 4/5 math was sent from his home school. Does this mean she will be in the 4/5 at the HGC or does it just mean she qualifies for 4/5 at the home school. Is it possible that the requirements for the HGC 4/5 class are higher? For the record, she did not get the maximum score of 48, but she reached the benchmark. Thanks.

No, she qualified for 4/5 at the HGC. By the way, what is your home school?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"My DC is accepted to HGC and qualified for compacted 4/5 math. Almost all the kids who are going to HGC received the score of 48 (maximum)."

How do you know?

The kids told their scores to each other. They do this all the time.

My DC is going to an HGC next year. But, the letter we got about 4/5 math was sent from his home school. Does this mean she will be in the 4/5 at the HGC or does it just mean she qualifies for 4/5 at the home school. Is it possible that the requirements for the HGC 4/5 class are higher? For the record, she did not get the maximum score of 48, but she reached the benchmark. Thanks.

Anonymous wrote:"My DC is accepted to HGC and qualified for compacted 4/5 math. Almost all the kids who are going to HGC received the score of 48 (maximum)."

How do you know?

The kids told their scores to each other. They do this all the time.

My daughter is in Einstein cluster (non hgc student) and we have not received any notificiation yet (as of Monday-- when I asked the principal, and she was not willing to divulge the information).

Very few kids in our school were even tested, less than 15, so whatever the percentage is, it is of 3rd graders who were tested, not the entire 3rd grade population.

Are there schools where the entire 3rd grade was tested?

How do you know it's 13%? That seems like a little more than "very few."

In third grade at our school there is a non-classroom teacher who provides enriched math and reading to small pull out groups. That could also happen if there are only a dozen students in a school.

We have not received a letter yet but were told our child was accepted by the classroom teacher.

"My DC is accepted to HGC and qualified for compacted 4/5 math. Almost all the kids who are going to HGC received the score of 48 (maximum)."

How do you know?