Melanie FormosaJennifer McLaughlin

Stephanie Keiles

Current 5th GradersHow students are placed into math for middle school is based on a student’s NWEA score. A student with an overall RIT score of 230 in all subcategories will be recommended to “skip” over 6th grade math

Students will receive a letter in June if they qualify to move into 7th grade math to start middle school

Curriculum for Current 6th Grade Students Taking Accelerated 7th

Grade MathCMP (Connected Mathematics

Project)7th Grade Curriculum

Integers & Rational NumbersSimilarityRatio, Proportion, and PercentAlgebra - Linear RelationshipsProbabilityStatistics (TAG students only)

Curriculum for Current 6th Grade Students Not Taking 7th Grade

MathCMP (Connected Mathematics Project)

6th Grade Curriculum

Rational Numbers (Fractions, Decimals and Percents

GeometryRatiosPre-algebra (expressions, one-step equations)

Future Math Placement for Current 6th Grade Students in

7th Grade Math

Students take a series of assessments to determine placement for next year

Rubric scores are used to help determine readiness

for algebra

High School Diagnostic Test (January)

Algebra Readiness Test (March)

Cumulative CMP Exam (May)

Assessments Used To Determine Readiness

Paths for Current 6th Grade Students Taking 7th Grade Math

Path 1(if rubric scores show readiness)

7th Grade – Advanced Algebra 18th Grade – Honors Geometry9th Grade – Honors Algebra 2

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Paths for Current 6th Grade Students Taking 7th Grade Math

Path 2(if rubric scores do not show

readiness)

7th Grade – 8th Grade CMP8th Grade – Advanced Algebra 1

9th Grade – Geometry (or Honors)10th Grade – Algebra 2 w/Trig

(or Honors)

Students who pass the rubric in 6th grade will

receive a letter by the end of the school year indicating

their recommended placement for the following

year

Assessments Used To Determine Readiness

Assessments Used To Determine Readiness

As a family, you may choose not to pursue this advanced math path, in which case your student

will be placed into 8th grade CMP

If your student qualifies for Advanced Algebra 1 or HonorsGeometry at the middle schoollevel…

Both are rigorous, fast paced, high school courses with daily homework

Things to Consider

Both require the completion of the high schools’ midterm and final exams for both semesters

Things to Consider

Students are expected to maintain an A or B average in order to advance to the next level the following year

Things to Consider

Students should not expect extra time to complete assessments outside of the class hour

Things to Consider

Things to Consider

Students should not expect retakes and/or rewrites for assessments at this level

Things to Consider Based on previous years, the rubric correctly identifies the mathematical background needed to succeed in the advanced classes, however, commitment and maturity level need to be considered as a family

Things to Consider If a student tests out of 6th grade math and 8th grade math, they are missing all of the Common Core areas in geometry that are still tested on state assessments

Strongly recommend reviewing these concepts at home and/or over the summer