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Susan Baker, Director of Mathematics Centennial Cluster ~ February 27, 2018

Continuous Achievement: Providing A Challenging Curriculum For All The Fulton County Board of Education supports the vision that each child should be given the opportunity to learn to his or her full potential. To that end, the Continuous Achievement framework for advancement allows each child to progress in language arts and mathematics at his or her appropriate instructional pace and depth, expanding and compacting the curriculum as appropriate.

Three Achievement Levels On Level Advanced Accelerated • The curriculum is • The curriculum • The curriculum is aligned to the consists of the 2nd aligned entirely to Georgia Standards semester standards the standards one of Excellence for assigned for the or more years the grade level to student’s grade above the assigned which the student level and the 1st grade level. is assigned. semester standards assigned for the student’s next grade level.

Continuous Achievement Placement Testing Guidelines for K – 5 th at 18 and 36 weeks K – 5: Math Unit Assessments 85% average or higher AND K – 1: All S’s on Report Card and a Teacher Recommendation 2 – 5: 90% average or higher on Report Card If these criteria are met, the student will receive the Diagnostic Placement Assessment for the following semester’s content

Placement The student This process will receives an 80%+ continue until the student does not score or a 70%+ with a The student will high enough to consider teacher acceleration. Once a full be given the next year of acceleration has recommendation semester’s DPA. occurred, the student on the Diagnostic must have both a parent Placement and teacher recommendation. Assessment. The DPA results should be shared with parents and conversations regarding appropriate placement should take place. Results do not necessarily equal placement. What is best for each individual student?

Scenario 1 • Claire is in 4 th grade on-level math. At the end of first semester, she has a 95% unit assessment average, and a 98% average in the class. • She qualifies for possible acceleration, so she is given the 4 th grade S2 (semester 2) Diagnostic Placement Assessment. Claire scores an 85% on the assessment. • Since she scored above 80%, she is now given the 5 th grade S1 Diagnostic Placement Assessment. She scores a 23%. • The teacher or CST calls Claire’s parents to discuss the assessment results and discuss whether a possible placement change is in Claire’s best interest.

Scenario 2 • Trevor is in 4 th grade on-level math. At the end of first semester, he has an 82% unit assessment average, and an 88% average in the class. • He does not qualify for possible acceleration, so no Diagnostic Placement Assessment is given.

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Students completing 6.1 in May of their 5 th Grade Year Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Summer before 6 th grade 6.2 through FVS 6 th Grade 7 th Grade On-Level or 6 th Advanced (6.2, 7.1, 7.2) 6 th grade On-Level Advanced 7 th Grade 8 th grade On-Level or 8 th Grade On-Level or 7 th Grade On-Level or Advanced Advanced Advanced 8 th Grade 8 th Grade on-level or Advanced Algebra 1 or Accelerated Algebra 1 or Accelerated Algebra 1/Geometry A Algebra 1/Geometry A 12 th Grade Placement AP Calculus/AP Statistics AP Calculus/AP Statistics Precalculus AP Calculus/AP Statistics (if acceleration begins in 9 th ) 10

Math 6 Advanced Curriculum Map 11

Crucial Conversations for Parents • What are my child’s strengths? Does my child like mathematics? Do they seek out opportunities outside the classroom to further engage in mathematics? • Do I see a possible career for my child in a STEM field? • What learning opportunities do I desire for my child in high school? • Is my child currently showing high academic potential in math?

Accelerated High School Courses • The Accelerated Pathway beginning in 9 th grade allows a previously on-level student to have the opportunity to take AP Calculus/AP Statistics his/her senior year. • If a student is already a year accelerated due to the Continuous Achievement framework, this pathway will double accelerate the student. Please be mindful in making placement decisions for your child, and keep the end goal in mind. • Requirement for graduation = 4 Carnegie Units 13

Learning Resources to Support Our Students 14