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6th Grade Placement & Math Pathways Presented by: Susan Lemke slemke@fremont.k12.ca.us Outcomes: Understand the purpose of the math placement test and the goals of our secondary math program Understand the logistics of the 6th

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6th Grade Placement & Math Pathways

Presented by: Susan Lemke slemke@fremont.k12.ca.us

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Outcomes:

Understand the purpose of the math placement

test and the goals of our secondary math program

Understand the logistics of the 6th grade math

placement test

Understand Fremont Unified Secondary Math

Pathways

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http://digg.com/video/point-your-phone-at-math-proble ms-and-this-upcoming-app-solves-them

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Secondary Math Placement

GFA

CC2

CC1

CC2/GFA GFA/ALG1

Placement Test Administered

*Minimum B- to continue

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UC Qualified Pathway with No Acceleration

CC1

CC2 GFA ALG1 GEO

ALG2- TRIG

PRECAL

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How can my child get to accelerated pathway?

CC1

CC2 GFA

CC2/GFA

GFA/ALG1

Summer Bridge after CC2 to get into GFA/ALG1

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High school options for acceleration.

ALG1

GEO

ALG2-Trig

PreCal

GEO/Alg2 Trig

ALG2-Trig/ PreCal AP Cal or Calculus

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Accelerated Pathway

CC2/GFA GEO/ ALG2 Trig GFA/ ALG 1

GEO

ALG2/ TRIG PRECAL

AP CAL Or Calculus

ALG2 Trig/ PreCal AP Calculus Calculus 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Minimum B to continue

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Additional Path to AP Calculus

GEO

ALG2/Trig as an elective class

ALG2/Trig

PRECAL

AP Calculus or Calculus

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Testing Dates & Placement Criteria

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Testing Logistics

Testing Window: March 19th - March 28th
Two Parts - no time limit
One day with a break or two separate days
Every student will take this assessment unless the

parent opts out *Contact your school site for specific dates

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Test Details

Covers Standards addressed in Units 1 through 4 of

Springboard ○ Test addresses application of the standards

20 Questions Each (paper and pencil)

○ Part 1: traditional multiple choice ○ Part 2: non-traditional multiple choice with multiple answers possible

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Placement Criteria

6th Grade Placement Test, parts 1 and 2
SBAC 5th Grade Math Scores (if available)
6th Grade District Mid-Year Assessment
SBAC 6th Grade Math Scores

All 6th grade students will be notified of placement in June

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Current Statistics

School Year Percentage of 7th graders in Accelerated 2017-18 38% 2016-17 39% 2015-16 37%

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Placement Criteria

6th Grade Placement Test, parts 1 and 2

○ Standards addressed 6.RP, 6.NS, 6.EE, 6.G

6th Grade District Mid-Year Assessment

○ Standards addressed 6.NS, 6.EE

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Sample Problem

In which of the following situations would (2/5 + 3/10) represent the problem? Select all that apply.

A. A farmer planted 2/5 of his 40 acres in corn and another 3/10
f his land in wheat. Taken together, what fraction of the 40 acres had been planted in

corn or wheat?

B. Allison has a batch of eggs in the incubator. On Monday, 2/5 of the eggs hatched.

Three days later, 3/10 of the original batch hatched. How many eggs hatched in all?

C. 2/5 of the students in a classroom are girls. 3/10 of the girls wear glasses. What

fraction of the class wears glasses?

D. Wesley ran 2/5 of a mile on Monday and 3/10 of a mile on Tuesday. What fraction of a

mile did he run for both days? Conceptual Understanding of Math Video

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