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Manhasset leaders keep sixth-grade double-acceleration, change admission rules after community input
Summary
After town halls and teacher feedback, the district recommended preserving the sixth-grade double-accelerated math course while decoupling it from the seventh‑grade AP science pathway, replacing teacher recommendations and the CogAT with a secure, standards-based exam and other supports.
The Manhasset Union Free School District on Feb. 13 recommended keeping its sixth-grade double-accelerated math course and changing how students qualify for it, following a month of parent and teacher meetings.
District leaders announced they will decouple the double-accelerated sixth-grade math program from the seventh-grade AP/honors science pathway and refine selection criteria to reduce misidentification and better support students who skip a year of math content. The administration said teacher recommendations and the CogAT will no longer be used in the identification process this year; instead the district will rely on a secure, locally produced spring exam that demonstrates mastery of sixth-grade standards. That exam will be peer reviewed by the Association of Math Supervisors of Long Island and is expected to be administered…
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