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Parents, students press District 97 on acceleration rules as district outlines "commitment to math excellence"
Summary
Public commenters urged easier access to accelerated algebra for students who skipped a grade in elementary school, while district leaders presented their approach to math instruction and acceleration.
At the Jan. 14 Oak Park Elementary School District 97 board meeting, several parents and students urged changes to the district pproach for admitting students into accelerated middle-school math while district staff presented an update titled "Commitment to Math Excellence."
Multiple speakers said current entry processes for the district ccess to Algebra (formerly Math Enrichment) program and for state-mandated acceleration create barriers for families and sometimes exclude students who were previously accelerated in elementary school. Eric Freedman, who identified himself as a parent in the district, described cases where students who had skipped an elementary-grade math year were then excluded from Access…
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