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Board presses for clearer math‑acceleration data and fair waiver handling
Summary
Board members asked staff for more cohort tracking and cross‑site consistency after a presentation showed expanded middle‑school acceleration pathways, varied waiver outcomes, and some denials driven by scheduling constraints rather than performance.
District staff on Sept. 25 presented expanded middle‑school math acceleration pathways and data on student testing and waiver requests, prompting board members to seek deeper cohort tracking and operational fixes.
The presentation outlined multiple pathway options (for example, direct moves from Math 7 to Algebra 1 and from Math 6 to accelerated 7/8) and explained the district's placement criteria: a student who meets two of three indicators (site recommendation, trimester grades, class assessment…
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