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Jericho explains math acceleration path, AMC 8 requirement and timelines
Summary
The district said students considered for off‑grade math acceleration must take the AMC 8 (Jan. 22, 2026) and express interest by Oct. 17; selection will triangulate report cards, NWEA percentiles and content tests.
In the session Helene Kriegstein, the district’s curriculum associate for mathematics, outlined the math pathways and specific assessment requirements for off‑grade acceleration (OGA).
Kriegstein said the AMC 8 will be given on Jan. 22, 2026, and parents should indicate whether their child will take the AMC 8 by Oct. 17 if they want that child considered for OGA. "So if you want your son and daughter to be considered for OGA, it is a requirement that they participate in that AMC 8 contest," she said.
Selection is not determined by a single score. Kriegstein described a data‑triangulation approach — report card grades, NWEA scores (she cited very high targets such as the 98th–99th percentiles) and AMC 8 performance — along with teacher rubrics assessing perseverance, reasoning and social‑emotional readiness.
Kriegstein said families can access past AMC 8 questions online to familiarize students with the problem‑solving format, but the district does not run special AMC 8 preparation sessions; teachers and clubs such as Math Olympiad may cover related problem types.
