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CRITERIA FOR MATH PLACEMENT IN SEVENTH GRADE

Seventh grade math placement is determined at the end of sixth grade by the sixth grade math teachers and the head of the middle school math department. Thoughtful deliberation is used in making placement decisions in an effort to ensure that each student has a successful math experience in the Middle School.  All students placed in Math 7, Transitional Math 7 or Algebra I (7^th Grade) will have the opportunity to take advanced courses in the Upper School.

 Students enrolled in Math 6 will move to either Math 7 or Transitional Math 7 based on the following criteria:

• Overall in-class assessment average {83 (B) or above is required for Transitional Math}

• Teacher observation over the course of a year of a student’s abilities relative to that of her/his peers

• Amount of additional assistance received from the sixth grade teacher and/or an outside tutor

• A student’s demonstrated cognitive development in abstract thinking and generalizing

• ERB scores on the quantitative ability and mathematics sections

• The impact a particular math placement might have on a student’s ability to experience an overall successful seventh grade year given the academic demands of the seventh grade curriculum and the additional time demands of seventh grade extracurricular activities

Students enrolled in Transitional Math 6 will move to Algebra I (7^th Grade) based on the following criteria:

• Overall in-class assessment average of 83 (B) or above

• Teacher observation over the course of a year of a student’s abilities relative to that of her/his peers

• Amount of additional assistance received from the sixth grade teacher and/or an outside tutor

• A student’s demonstrated cognitive development in abstract thinking and generalizing

• ERB scores on the quantitative ability and mathematics sections.

• The impact a particular math placement might have on a student’s ability to experience an overall successful seventh grade year given the academic demands of the seventh grade curriculum and the additional time demands of seventh grade extracurricular activities