5th Grade Math to 7/8 Accel: Acceleration by Demonstration
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Placement Assessment for Acceleration
Date: Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Peninsula High School - Room S47 Click HERE to sign up
(https://forms.office.com/r/pgzs72ENBV) Deadline to sign up is Friday, February 21st
Note: If you are unable to make the date, please sign up and email [email protected]
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Students currently in 5th Grade Math seeking to accelerate through 6th grade math and enroll in Math 7/8 Accel as a 6th grader must meet the criteria as outlined in the PVPUSD Placement in Mathematics Courses: Acceleration Protocol for Intermediate School Courses.
Acceleration through the intermediate school pathways is granted by demonstration by meeting 2 of the 3 requirements from (a) – (c) AND meeting requirement (d). Please note, assessments for acceleration will be administered each spring.
- Meet district defined requirements on the corresponding readiness assessment
- Earn 4’s in all math domains in second trimester (elementary school) in the previous course as defined in the PVPUSD math pathways
- Earn “exceeds standards” on the CAASPP in mathematics or meets district defined requirements on the iReady assessment
- Meet the district defined requirements on the PVPUSD placement test for the appropriate course (Required)
Please find the 2024-2025 math acceleration parent information letter at the link here.
Join the math acceleration email list to receive updates by completing this form (Note: you must be logged into the student's PVPUSD email account to complete the form): Math Acceleration Interest Form
To support students with their interest in acceleration, students may review the corresponding standards through Khan Academy or the Big Ideas Math textbook. Use the links below to access curated content that maps to the Math 6 Accelerated curriculum.
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| Follow the instructions on the curriculum resources above to access the Big Ideas Math content |
Go to: https://www.khanacademy.org/join and enter the code below.
Math 6 Accel: SMY36EAT
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