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Each of these measures is given a score of 1-4 based on specific cut scores. Students must receive a combined score of 11 or 12 in order to be offered the opportunity to be placed in the advanced class in 6th grade.  \nWhy were students not given the opportunity to study for the End of Year Benchmark or given a study guide?  \nThis test, like the CAASPP, is meant to measure a student's depth of mastery and retention of all of the 5th grade standards. Only students who have an extremely deep understanding of the standards should be placed in an accelerated middle school course. Furthermore, students who are ready for accelerated classes should be able to retain this deep understanding of the math skills and concepts without reteaching or \"studying\" for the test. Therefore, there is no reason to study for the End of Year Benchmark orthe CAASPP Summative exam.  \nHow will parents be notified if their student qualifies for the advanced math class in 6th grade?  \nIf a student meets all 3 criteria for placement in the advanced math class, they will receive a letter with their student's scores and a Permission for Placement form at the beginning of July. Once the permission for placement is returned, the student will be placed in the accelerated course. If a parent would like for their student to remain in the rigorous grade level course, they can indicate this on the permission form.  \nWhat percentage of students qualified for the advanced 6th grade math course?  \nFor the 2015-16 school year, approximately 7% of the incoming 6th graders qualified for the accelerated pathway based on the old placement criteria (a placement test taken in the summer and a summer bridge course) . For the 2016-17, approximately 13% of the incoming 6th graders qualified for the accelerated pathway using the new placement criteria (the CAASPP Summative Math test, the End of Year Benchmark, and the student's end of year math grade) . Therefore, by using multiple measures, available for each student, we are able to identify all students who have the depth of knowledge and level of mastery of the math content and practice standards to be successful in an accelerated math course.  \nWhy were all students given the End of Course Benchmark instead of only giving it to those students with high grades and CAASPP scores?  \nWe want to provide all students with an equal opportunity to meet the criteria for advanced math placement and equal access to the advanced math pathways based on their level of mastery. Therefore, instead of making the placement test only available to students who were able to take it outside of the regular school day and attend a summer bridge course, we extended the opportunity to all students by having all 5th graders take it during the regular school day.  \nAdditionally, math placement is only one small reason for the End of Year Benchmark. The more important reason for giving the test to all students is because of the valuable data gained regarding each student's level of mastery of the standards and areas needing more support. While the CAASPP Summative Math test only breaks the data into three claim levels, the End of Year Benchmark provides detailed information about each student's depth of knowledge and mastery of each 5th grade math standard. 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