Parkway Elementary School

PURPOSE
The MWPISD’s  Math Accelerated Program (MAP) begins in 6th grade. The program aims to identify students who excel in mathematics at an advanced pace and aspire to pursue the highest levels of mathematics while still in high school.

PLAN
Students who meet the criteria as incoming 6th-grade students will complete the 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade mathematics courses in a two-year timeframe by the end of their 7th-grade year. They will then take Algebra I in their 8th-grade year.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA

6th GRADE ENTRY INTO MAP:

• 5th-grade STAAR score at Masters Grade Level, or
• Students must demonstrate mastery of 5th-grade standards upon completion of a readiness assessment.

For 6th Grade MAP students who want to remain in 7th Grade MAP:

• Students must have maintained a passing grade each semester of 6th Grade MAP or have been referred to the RTI campus committee for review if their overall average fell below 70%.
• Students must have achieved at least Meets Grade Level Performance on the 6th Grade STAAR Assessment.

7th GRADE ENTRY INTO MAP:

• Incoming 6th-grade STAAR score at Masters Grade Level, or 
• Students must demonstrate mastery of 6th-grade standards upon completion of a readiness assessment administered at the middle school campus. 

Important Considerations of MAP

• In one year of instruction, students in 6th-grade MAP receive accelerated instruction that condenses all 6th-grade math TEKS and about half of all 7th-grade math TEKS. 
• Students in 7th-grade MAP receive accelerated instruction that condenses the remaining 7th-grade math TEKS (not covered in 6th-grade MAP) and all 8th-grade math TEKS in one year of instruction.
• As required now in Title 19 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), §101.3011, students who have completed STAAR EOC assessments in middle school must take either the corresponding ACT or the SAT while in high school to fulfill federal testing requirements. ALL ADVANCED TESTERS WILL take the SAT or ACT in the Spring of their junior year or Fall of their senior year if it has not been taken prior. (MVISD will pay for ONLY one administration.)
• Although students will receive high school credit for successfully completing Algebra I in 8th grade, per board policy, their final average WILL NOT be calculated into their graduating GPA. Per board policy, in order for an Algebra I grade to impact a student’s ranking GPA, it will need to be taken while in high school.