• Our newly adopted curriculum, Illustrative Mathematics, titles advanced course for 6th graders "Accelerated 6th". Students who stay on the accelerated track will take Algebra as an 8th grader.

    According to the curriculum, the design of the accelerated materials is as follows:

    "To compress 3 years of content into 2, Illustrative Mathematics:

    • Removed some activities that primarily reviewed concepts from prior grades and units; therefore accelerated students should either have a strong foundation from K–5 or a plan for catching up on unfinished learning outside of class.

    • Removed some activities that provided additional practice or repetition of concepts in class; therefore accelerated students should either be likely to grasp math concepts the first time they are presented, or be able to take advantage of practice problems and work independently to check their understanding and practice until they understand.

    • Moved some important work with mathematical modeling into optional lessons which might be assigned as projects outside of class; therefore accelerated students should be interested and motivated to work on challenging mathematics outside of class."
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