West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

6th Grade Honors and Accelerated Math Criteria Summary Sheet

The Honors and Accelerated (H&A) Mathematics Program begins in grade 6 for eligible students.  For students to be eligible for the H&A Mathematics Program, students need to meet the criteria in at least 2 of the following 3 categories.  The three categories include the assessments: Linkit! or NJSLA, CogAT, and MAP.

If a student meets two of the criteria in any one category, this still only accounts for one of the two categories that must be achieved.  For example, if a student scores a 90 on the LinkIt! Grade 5 Mathematics Assessment and also scores a 786 or above on the NJSLA for Mathematics, this is considered meeting the criteria for category 1 only.  The student would need a qualifying score from Category 2 or Category 3 to be eligible for H&A Mathematics in grade 6.  

Timing

• All assessment data will be in Genesis after the scoring is complete.  Parents have access to the assessment information. 

• Eligibility letters will be sent to parents via Genesis after the completion of all testing. Every student meeting the criteria will be eligible for the program.

• Parents students who meet eligibility will notify the District of their enrollment decision in Genesis.  Please refer to the eligibility letter for dates for deadlines.

• Subsequent review timing for students not meeting the initial criteria will happen over the summer. 

o   5th grade Spring Math MAP score review: the end of June

o   5th grade Math NJSLA score review: in August

7th Grade Honors and Accelerated Math Criteria Summary

• Students enrolled in Math 6 who score in the 97th percentile or above on the MAP Winter administration will be eligible for Algebra I H&A in 7th grade

• Parents will be notified in mid-March and math support for acceleration will be provided to eligible students for the remainder of the sixth grade school year.