El Monte Union High School District

El Monte Union High School District

Mathematics Placement Policy

Placement Policy for Grade 9 Students

All current Grade 8 students enrolled in Common Core Math 8 or below will be enrolled in Integrated Math 1 in Grade 9 with the following exception:

• Students enrolled in Common Core Math 8 will be eligible to advance to Integrated Math 2 in Grade 9 if both of the following criteria are satisfied:
  • Students must complete Common Core Math 8 or equivalent with a B or better along with 8th grade teacher recommendation to be placed in Integrated Math Bridge 1 for the summer.
  • Students must enroll and successfully complete Integrated Math Bridge 1 ^**     during the summer with a C or better.

Note: Current Grade 8 students who complete Common Core Math 8 with a C or below will be recommended to enroll in Integrated Math Readiness for the summer in preparation for Integrated Math 1. 

Current Grade 8 students enrolled in Integrated Math 1 or equivalent (Common Core Algebra 1) are eligible to enroll in Integrated Math 2 in Grade 9 if students complete Integrated Math 1 or equivalent with a C or better along with any one of the following criteria:

•  Earn 70% or above on EMUHSD Integrated Math 2 Placement Test*.
• Received an Achievement Level Scale Score of 2567-2778 (Standard Met – Standard Exceeded) on the Grade 7 Mathematics portion of the CAASPP.  (Grade 8 CAASPP results will be used if available with an Achievement Level Scale Score of 2586-2802).
• 8^th grade teacher recommendation for Integrated Math 2.

Note: Current Grade 8 students who complete Integrated Math 1 or equivalent with a D or F are recommended to take Integrated Math 1 Fall/Spring Make-up during the summer.  Students must successfully complete Integrated Math 1 Fall/Spring Make-up with a C or better to advance to Integrated Math 2 in Grade 9.  Otherwise, students must enroll in Integrated Math 1. 

Current Grade 8 students enrolled in Integrated Math 2 or equivalent (Common Core Geometry) are eligible to enroll in Integrated Math 3 in Grade 9 if students complete Integrated Math 1 AND Integrated Math 2 or equivalent with a C or better along with any one of the following criteria:

• Earn 70% or above on EMUHSD Integrated Math 3 Placement Test.    
• Received an Achievement Level Scale Score of 2635-2778 (Standard Exceeded) on the Grade 7 Mathematics portion of the CAASPP.  (Grade 8 CAASPP results will be used if available with an Achievement Level Scale Score of 2653-2802).
• 8^th grade teacher recommendation for Integrated Math 3.    

Note: Current Grade 8 students who complete Integrated Math 2 or equivalent with a D or F are recommended to take Integrated Math 2 Fall/Spring Make-up during the summer.  Students must successfully complete Integrated Math 2 Fall/Spring Make-up with a C or better to advance to Integrated Math 3 in Grade 9.  Otherwise, students must enroll in Integrated Math 2.

Grade 9 students transferring from outside the district after the beginning of the school year will be placed based on the following criteria:

•  Integrated Math 1 
  • Transcripts indicating completion of Common Core Math 8 or equivalent.
  • No Placement Test necessary. 
• Integrated Math 2
  • Transcripts indicating completion of Integrated Math 1 or equivalent with a C or better 

AND any one of the following:    

• • Earn 70% or above on EMUHSD Integrated Math 2 Placement Test.
  • Received an Achievement Level Scale Score of 2586-2802 (Standard Met – Standard Exceeded) on the Grade 8 Mathematics portion of the CAASPP.    
• Integrated Math 3
  • Transcripts indicating completion of Integrated Math 2 or equivalent with a C or better 

AND any one of the following:

• • Earn 70% or above on EMUHSD Integrated Math 3 Placement Test.    
  • Received an Achievement Level Scale Score of 2653-2802 (Standard Exceeded) on the Grade 8 Mathematics portion of the CAASPP.

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Parent Recourse

Grade 9 course preregistration for current Grade 8 students begins in February of each academic year.  Guidance counselors from the high schools and teachers from the middle schools work collaboratively to place students in math courses in accordance to the criteria outlined by this placement policy.  Tentative programs/schedules of courses are provided to incoming Grade 9 students by June/July. 

If for any reason a parent/guardian believes their child is not placed accurately in a preregistered math course, an appointment must be made at the high school in order to discuss possible program changes.

Placement Checkpoint

To ensure Grade 9 students are properly placed in their math class, the following measures will be conducted within the first month of instruction:

• Evaluation of student progress in their math course based on student work. (e.g. Homework/Classwork/Assessments)
• Ensure students have met all prerequisite criteria for the math course as outlined by this placement policy.

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Based on these measures, students may be recommended to be placed in a different level math course.  

(*) Integrated Math 2 and Integrated Math 3 Placement Tests obtained from most current adopted math curriculum resources.

(+) Integrated Math Readiness is a 1 semester summer course intended to prepare incoming 9^th grade students for Integrated Math 1. 

(**) Integrated Math Bridge 1 is a 1 semester summer course intended to prepare incoming 9th grade students for Integrated Math 2 who have not completed Integrated Math 1.