The 6th grade advanced math program ("Advanced Math") is a double accelerated math course that teaches 7th and 8th grade math content during the 6th grade.
These students continue onto 9th grade math (Algebra I) in the 7th grade
To learn more about the math curriculum pathways, click here.
Only students from the advanced math program are able to apply to LEAPES, the most advanced science curriculum pathway offered by Manhasset schools which begins in the 7th grade.
To learn more about the science curriculum pathways, click here.
Students are supposed to be selected for advanced math based on the following process approved by the Board in 2020.
Phase 1: Screened based on QN CogAT - 98%tile on required
Phase 2: Evaluated on the three criteria:
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Content exam of 5th and 6th grade math content (given 2x weight)
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Work sample
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Renzulli Hartman rating scale (a form of teacher input)
Phase 3: Committee Review
Click here for more details on each of these three phases of selection.
Administrators claim that there are enough spots for all qualified students, but the process has conveniently limited the number of students to fit into one class in each elementary each year since the new policy went into place in 2021.
The practices used to evaluate students according to the policy reveals significant deviations from policy that need to be explained and addressed. Details on the 2023 selection process deviations are explained here. The modified process resulted in multiple issues and the result was to deny access to deserving students.