This results in all math classes being smaller. Students are placed in accelerated math based on test scores and teacher recommendations. Students work at an accelerated pace with above grade level material. Students complete seventh grade requirements at the end of the sixth grade. As an example, all 4 th grade students have math at the same time each day.
Some students work in the homeroom, some go to the resource room, and some go to accelerated math.
Everyone has math at the same time so there are no interruptions to other classes. The same is true in 5 th and 6 th grades. Because of the extra math teacher, each student studies math in a small class with a low student to teacher ratio. The pace of the class meets the appropriate rate and level for each student and there is more teacher time per student to help with questions. The program was first implemented in 1992 by the Farmington Elementary School Board s approval.