Kids, school and math at home

A short survey for parents of children in kindergarten through 3rd grade. There are no right answers — we want to hear how things really go.

About 7 minutes 9 short parts Answers kept confidential
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Your child's school
Letter to families · Fall
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MathCheck
A free app for parents you signed up for in September
Fall Benchmark Assessment — Mathematics
Student: your child · Grade {{ gradeShort }}
Scale score164 Performance levelLevel 2 — Approaching Expectations National percentile35
Domains
Number & OperationsBelow Measurement & DataMeets GeometryApproaching

Next steps: Your child has been identified for Tier 2 support. Please contact the school with questions.

What we will do: 30 minutes a day of small-group math support starting next week; screen again in winter and spring and send you the result each time.

What you can do: 15 minutes of math practice at home most evenings; we'll send what to use.

Your child's fall math check shows they are at grade level — doing about as well as the typical child in {{ gradeIn }}.

Many parents hear "at grade level" and think of an A. It is closer to a B. Children who stay here through 3rd grade usually end up in standard math in middle school, not advanced math.

What we will do: check again in winter and spring and send you the result in plain language.

What you can do: 15 minutes of math practice at home most evenings; we'll send what to use.

Based on the fall screener, your child is not on track to pass the state's 3rd-grade math gate.

If this does not improve, your child may be held back in 3rd grade. This is not a surprise we want you to get in 3rd grade, which is why we are telling you now, in {{ gradeIn }}.

What we will do: 30 minutes a day of small-group math support starting next week; screen again in winter and spring and send you the result each time.

What you can do: 15 minutes of math practice at home most evenings; we'll send what to use.
— Your child's teacher
Your child's school
Letter to families · Fall
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MathCheck
A free app for parents you signed up for in September

Your child scored in the top 10% in {{ stateName }} on the fall math screener.

Children at this level who keep working are on track to qualify in 4th grade for a state-recognized math scholarship program that funds years of advanced enrichment.

What you can do: 15 minutes of math practice at home most evenings; we'll send what to use.

— Your child's teacher

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Nationally, about 9 in 10 parents say their child is at or above grade level in math. On the national test, about 4 in 10 fourth graders are proficient.

"Proficient" is roughly a B.

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GamesGalore

Thank you for your time.

This survey is for parents and guardians of children in kindergarten through 3rd grade, so there's nothing more we need from you.
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Thank you — that's everything.

The letters in this survey were hypothetical. They were not based on any information about your child.

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