My friend's daughter failed the Gateway twice. She was sent to summer school for 3 weeks where she took 7th grade math in the AM and 8th grade math in the PM.
She passed the test.
Unfortunately, testing shows that her math skills are at a high 4th grade level.
I would like to know how she passed the Gateway and how it was expected that she would do 7th and 8th grade maths at the same time especially when she lacks the foundational skills to do either?
My sister-in-law is a 7th grade theacher at Trickum Middle. She said that although we have no social promotion in Gwinnette, no one fails the 7th grade. This would water down the numbers and us "good upper-class republicans" won't stand for that. 'nuff said.
I feel your pain. It seems you child is also under-served in this Stepford-like school system. I never recieved my rose-colored glasses at my real estate closing. Believe me, when I say that I have much inside info. I have more than a few relatives and in-laws who teach in the Gwinnette Co. school system and I wasn't kidding when I said that No one fails the 7th grade.
P.S. If she was an athlete or cheerleader she would probably be an honors student