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Mathe matic al Pathways

A Jour ne y to Mathe matic al E xc e lle nc e

What ar e the Pathways?

 An e ffe c tive pr

• c e ss for

plac ing stude nts on the p p g appr

• pr

iate tr aje c tor y for mathe matic s instr uc tion thr

• ugh the middle sc hool le ve l.

 A l

t t ll t d t ill t

 A plac e me nt pr

• c e ss to e nsur

e all stude nts will maste r ke y c onc e pts and pr ac tic e s in or de r to de ve lop and utilize the ir mathe matic al c ompe te nc e .

 Our

goal is to find the mathe matic al “swe e t spot” for

• ur

le ar ne r s inc luding the pr

• vision for

stude nts to move fluidly and fle xibly be twe e n c our se s whe n appr

• pr

iate . y y pp p

R e asoning for the Pathways

 T

• c le ar

ly de fine data dr ive n be nc hmar ks and c r ite r ia for y plac e me nt into math c our se s that will maximize foundational le ar ning and de c r e ase pote ntial le ar ning gaps.

 T

• pr
• vide c le ar

and tr anspar e nt c ommunic ation to te ac he r s, stude nts and par e nts r e gar ding be st instr uc tional plac e me nt options for stude nts instr uc tional plac e me nt options for stude nts.

R e asoning Continue d

 T

• suppor

t and monitor stude nt tr ansitions into pp appr

• pr

iate pathways e nhanc ing the ac hie ve me nt of mathe matic al standar ds.

 T tili

d l t ti f l t

 T

• utilize c r
• ss-gr

ade plac e me nt options for e le me ntar y to middle and middle to high sc hool le ve l c lasse s whe n appr

• pr

iate and ne c e ssar y to me e t stude nt ne e ds.

 T

• e mphasize mathe matic al e nr

ic hme nt and r e me diation at all le ve ls to the maximum e xte nt possible for all stude nts.

Cr e ation of the Pathways

 T

he Math Cur r ic ulum R e ne wal T e am, inc luding T he Math Cur r ic ulum R e ne wal T e am, inc luding Middle Sc hool math te ac he r s, the math instr uc tional c oac h and building and c e ntr al

• ffic e administr

ator s me t dur ing Phase 1 of the

• ffic e administr

ator s me t dur ing Phase 1 of the Cur r ic ulum R e ne wal Pr

• c e ss to analyze the

c ur r e nt c ur r ic ulum and instr uc tional pathways.

Pathways Cr e ation c ontinue d

 T

he te am c ar e fully de signe d ne w pathways for Middle Sc hool stude nts and the se r e c omme ndations we r e t d t ll Middl S h l M th t h f th i pr e se nte d to all Middle Sc hool Math te ac he r s for the ir fe e dbac k.

 T

he ne w math pathways we r e pr e se nte d to Dr Butle r

 T

he ne w math pathways we r e pr e se nte d to Dr . Butle r , Supe r inte nde nt of Sc hools and the Boar d of Sc hool Dir e c tor s.

 T

he de ve lopme nt of the ne w math pathways was handle d with c ar e to e nsur e the ne e ds of all stude nts would be me t thr

• ugh the c ontinuity of the Pe nnsylvania

D t t f E d ti th ti l i De par tme nt of E duc ation mathe matic s le ar ning pr

• gr

e ssion.

F

• ur

Mathe matic al Pathways

Pathway 1----Alge br

a 1 in 9th gr ade

Pathway 2----Alge br

a 1 in 8th gr ade

Pathway 3- ---Option for

th

Alge br a 1 in 7th gr ade for stude nts who have be e n ide ntifie d base d upon mathe matic al and ac ade mic ne e d.

Pathway 4- ---Option for

Alge br a 2 in 8th gr ade for stude nts who have be e n ide ntifie d base d upon p mathe matic al and ac ade mic ne e d.

Goals of the Pathways

 T

he goal of the Math Pathways is to plac e e ac h

 T

he goal of the Math Pathways is to plac e e ac h and e ve r y stude nt into math c our se s that will pr

• vide the appr
• pr

iate le ve l r igor and pr

• duc tive str

uggle while r e duc ing the pote ntial pr

• duc tive str

uggle while r e duc ing the pote ntial for

• ve r

whe lming fr ustr ation.

 Suppor

t a c ultur e of mathe matic al appr e c iation

 Suppor

t a c ultur e of mathe matic al appr e c iation and unde r standing le ading to futur e suc c e ss at highe r le ve ls in the c onte nt ar e a.

Ke y Points

T h P th ill b T he Pathways will be phase d in ove r the c our se

• f the ne xt 4 ye ar

s y e nsur ing par e nts and stude nts have ac c ur ate unde r standing of unde r standing of plac e me nt c r ite r ia and the imple me ntation time line .

Phase One : 2018-2019

Phase One : 2018-2019

 Pilot ye ar

for all gr ade le ve l d lif i

 Cur

r e ntly l t d/ l d c our se s and qualifying c r ite r ia offe r ing time to de te r mine ac c ur ac y and e ffe c tive ne ss at all gr ade l l ac c e le r ate d/ plac e d stude nts will follow histor ic al c lassr

• om

plac e me nt pr

• c e dur

e s d b d t th t le ve ls.

 All stude nts moving into a

middle sc hool gr ade le ve l i and be move d to the ne xt gr ade le ve l c our se in the ne xt sc hool ye ar . math c our se s will be plac e d into the pr

• pe r

le ve l of c our se s using pr ior guide line s and pr ac tic e s at

 MAP sc or

e s ar e base d on the Spr ing administr ation of the pr ior ye ar to the c our se plac e me nt. the Middle Sc hool.

Phase T wo: 2019-2020

 R

• llout ye ar

for gr ade s 5 and 6 for all gr ade le ve l c our se s y g g and qualifying c r ite r ia.

 Cur

r e ntly ac c e le r ate d/ plac e d stude nts moving into d 7 d 8 ill f ll hi t i l l l t gr ade s 7 and 8 will follow histor ic al c lassr

• om plac e me nt

pr

• c e dur

e s and be move d to the ne xt gr ade le ve l c our se in the ne xt sc hool ye ar .

 Stude nts ne e d to me e t all c r

ite r ia for plac e me nt. T e ac he r r e c omme ndation will be c onside r e d.

Phase T hr e e : 2020-2021

 R

• llout ye ar

for

 Stude nts ne e d to  R

• llout ye ar

for gr ade s 5, 6 and 7 for all gr ade le ve l c our se s and

 Stude nts ne e d to

me e t all c r ite r ia for plac e me nt. T e ac he r r e c omme ndation c our se s and qualifying c r ite r ia. r e c omme ndation will be c onside r e d.

Phase F

• ur

: 2021-2022

 R

• llout ye ar

for all gr ade s and all le ve l c our se s

 R

• llout ye ar

for all gr ade s and all le ve l c our se s and qualifying c r ite r ia.

 Stude nts ne e d to me e t all c r

ite r ia for

 Stude nts ne e d to me e t all c r

ite r ia for plac e me nt. T e ac he r r e c omme ndation will be c onside r e d.