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Math 107: Quantitative Mathe matic s Colle ge in the High Sc hool MAY 23, 2018

Cour se De sc r iption Math 107: Quantitative R e asoning  T his is a c o lle g e in the hig h sc ho o l c la ss tha t sa tisfie s the ma the ma tic s pro fic ie nc y re q uire me nt a t E WU (5 c re dits a t E WU). T he g o a l o f this c o urse is ma the ma tic a l re a so ning . Stude nts will disc uss ma the ma tic a l re a so ning thro ug h a va rie ty o f to pic s whic h inc lude lo g ic , se ts, c o unting , pro b a b ility, sta tistic s, a nd fina nc e .  T his c o urse is a ye a rlo ng c o urse tha t will me e t a ma the ma tic s c re dit (3 rd ye a r o f ma th). T o pic s c o ve re d inc lude : L o g ic , Co unting T he o ry, Pro b ab ility, Univariate Data, and F inanc e .

Cour se R ationale :  T he c urre nt ma the ma tic s sc o pe a nd se q ue nc e a t the hig h sc ho o l le ve l is prima rily fo c use d o n the Ca lc ulus se q ue nc e . Ma ny stude nts will no t b e ma jo ring in ST E M a re a s o f fo c us in c o lle g e , a nd ne e d a no the r o ptio n fo r the ir se nio r ye a r o f ma th o utside o f the ST E M tra c k.  Ma th 107 pro vide s a n o ppo rtunity fo r stude nts to g a in c o lle g e le ve l c re dit fo r a te rmina l ma th c la ss tha t will me e t the g ra dua tio n re q uire me nt fo r stude nts ma jo ring in the huma nitie s. Co nc urre ntly me e ts the g ra dua tio n re q uire me nt fo r a 3 rd ye a r o f ma th a t the hig h sc ho o l le ve l.

Committe e to R e vie w and Se le c t:  T he c o mmitte e o f te a c he rs a nd a dministra tio n e xa mining the lo g istic s a nd imple me nta tio n inc lude s:  L inda Ca rne y, Jo sh Ha rriso n, K a ri Rydho lm, T o m Rye , Bria na Wa ldma n, Ma th T OSA T e a m  Sc o tt K e rwie n, Dire c to r o f Co lle g e a nd Ca re e r Re a dine ss  He a the r Byb e e , Dire c to r o f Se c o nda ry Curric ulum  L o rna Spe a r, E xe c utive Dire c to r o f Stude nt I nte rve ntio n & Suppo rt Se rvic e  Me lissa Gra ha m, E WU Co o rdina to r o f Co lle g e in the Hig h Sc ho o l fo r Ma th  I nput fro m:  Princ ipa ls, AP’ s, a nd De pa rtme nt L e a ds  Sta ts/ AP Sta ts te a c he rs (who will like ly b e a ppro ve d to te a c h the c o urse )

Input Pr oc e ss Fall 2017:  Disc ussio ns c o mme nc e d with Sc o tt K e rwie n a nd the Se c o nda ry Ma th T e a m re g a rding the fe a sib ility, ra tio na le a nd inte re st in running a Co lle g e in the HS c o urse fo r no n-ST E M pa th stude nts thro ug h e ithe r E WU o r CWU.  Princ ipa ls a nd De pa rtme nt L e a ds e xpre sse d hig h le ve ls o f inte re st a t mo st hig h sc ho o ls.  Disc usse d initia l funding ide a s a nd fe a sib ility.  Disc ussio ns c o mme nc e d with Me lissa Gra ha m, who fa c ilita te s Co lle g e in the Hig h Sc ho o l o ptio ns fo r E WU’ s Ma th De pa rtme nt

Input Pr oc e ss Winte r 2018:  Disc ussio ns a ro und te xt b o o ks, pla c e me nt te sting , la te ra l mo ve me nt fro m c o urse to c o urse a t E WU, a nd funding fo r tuitio n a t E WU.  F unding mo de ls ide ntifie d.  Co mmitme nts fro m c o mpre he nsive hig h sc ho o ls to imple me nt in the 2018 – 2019 sc ho o l ye a r.  E WU a ppro va l o f Co lle g e in the Hig h Sc ho o l instruc to rs a t pa rtic ipa ting hig h sc ho o ls (3 o f the 4 hig h sc ho o ls ha ve a ppro va l fo r a t le a st o ne te a c he r thus fa r).  AL E K S pla c e me nt te sting will b e use d fo r the Ma th 107 pro g ra m.  T e a c he rs ide ntifie d who wo uld c re a te pro g ra m g uide s, a dditio na l supple me nta l wo rk ne e de d fo r the c o urse .

Budge t Infor mation: T e xt T itle Cost pe r stude nt T otal Cost for SPS $96.55 $26,261.60 Mathe matic s: A Prac tic al Odysse y $30 (c o ve re d b y $0 AL E KS Plac e me nt T e st E WU) $300 $78,000* T uitio n at E WU * T itle I V: I nc re asing the availability o f, and e nro llme nt in, AP o r I B pro g rams, dual o r c o nc urre nt e nro llme nt pro g rams, e arly c o lle g e hig h sc ho o ls, and o the r ac c e le rate d le arning o ptio ns.

Plan for Imple me ntation:  2018 : T e a c he rs a ppro ve d to te a c h c o urse thro ug h E WU  Spr ing 2018 : Co lla b o ra tio n with te a c he rs to c re a te pro g ra m g uide s 2018: Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt thro ug h E WU  Summe r  2018-19: Co mpre he nsive Hig h Sc ho o ls I mple me nt  2018-19: Additio na l PD a nd c o lla b o ra tio n will b e de te rmine d o n a n o ng o ing b a sis.  Spr ing 2019: Pro g ra m e va lua tio n via te a c he r a nd stude nt surve ys a nd c o nve rsa tio ns.

R e c omme ndation  Ba se d o n the re c o mme nda tio n o f the c urric ulum c o mmitte e , distric t sta ff re c o mme nd a do ptio n o f the pro po se d Ma th 107: Qua ntita tive Re a so ning c o urse a s a Co lle g e in the Hig h Sc ho o l o ptio n.