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 p oc e ss for plac ing stude nts on the p g appr opr iate tr aje c tor y for mathe matic s instr uc tion thr ough the middle sc hool le ve l. A plac e me nt pr A l t oc e ss to e nsur t e all stude nts will maste r ll t d t ill t 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 our le ar ne r s inc luding the pr ovision for stude nts to move fluidly and fle xibly be twe e n c our y y se s whe n appr pp opr p iate .
R e asoning for the Pathways T o c le ar ly de fine data dr y ive n be nc hmar ks and c r ite r ia for 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 o pr ovide 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 instr uc tional plac e me nt options for uc tional plac e me nt options for stude nts stude nts.
R e asoning Continue d T o suppor pp t and monitor stude nt tr ansitions into appr opr iate pathways e nhanc ing the ac hie ve me nt of mathe matic al standar ds. T T tili o utilize c r oss-gr ade plac e me nt options for d l t ti f e le me ntar l t y to middle and middle to high sc hool le ve l c lasse s whe n appr opr iate and ne c e ssar y to me e t stude nt ne e ds. T o 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 T he Math Cur he Math Cur r r ic ulum R ic ulum R e ne wal T e ne wal T e am, inc luding 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 offic e administr offic e administr ator ator s me t dur s me t dur ing Phase 1 of the ing Phase 1 of the Cur r ic ulum R e ne wal Pr oc 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 pr e se nte d to all Middle Sc hool Math te ac he r t d t ll Middl S h l M th t h s for f the ir th i fe e dbac k. T T he ne w math pathways we r he ne w math pathways we r e pr e pr e se nte d to Dr Butle r 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 ough the c ontinuity of the Pe nnsylvania D De par t tme nt of E t f E duc ation mathe matic s le ar d ti th ti l ning i pr ogr e ssion.
F our Mathe matic al Pathways Pathway 1 ----Alge br a 1 in 9 th gr ade Pathway 2 ----Alge br a 1 in 8 th gr ade Pathway 3- --- Option for a 1 in 7 th gr th Alge br 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 a 2 in 8 th gr Alge br 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 T he goal of the Math Pathways is to plac e e ac h 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 ovide the appr opr iate le ve l r igor and pr pr oduc tive str oduc tive str uggle while r uggle while r e duc ing the pote ntial e duc ing the pote ntial for ove r whe lming fr ustr ation. Suppor Suppor t a c ultur t a c ultur e of mathe matic al appr e of mathe matic al appr e c iation 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 T h P th he Pathways will be ill b phase d in ove r the c our se of the ne xt 4 ye ar y s e nsur ing par e nts and stude nts have ac c ur ate unde r unde r standing of 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 Cur for all gr ade le ve l r e ntly c our se s and qualifying d lif i ac c e le r l ate d/ plac e d t d/ l d c r ite r ia offe r ing time to stude nts will follow de te r mine ac c ur ac y and histor ic al c lassr oom e ffe c tive ne ss at all gr ade plac e me nt pr oc e dur e s l le ve ls. l and be move d to the ne xt d b d t th t gr ade le ve l c our se in the All stude nts moving into a ne xt sc hool ye ar . middle sc hool gr ade le ve l MAP sc or math c our se s will be i e s ar e base d on plac e d into the pr ope r the Spr ing administr ation of le ve l of c our se s using pr ior the pr ior ye ar to the c our se guide line s and pr ac tic e s at plac e me nt. the Middle Sc hool.
Phase T wo: 2019-2020 R ollout ye ar y for gr g ade s 5 and 6 for all gr g ade le ve l c our se s 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 gr ade s 7 and 8 will follow histor d 7 d 8 ill f ll hi t ic al c lassr i l l oom plac e me nt l t pr oc 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 R Stude nts ne e d to Stude nts ne e d to ollout ye ar ollout ye ar for for gr ade s 5, 6 and 7 for me e t all c r ite r ia for all gr ade le ve l plac e me nt. T e ac he r c our c our se s and se s and r r e c omme ndation e c omme ndation qualifying c r ite r ia. will be c onside r e d.
Phase F our : 2021-2022 R R ollout ye ar ollout ye ar for for all gr all gr ade s and all le ve l c our ade s and all le ve l c our se s se s and qualifying c r ite r ia. Stude nts ne e d to me e t all c r Stude nts ne e d to me e t all c r ite r ite r ia for ia for plac e me nt. T e ac he r r e c omme ndation will be c onside r e d.
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