Mathematics Program Review

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Mathematics Program Review South Portland School
Department January 12, 2009
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What is our Math Goal? Where Are We? What do the
data tell us about where we are headed? What do
our next steps need to be for this 3-5 year plan?
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• Our Math Goals
• All students graduating from South Portland High
  School college ready / ready for post-secondary
  mathematical experiences without the need for
  remedial course work to engage in general college
  mathematics.
• All Grade 3-8 and Grade 11 students will meet or
  exceed the standard in math in order to achieve
  AYP on the MEA / MHSA.
• All Grade 3-10 students will meet or exceed the
  grade level expectations at the end of the year.
• All students interested, engaged and
  demonstrating responsibility for their
  mathematical learning.

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What is math Is this it?
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What is math? Is the previous video the only
math that our students need to learn?
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gt Number and Number Sense gt Calculation
accuracy and efficiency gt Reasonableness of
Answer
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• College Readiness for Mathematics
• Level One Preparation for General Education
  Math
• Agreement on skills and competencies within the
  University of Maine System.
• Deep and broad understandings recommended.
• Conceptual and procedural understandings are
  stressed.
• Students are able to
• perform mathematical operations and
  manipulations by hand or with a calculator when
  appropriate
• understand basic concepts and definitions
• apply, interpret and communicate results.
• www.maine.edu/collegeready

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How did we get herea Timeline

• Math Focus Study Group
• Curriculum Data Review
• NSF Math Materials Review

• Developed Math III, merging Algebra II and Core
  Plus Course III

• Received MMSA K-8 Grant, Computational Fluency
• Implemented Core Plus Course 3

• Made selections
• K-5 Investigations
• 6-8 Connected Math Project
• 9-12 Core Plus

• Implemented Core Plus at SPHS, Course 1

• Purchased selected CMP2 replacement units

2000-2001
2000-2002
2003
2005
2007
1999-2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2000-2002

• Rolling implementation began2 units per year
• Cost limitations prevented full implementation
• Still not fully implemented, January 2009

• Implemented Core Plus Course 2

• Field tested 2nd Edition, Investigations, Kaler
  School
• Developed Math II, merging Geometry and Core
  Plus Course II

• K-5 6-8 Math Pilots (3 each)

• Developed Math I, merging Algebra I Core Plus
  Course 1

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Math Content Area Expectations South Portland
School Department K-5 gt Grade Level
Academic Targets gt K-5 Report
Cardsreporting progress in relation to MLR
Content Standards Middle Schools gt
Curriculum Maps for each grade level, with
identified essential learnings and
assessments SPHS gt Curriculum Maps for each
grade level, with identified essential learnings
and assessments
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• What do the data tell us about where we are
  headed?
• SAT
• PSAT
• MEA
• NWEA MAP
• Student classroom work

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SAT Scores 2002 - 2008
2007 2008 Reflect All Yr-3 Maine Students
Taking the Test It is the Grade 11 Maine High
School Assessment
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PSAT MATH SCORES 2004 2008 Sophomore and Junior
Classes
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PSAT Fall 2007 (Class of 2010) Analysis of
Performance on Math Skills
All Maine students grade 10 11 students take
the PSAT Not true nationally.
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2008 MEA RESULTS Grades 3 - 8
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Spring 2008
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NWEA MAP Spring End-of Year 2008 SPSD Data
NWEA MAP Fall 2008 SPSD Diagnostic Data
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Math Course Comparison South Portland High
School 2000 vs. 2009 1025 students
915 students 2-yr math requirement 3-yr
math requirement 863 enrolled in math classes
833 enrolled in math classes 84 91
72 in Pre-Algebra 0 in Pre-Algebra 7
0 171 enrolled in Pre-Calculus, 183
enrolled in Pre-Calculus, Calculus,
Statistics Calculus, Statistics 17
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Students in Grade 8 Taking Math I Math II
gt 64 Grade 8 students taking Math I, fall
2008 (these numbers continue to grow) gt 7
Grade 8 students taking Math II, fall 2008 (new
this year) as determined through classroom
performance from prior year, NWEA data, MEA
results and teacher recommendation. Parent input
is also considered.
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• Other factors to explore to demonstrate where we
  are today
• Math class time per day
• Content area strengths / weaknesses
• Curriculum Resources

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• Math Class Time Per Day
• The K-5 math program requires 60 minutes per
  math unit lesson, and an additional 10 -15
  minutes per day to practice and fully internalize
  skills and concepts

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• The Middle Level schedules have been adjusted to
  provide the recommended 50 minutes per day for
  math.
• The High School has 85 minute math classes every
  other day throughout the school year for
  approximately 87 class periods.

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• Math Areas of Strength and Need, based on data,
  examined by teachers and principals.
• Multiple conversations were conducted with groups
  of teachers representing K-12.
• A survey of K-12 math teachers and principals was
  conducted yielding 81 completed surveys
• The results of ALL students were considered
• Regular Education
• Academically Gifted
• Special Education
• English Language Learners
• Students involved in the RTI process

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• Highlights of Comments from Teachers and
  Principals
• (Many hundreds)
• Student growth / strengths have been highlighted
  in the data.
• That saidthe following concerns / questions
  remain
• Concerns with computational fluency (accuracy
  efficiency).
• Concerns with literacy requirements of students
  in use of student resources (the level of
  reading required to do math).
• Demands placed on English Language Learners
  (high text requirement).
• Incomplete Curriculum Materials (not fully
  implemented).
• Frustration with timehow to provide necessary
  learning time for math?
• How to improve family connections with math
  strategies that look and are different from
  when parents went to school?
• How to provide time for and quality Professional
  Development for staff continuing to learn new
  methods and strategies?
• How to create math coaching support similar to
  literacy to yield similar results?

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• Where we are today considerations as we work
  toward our goals!
• Of significant concern is that we are not fully
  implemented with the appropriate materials and
  resources at any grade spanK-5, 6-8 or 9-12.
• While we are using other materials to
  supplement, we are not teaching all the concepts
  and procedures in the manner they need to be
  taught.

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• Our Math Goals
• All students graduating from South Portland High
  School college ready / ready for post-secondary
  mathematical experiences without the need for
  remedial course work to engage in general college
  mathematics.
• All Grade 3-8 and Grade 11 students will meet or
  exceed the standard in math in order to achieve
  AYP on the MEA / MHSA.
• All Grade 3-10 students will meet or exceed the
  grade level expectations at the end of the year.
• All students interested, engaged and
  demonstrating responsibility for their
  mathematical learning.

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Recommended Resources To Reach Our Goals

• K-5 2nd Edition Investigations in Number,
  Data, and Space
• Middle Level CMP2 (Connected Mathematics
  Project)
• High School Updated texts to support Math II
  and Math III
• K-12 Materials / Resources to support our wide
  range of mathematical learners as needed (see
  chart on next page)

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Details of recommended resources
PD could be provided by in-district Math
Intervention Specialist(s)
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• What we can do to attain the goals of our 3-5
  year plan
• Develop and commit to daily time that supports
  math learning, at all grade spans.
• Realign math unit structure with Maine Learning
  Results 2007 adjustments.
• Provide the Mathematical Resources to support
  teachers and students.
• Develop with students mathematical meaning and
  mathematical responsibility work habits.
• Provide Professional Development for staff that
  supports a robust understanding and application
  of math procedural and conceptual knowledge.
• Monitor best practices in math instruction that
  lead to continued improvement in student
  understanding, performance and achievement.