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District updates board on California math framework, CGI instruction and STEAM plus programming
Summary
District staff reviewed the California Mathematics Framework, cognitively guided instruction (CGI) practices and said the district will pilot curriculum options after the state approves publishers; staff also described STEAM plus staffing, minutes-per-week expectations and student experiences.
District math and instructional leaders told the governing board the California Mathematics Framework (adopted 2023) and cognitively guided instruction (CGI) inform classroom practice, and outlined next steps toward piloting curricula aligned to the framework.
Math teacher-leader Rachel Madison and district leader Allison Bieber described CGI as a research-based approach that begins with students' existing strategies, emphasizes productive struggle, student discourse and conceptual understanding before procedural instruction.…
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