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Public feedback prompts revisions to draft Utah math standards; writing committee reviewing 713 survey responses
Summary
The Standards and Assessment Committee heard a briefing on public feedback to draft Utah core mathematics standards, including a public comment from a secondary math specialist and questions from board members about pathways, honors, curriculum availability and implementation supports.
Public comment and committee discussion on the draft Utah core mathematics standards focused on pathways, honors courses and curriculum availability.
Janine Montgomery, secondary math specialist for Ogden School District, told the committee she favors a single statewide pathway and said, “While local choice has value I do not support running to mathematics pathways statewide or returning to the A.G.A. model.” Montgomery said a single pathway would protect mobile students from losing continuity when they transfer between schools and districts.
The Utah State Board of Education’s math team reported that the 90-day public comment period closed Sept. 17 at 11:59:59 p.m. and produced 713 survey responses and 29 official comments recorded at four public feedback meetings. Molly Basham, early learning mathematics specialist, told the committee the writing committee has begun reviewing the feedback and has met twice since the comment period closed. The full public-feedback document provided in meeting backup is roughly 323…
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