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Math department reports on vertical alignment, pacing and acceleration pathways
Summary
Byram Hills’ math chair described summer and upcoming department work to align curriculum across grades 6–12, adopt research‑based spacing strategies, and monitor student pathways into accelerated courses including AP and BC Calculus.
Lisa, the district’s math department chair, told the board on Oct. 14 that the department’s current focus is cohesion—ensuring consistent content, instructional practice and assessment across grades 6–12.
She described summer and upcoming department meetings that use structured protocols to surface common student misconceptions, align board work and pacing, and adopt research‑based spacing and retention strategies. ‘‘We looked at Japanese note‑taking and lesson‑planning models to improve how we…
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