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Middletown schools report higher precalculus enrollment; Calc BC pathway under development
Summary
District math leaders reported higher enrollment in precalculus and outlined steps to add a Calc BC pathway in partnership with UConn, while board members pressed for clarity on access and course approvals ahead of the December program-of-studies deadline.
Rich Cordaway, the district’s preK–12 math director, told the Middletown Board of Education curriculum committee on Sept. 4 that precalculus enrollment has risen and that the district is pursuing a Calc BC course that could grant college credit through UConn.
The uptick in higher-level math comes after changes to enrollment criteria and a districtwide move to de-level courses, officials said, and the district plans a parent Q&A during a math game night on Oct. 29 to share details and gather input.
District math leaders said the changes aim to increase students’ access to higher-level mathematics and to address a drop-off observed in advanced math pathways among earlier cohorts. The committee’s presentation included data on an accelerated eighth-grade cohort from 2018 and updates on current enrollment and AP offerings.
“We looked at a cohort of students from 2018 ... there was a 110 students in that 2018 cohort of eighth grade accelerated. And when that group of students became seniors, 20 of those 110 students were enrolled in AP Calculus,” Cordaway said, summarizing past pathway attrition. “That is 1 of the reasons why, a student would wanna accelerate in…
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