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Board approves updated high school financial algebra course and textbook adoption
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Wallingford's board approved revisions to the high school Financial Algebra course to align with state financial-literacy requirements and adopted an updated edition of the course textbook.
The Wallingford Board of Education on June 2 approved revisions to the high school Financial Algebra course and adopted an updated edition of the associated textbook to align the class with state personal finance and updated SAT expectations.
The course changes reflect modifications made in December and incorporate topics added to satisfy the state's personal finance requirement and an updated crosswalk with the SAT. Presenters said enrollment projections for next year show three sections at each high school.
Christy Madanci, K-12 math coordinator, told the board the curriculum "has been updated based off of the course changes that we made in the fall" and that the instructional team completed "the crosswalk that we said we were going to do with that personal finance course." Madanci said the district selected a newer edition of the textbook to reflect current content and to pair with the revised course.
Board members expressed support; Mister Dearing said he had reviewed the textbook and called it "very strong," praising the mixture of conceptual math reinforcement and real-world application. The board reached consensus to approve the course revision and textbook adoption.
The board recorded unanimous consent to adopt the revised Financial Algebra course and the updated textbook edition. Implementation will follow usual course scheduling processes.
