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Board hears proposal to adopt new AP Calculus textbook aligned to College Board updates
Summary
District math staff recommended replacing an out-of-date AP Calculus text with a College Board–approved calculus textbook to better align chapters to the AP classroom and recent Course and Exam Description updates; board requested AP exam performance data before action.
Farmington Public School District curriculum staff on May 6 presented a proposal to adopt a College Board–approved AP Calculus textbook, saying the current district text dates to 2006 and is no longer on the College Board’s approved list.
Margaret Hendrickson, director of curriculum instruction and assessment, said the recommended text is Calculus for the AP Course by Michael Sullivan and Kathleen Miranda; staff said the book aligns with the College Board’s scope and sequence and offers chapter organization that matches AP Classroom modules.
Gabe Renaud, a math educator at Farmington High School who will teach AP Calculus BC next year, said the new text’s chapter structure and cumulative review are closely aligned to the College Board’s AP Classroom materials and the most recent AP Course and Exam Descriptions; he noted the College Board updated the CED in 2016 and 2019.
Board members asked for additional context before any adoption vote. One trustee asked for district AP-performance data (numbers of students taking exams and score distributions) ahead of a decision; staff agreed to provide updated dashboard information prior to the board’s action meeting. Hendrickson said teachers currently attend College Board professional development when the AP curriculum changes and that teachers have used supplemental materials while the district’s textbook list lagged the College Board’s approved texts.
No adoption vote occurred at the meeting; presenters said sample copies will be available for public review in the Instructional Services office (Suite 5) and that the district intends to establish a regular cycle for instructional resource review.
