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Bethlehem Central presents Tang Math rollout, cites stronger early-grade number sense
Summary
District staff detailed the Tang Math elementary curriculum, its alignment to New York standards, a phased K–5 rollout and supports for teachers and families; board members asked about parent access and transition to middle school.
The Bethlehem Central School District heard a detailed presentation on the Tang Math elementary curriculum and its phased rollout during the board meeting presentation slot.
District staff said the program emphasizes a concrete–pictorial–abstract (CPA) progression and “supports meaningful discourse,” aligning with New York State Next Gen standards and NCTM principles, and is designed to build conceptual understanding, problem solving and procedural fluency.
Phil Fairmont, who identified himself as a master advisor, told the board the program uses manipulatives, number bonds and bar models and that teachers are reporting stronger number sense and more automatic facts among students who used the curriculum this year. “We’re seeing a lot of students come in with a much stronger skill set,” Fairmont said, describing a robust review unit that refreshed previous-year…
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