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Middle Country board reviews district math plan emphasizing "attend to precision"; approves field trips and policy revisions
Summary
At a regular meeting, district math staff presented a K–12 instructional overview centered on the math practice "attend to precision." The board approved a field-trip request and a second reading of several revised district policies by voice votes.
The Middle Country Central School District Board of Education on Monday heard a 45-minute instructional overview on mathematics that emphasized the districtwide focus on the sixth math practice, "attend to precision," and approved several routine items including field trips and the second reading of revised policies.
The presentation, delivered by Ryan Miliano, outlined how the district is aligning curriculum and assessments from elementary through high school to raise precision in student work. Miliano said the district is using curriculum resources (Envision 2.0 at the elementary level), the I Ready diagnostic, and revised grade-level exams to create clearer expectations and to prepare students for the Next Generation Algebra and Regents assessments.
Miliano summarized the district's priorities: strengthen foundational skills in elementary grades, rewrite sixth-grade curriculum so students remain on track to take algebra I by eighth grade, and use rubric analysis and self-assessment at the…
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