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MISD adopts STEMscopes math for grades 6'08 and Algebra I, expands on-level instruction to 90 minutes
Summary
The Midland ISD board approved STEMscopes math for sixth through eighth grades and Algebra I, backing a district plan that increases on-level seventh-grade instructional time from 45 to 90 minutes and creates aligned unit checks and assessments.
The Midland ISD Board of Trustees approved a new secondary math curriculum package Tuesday, adopting STEMscopes math for sixth through eighth grades and Algebra I and approving an implementation plan that raises on-level instructional time and standardizes assessments.
The board vote followed a district-led review that included classroom teachers (elementary and junior-high teachers), bilingual and special-services staff, counselors and building administrators. The proposal presented by the teaching-and-learning department called for: - A single, vertically aligned math curriculum K'through 9 (the district previously adopted STEMscopes for K'5); - On-level seventh-grade math…
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