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Board reviews eighth-grade math pilot data; staff recommends phased rollout and supports
Summary
Staff reported mixed-but-hopeful results from a district-wide middle-school pilot of Amplify Desmos Math and recommended phased adoption supports: targeted coaching, exemplary teacher development and fewer, better-aligned supplemental tools.
SFUSD staff updated the Board of Education on progress toward the district—s eighth-grade math goals and presented evidence from a broad pilot of Amplify Desmos Math.
The presentation showed that student outcomes for pilot classrooms exceeded matched comparisons of non-pilot classrooms by a statistically significant margin. Staff also reported that —exemplary— pilot teachers— classrooms— those with high professional development attendance and strong rubric…
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