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Franklin County board approves Mathspace textbooks and readies accelerated-math pathway under new state law
Summary
The school board approved a purchase of Mathspace-aligned middle-school textbooks and discussed implementation of House Bill 2686, which requires automatic enrollment into accelerated math for students scoring in the top 25% statewide; board members pressed staff on cut-score variability, scheduling and staffing, and parental opt-outs.
The Franklin County Public Schools Board voted to buy Mathspace instructional materials for grades 6–8 (including middle-school algebra and geometry) and heard staff outline how the division will implement state-mandated automatic enrollment in accelerated math.
The board approved the textbook purchase from the district's textbook fund after staff said Mathspace was the only curriculum the division vetted that is 100% aligned to Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) and that teachers had selected it after reviewing three options. Staff said they planned to buy classroom sets (35 books per class) so students without home internet would still have materials and that…
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