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Washington County staff outline shift to two‑course integrated math, expanded pathways and CTE changes
Summary
District staff described revised PreK–12 math standards (first update since 2010), a phased move to a two‑course integrated high‑school sequence starting 2027–28, expanded pathways and a pilot Integrated Statistics & Quantitative Reasoning course; staff also detailed CTE restructuring and four proposed dual‑credit additions for 2026–27.
District staff presented a package of curriculum changes that they say are intended to expand student choice and align courses to career clusters while easing the high‑school math sequence. "Our standards haven't been revised in Maryland since 2010 in mathematics," the presenter said, announcing revised PreK–8 standards to be implemented in the 2026–27 school year.
The presenter described a plan to phase out the traditional three‑course sequence of Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II and introduce a two‑course integrated pathway — Integrated Algebra I and Integrated Algebra II — beginning to phase in in the 2027–28 school year. He said the district intends the change to redistribute content, not to "smoosh" three years of material into two. "Strategic decisions were made there to eliminate some content that perhaps not all students need," he said, adding that the district will still require four math credits to graduate and wants Algebra I to function…
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