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South Washington County outlines math standards rollout, highlights teacher collaboration and student pathways
Summary
District presenters described a multi-year rollout to align K'12 math instruction with the Minnesota math standards, introduced new elementary enrichment "concept quests," and said a new secondary curriculum will be phased in ahead of MDE's assessment changes; students and board members raised questions about assessment comparisons and course pathways.
South Washington County Schools officials told the school board the district is moving ahead with a multi-year plan to align classroom instruction to the new Minnesota math standards and an adopted secondary curriculum.
District presenters said the core strategy is to strengthen Tier 1 instruction ' the universal math instruction every student receives ' while adding coordinated unit planning, clear scope and sequence work and district-selected instructional resources. The presenters described the Minnesota standards as asking for three balanced emphases: conceptual understanding, real-world application and procedural skill and fluency.
"We are looking at how we are balancing that out," a district presenter said, explaining that teams of teachers across elementary and secondary schools will build shared scope-and-sequence plans before the full rollout.
Elementary: concept quests and classroom practice
Laura Larson, introduced as the elementary presenter, described a new…
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