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Middletown math leaders report curriculum realignment and early enrollment gains
Summary
District math leaders told the curriculum committee they have realigned grades 7–Algebra II to SAT and university expectations, launched a data-science class and a statistics course, and reported a 26% year-over-year increase in precalculus enrollment amid ongoing efforts to address post‑COVID proficiency declines.
Rich Cordaway, director of the district’s math program, told the Middletown School District curriculum committee that since 2022 the math department has worked with a College and Career Math Consortium of university and out‑of‑district partners, parents and teachers to rework course mappings from grade 7 through Algebra II to align with SAT standards and university expectations. "So our algebra 1, our algebra 2, our geometry, our pre calc, and our data science were all mapped to boost the rigor in those classes," Cordaway said.
The district said several new or revised courses have board approval and are in early stages: a fundamental statistics course, a first-year data‑science elective, and an ECE (UConn)…
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