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FCPS outlines major shift to integrated high‑school math following Maryland policy
Summary
Frederick County Public Schools told the board committee it will implement Maryland’s March 2025 mathematics policy, including a shift to a two‑course integrated high‑school sequence and expanded numeracy supports; changes will affect middle‑school schedules and roll out across 2027–29.
Frederick County Public Schools officials briefed the Curriculum & Instruction committee on planned changes to math instruction driven by a Maryland mathematics policy adopted in March 2025 and on district steps to support students and teachers through the transition.
The district’s supervisors of elementary and secondary math — Amber Madigan and Stacy Sizzler — said the state policy requires multiple adjustments, including adoption of revised pre‑K–8 standards, a renewed numeracy development framework and changes to high‑school course sequencing. Madigan told the committee the policy ‘‘is driving a lot of future work’’ that will create ‘‘pretty significant shifts’’ in math instruction over the next several years.
Why it matters: Under the new Maryland vision the district will pivot to a two‑course integrated secondary sequence (integrated…
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