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Upper Dublin committee hears data showing weaker Algebra I outcomes and previews May recommendations
Summary
District staff told the education committee that changes since 2019 to middle‑school math pathways coincide with falling Algebra I Keystone proficiency and fewer students progressing to calculus; the committee received a curriculum audit, a root‑cause analysis and a May timeline for recommendations.
Upper Dublin SD administrators presented a progress update on secondary mathematics Wednesday, telling the education committee that curriculum and pathway changes made since 2019 have coincided with lower Algebra I Keystone proficiency and reduced long‑term advancement to calculus.
Ms. Nuske, who led the middle‑school review, said the district currently offers single and double accelerated pathways that move students into Algebra I in seventh or eighth grade. She said the district’s curriculum audit and root‑cause analysis found alignment gaps with Pennsylvania standards and pacing pressures from compressing three years of content into two. “Our Algebra I Keystone exam success is pretty low,” she…
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