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District committee backs Thinking Math for K–6, recommends pilot for grades 7–8
Summary
After a district pilot, the education committee recommended adopting Thinking Math for K–6 and authorized placing the program (with a suggested 7–8 pilot) on the full board agenda. The recommendation cites teacher support, spiraled curricula, manipulatives and coaching; five‑year costs were discussed.
Mister Pine, who led the district’s math‑selection committee, told the Northern Lehigh School District committee that a months‑long pilot produced strong teacher support for Thinking Math for kindergarten through sixth grade and recommended advancing that program to the full board for consideration.
Pine said Thinking Math emphasizes spiraled review of previous concepts, increased number sense and mathematical reasoning, frequent manipulatives and an extensive professional‑learning package that includes about 44 in‑class coaching visits over the…
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