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Bend‑LaPine outlines math pathway adoptions as budget and enrollment pressures mount
Summary
District staff proposed 'plus‑one' math pathway adoptions (Big Ideas for Math 3/Advanced Math 3, data science, applied math, math & society) and briefed the board on budgetary pressures including a multi‑year enrollment drop (~2,000 students) and rising special education and PERS costs.
District leaders presented recommended math curriculum options and a broader budget update at the March 10 Bend‑LaPine School Board meeting, describing both classroom choices and fiscal constraints that will shape next year's budget.
Dean Richards introduced the district's "two‑plus‑one" structure: two core courses (algebra and geometry/data) followed by a third, elective pathway (data science, quantitative/calculus pathway, or math & society). The adoption team recommended Big Ideas for Math 3 and Advanced Math 3 for the calculus pathway because of curricular fit, teacher familiarity and available bilingual materials. Data science and applied math pathways are already in use at some high schools…
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