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District outlines plan to expand advanced-math pathway and align junior-high reading interventions
Summary
Officials said students who meet summer benchmarks would be auto-enrolled in advanced math for grades 5–7, with Algebra I planned for 8th grade; the district will also back-test reading interventions at the junior-high level to locate gaps.
Moderator described planned changes to course sequencing that would automatically place students who meet a summer benchmark into advanced math for grades 5–7, with the district preparing to offer Algebra I in eighth grade. The moderator said the district is working on course progression and will compact standards across sixth and seventh grades to ensure prerequisites for high-school geometry are retained.
Presenter added that the district is aligning its junior-high reading intervention program and will perform baseline/back-testing to identify instructional gaps. The presenter said the district is working with English and special-education teachers on intervention programming and reported early K–5 data show positive growth attributable to these targeted efforts.
