On May 21st, the Governing Board approved the adoption of mathematics instructional materials for Pre Kindergarten-8th grade and selected high school courses. The following will be implemented in August:

• 2009 edition of Math Connects published by Glencoe/McGraw Hill for PreK-8th grade
• Saxon for Hohokam and Cheyenne Traditional Schools
• Pearson for Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus Honors and Algebra III
• Laurus  Math Computer Tutor for AIMS Math Standards

The math committee has made a recommendation to move forward with one of the finalists (Math Connects or Envisions/Pearson) for PreK-8 math materials.  The recommendation will go to the school board on May 21st.  The recommendation includes  new materials to be distributed over the summer and implementation to begin in the Fall of 2010.  The finalists have presented a plan to align to the  Common Core Standards once they are adopted by the Arizona Board of Education in June 2010. 

The PreK through 8th grade members of the Math Adoption Committee will meet on May 3rd from 4:00 - 6:00 pm in Kachina. 

The Elementary Math Adoption Committee will meet on April 1st from 3:30 - 5:30 in Apache B. The two final programs under consideration for recommendation are:

• Math Connects
• enVision

As a group, we will be reviewing the Common Core Standards and providing feedback.

The Math Adoption Committee will meet on March 16th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm in Kachina. We will discuss the results of the standard sampling, the articulation between elementary, middle and high schools, and results of the review and evaluations of programs by non committee members. We will then determine a recommendation of instructional materials to make to the School Board.

The PreK - 12th grade math adoption committee will be meeting on Thursday, March 4 at 4:00 in Kachina at the Mohave District Annex. We will review the program presentations, discuss articulation between elementary, middle, and high schools, and then continue with a standard sampling of the final programs under consideration.

The elementary math adoption committee will be meeting on Tuesday, February 23 at 3:30 in Apache B at the Mohave District Annex. We will review the program presentations with the members not present at the presentations and analyze all areas of strengths and concerns.

The Elementary Math Adoption Committee has narrowed its selection to five instructional programs. They are:

• Saxon Math
• Math Expressions
• enVision Math
• Everyday Mathematics (3rd edition)
• Math Connects

All Pre-Kindergarten - 5th grade materials are available for review at the Mohave District Annex library (7:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Friday), 8505 E. Valley View Road, Scottsdale 85250.

The Math Adoption Committee's elementary subcommittee's next meeting will be on Thursday, February 4 from 4:00 - 6:00. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jim Middleton, a Professor of Mathematics Education and Associate Senior Vice Provost, at Arizona State University. Jim's research interests focus in the following areas where he has published extensively: Children's mathematical thinking; Teacher and Student motivation in mathematics; and Teacher Change in mathematics.

We appreciate the concern and constant thought about our state and nation's economic crisis. We are extremely fortunate that the Scottsdale community supported a capital override for the purchase of technology, instructional materials, furniture, playground equipment and other capital purchases. That money cannot be used for salaries or positions. We are fortunate that the voters provided these designated funds so that we can provide materials that align with the new math standards.

Sincerely,
Dr. Gary Catalani

Schedule of meetings

Arizona 2008 Mathematics Standard

SUSD's Concept Maps