Adding It All Up How will the Georgia Performance Standards for Math impact my child’s instructional future? The 7 year process of implementing the mathematics GPS curriculum began in

WHY a new curriculum? Phi Delta Kappa Audit  Age of QCC  Lack of: Depth and Rigor Alignment of Instruction and Assessment Alignment to International Standards Student Focus

WHO was involved?  High School Advisory Committee  Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the Board of Regents  Board of Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (GCTM)  Regents Academic Advisory Committee on Mathematical Subjects  System-wide groups of high school mathematics chairs  Public Review  State Board of Education unanimous vote of approval

Strengths of the Curriculum Aligned to National and International Standards  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards (NCTM)  National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)  Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)  New Scholastic Aptitude Reasoning Test (SAT)  The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)  Common Core State Standards

Accolades  Overall Grade: 2000: C- 2006: B+  Overall Rank: 5 th in the nation Up from 21 st in 2000  One of the “most improved” set of standards in the nation.

Timeline for Cobb’s Phase-In K - 2 Implementation 6 th Teach and Test K - 2, 6 th, 7th Teach and Test Implementation K - 8th Teach and Test 9 th - 12 th Awareness K - 9th Teach and Test K - 10 th Teach and Test K - 11 th Teach and Test K - 12 th Teach and Test

On level Middle School Math Classes  Math 6  Math 7  Math 8 Goal for high school course sequence: 9 th -Math I (Algebra I & II, Geometry & Statistics) 10 th -Math II (Algebra II, Geometry & Statistics) 11 th -Math III (Advanced Alg./Trig., Geometry & Statistics) 12 th -Math IV (Pre-calculus) or 4 th GPS Math Course

Advanced Middle School Math Classes  Advanced Math 6  Advanced Math 7  Advanced Math 8 Goal for high school course sequence: 9 th -Accelerated Math I (Math I & ½ of Math II) 10 th -Accelerated Math II (½ Math II & Math III) 11 th -Accelerated Math III (Math IV +) 12 th -AP Calculus

Accelerated Middle School Math Classes  Math 67  Math 78  Accelerated Math I Goal for high school course sequence: 9 th -Accelerated Math II (½ Math II & Math III) 10 th -Accelerated Math III (Math IV +) 11 th -AP Calculus 12 th -Multivariable Calculus (Calculus II)

5th Math 6Math 6/7 Math 7Math 7/8 Math 8Acc.Math1 On-level Math1Acc. Math1 Acc. Math2 Acc. Math2 Math3Acc. Math3 AP Stats Or Discrete Math3Acc. Math2 AP Stats Or Discrete M Acc. Math3 Math4AP Calculus AP Stats Or Discrete Math4 Acc. Math3 AP Stats Or Discrete AP Calculus Multi- variable calculus AP Stats Or Discrete Sample Paths in Cobb County through Grade 12

Teacher Training & Resources  Georgia State Frameworks  Cobb Picasso Web Portal  Textbook Adoption  Professional Development for teachers  Manipulatives  Math Supervisor Support

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Additional Questions  Contact: Michelle Mikes Math Supervisor