As we work towards literacy for each student and grapple with numerous state standards, mathematics teachers across the District are engaged in collaborative dialogue around what is important for our students to know and be able to do.  A K-12 Essential Learnings Task Force has been convened to identify those learnings crucial to each grade level in mathematics, writing, and reading.  On the secondary mathematics front, representatives from each middle school and high school are focusing on Algebra. Exemplar documents have been aligned to state standards and augmented with additional sample problems for grades 6 through Algebra. The San Diego County Office of Education has published their 2003-2004 calendar listing upcoming professional development opportunities. Click here for more information.  The SAT scheduled for March 2005 is undergoing changes. Among the college success skills to be evaluated by the new SAT will be mathematical problem solving, reading for understanding, and writing using standard written English. To find out more how these changes with effect the type of questions asked of students, read the New SAT and Your School System document on the College Board web site.

" A mathematically literate person is one who can interpret and apply various types of mathematical knowledge to understand, predict, and controls factors in contexts important to his or her life. Such an individual can reason in numerical, data, spatial, and probabilistic settings; can integrate and apply mathematical concepts and procedural skills; and can develop and interpret models related to the problems encountered."                                               -Mathematics Methods and Modeling for Today's Mathematics Classroom