GOALS

K-12 Mathematics

To provide mathematics curriculum and assessments that:

• meets the needs of each individual student.

• builds students' appreciation of mathematics and its relationship to the other disciplines it serves.

• promotes students' confidence in their own mathematical abilities by allowing them to create, construct, and discover mathematics.

• assists students in becoming mathematical problem solvers.

• provides opportunities for students to communicate their ideas using the language of mathematics.

• develops students' mathematical reasoning skills by requiring them to make conjectures, gather evidence, and build/support arguments.

• enables students to utilize technology as tools in problem solving.

• encourages participation in cooperative problem solving.

• allows students to develop proficiency in concepts and skills measured by standardized tests.

• enables parents to understand and support the instructional program.

• improves instruction by incorporating assessment practices that distinguish between teaching and learning.

• carries forth assessment coincident with instruction.

• communicates the learning activities and outcomes that are valued through on-going assessment of student performance.