The Mathematics Program supports schools in building effective teaching strategies in and out of classrooms through professional development for successful implementation of the Mathematics Standards and Benchmarks.

The fundamental principle of the mathematics standard introduces challenging content at every grade level, including computation, measurement, data collection, statistic, geometry, ratio, probability, graphing, algebra, estimation, patterns and relations.

The purpose of the Mathematics Program is to provide effective training for teachers in designing lessons, improving teaching practices, and creating learning experiences for students that are rigorous and relevant.  These strategies include:

• Cooperative learning, which organizes students into groups of learners who work together to master mathematic content.
• Inductive learning, which addresses ways of presenting information to students and teaching them to form categories, build concepts, and organize information.
• Concept attainment, which includes procedures for teaching concepts directly by searching for and listing attributes to distinguish exemplars from non-exemplars of various mathematical categories.
• Nemonics, which assist students in learning and retaining new information and concepts.
• Synetics, which stimulate creative thinking and problem-solving.

Mathematics Program Goals:

• Ensure student mathematic success.
• Foster the norm of continuous improvement.
• Prioritize staff development.
• Increase collaborative relationships/partnerships.
• Increase parent involvement.