The County Board desires to offer a rigorous mathematics program that progressively develops the knowledge and skills students will need to succeed in college and career. LACOE's mathematics program shall be designed to teach mathematical concepts in the context of real-world situations and to help students gain a strong conceptual understanding, a high degree of procedural skill and fluency, and ability to apply mathematics to solve problems.
(cf. 6143 - Courses of Study)
(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)
For each grade level, the County Board shall adopt academic standards for mathematics that meet or exceed the Common Core State Standards. The County Superintendent or designee shall develop or select curricula that are aligned with these standards and the state curriculum framework. Students enrolled in a Juvenile Court School, based on statewide and or local assessments, may, at the discretion of school officials, be enrolled in a course of study that enhances instruction in mathematics.
(cf. 6011 - Academic Standards)
(cf. 6141 - Curriculum Development and Evaluation)
LACOE's mathematics program shall address the following standards for mathematical practices which are the basis for mathematics instruction and learning:
1. Overarching habits of mind of a productive mathematical thinker: Making sense of problems and persevering in solving them; attending to precision
2. Reasoning and explaining: Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively; constructing viable arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others
3. Modeling and using tools: Modeling with mathematics; using appropriate tools strategically
4. Seeing structure and generalizing: Looking for and making use of structure; looking for and expressing regularity in repeated reasoning
In addition, the program shall be aligned with grade-level standards for mathematics content.
For higher mathematics, LACOE shall offer a pathway of courses through which students shall be taught concepts that address number and quantity, algebra, functions, modeling, geometry, and statistics and probability.
The County Superintendent or designee shall develop protocols to ensure that students are appropriately placed in mathematics courses and are not unnecessarily required to repeat a course that they have successfully completed in an earlier grade level.
(cf. 6152.1 - Placement in Mathematics Courses)
The County Superintendent or designee shall ensure that certificated staff have opportunities to participate in professional development activities designed to increase their knowledge and skills in effective mathematics teaching practices.
(cf. 4131 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4331 - Staff Development)
The County Superintendent or designee shall ensure that students have access to sufficient instructional materials, including manipulatives and technology, to support a balanced, standards-aligned mathematics program.
(cf. 0440 - LACOE Technology Plan)
(cf. 1312.2 - Complaints Concerning Instructional Materials)
(cf. 1312.4 - Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures)
(cf. 6161.1 - Selection and Evaluation of Instructional Materials)
(cf. 6161.11 - Supplementary Instructional Materials)
(cf. 6163.1 - Library Media Centers)
The County Superintendent or designee shall provide the County Board with data from state and LACOE mathematics assessments and program evaluations to enable the County Board to monitor program effectiveness.
(cf. 0460 - Local Control and Accountability Plan)
(cf. 0500 - Accountability)
(cf. 6162.5 - Student Assessment)
(cf. 6162.51 - State Academic Achievement Tests)
(cf. 6162.52 - High School Exit Examination)
(cf. 6190 - Evaluation of the Instructional Program)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
48645.3 Minimum Schoolday; Course of Study
51210 Areas of study, grades 1-6
51220 Areas of study, grades 7-12
51224.5 Algebra in course of study for grades 7-12
51225.3 High school graduation requirements
51284 Financial literacy
60605 State-adopted content and performance standards in core curricular areas
60605.8 Common Core standards
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Governing to the Core, Governance Briefs
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve, 2013
California Common Core State Standards: Mathematics, rev. January 2013
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS INITIATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Appendix A: Designing High School Mathematics Courses Based on the Common Core State Standards
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
Common Core State Standards Initiative: http://www.corestandards.org/math
Policy LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
adopted: April 5, 2016 Downey, California