SHS Math Curriculum Redesign
Beginning in the 2023 fall semester, Somerville High School will adopt an integrated math curriculum for 9th and 10th graders. This innovative curriculum emphasizes a deep, rigorous math experience and allows all students to take calculus by senior year.
- Watch the Recording: Meeting for Families about SHS Math Curriculum Redesign
- Jump to 21:45 to listen to SHS Math teacher walk viewers through a sample problem in the new curricular approach
- Jump to 37:00 to listen to the question and answer period
- Slideshow Presentation for the Meeting for Families about SHS Math Curriculum Redesign
- FAQ for families in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole about the Math Curriculum changes
- Read research about math curriculum reform: Raising Expectations and Achievement. The Impact of Wide Scale Mathematics Reform Giving All Students Access to High Quality Mathematics.
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