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CPS Math Department

Excellence on Purpose

MAY�18

2023

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To engage our students in an academically challenging math pathway so that they consider themselves to be mathematicians and continuously have the opportunity to engage in advanced math with the problem solving skills needed to be successful in a rapidly changing, technologically advanced world.

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Collective Goal

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Math Department

Priorities

Alignment

Intervention

Professional Learning

CPS Math Department Updates

Excellence on Purpose

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Math Department

Priorities

Alignment

Intervention

Professional Learning

EQUITABLE PRACTICES

Equitable Practices Throughline

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Alignment

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1.2 Align instructional practices and resources

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Strategic Initiatives

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�OBJECTIVE 1: �Deliver Ambitious Instruction & Effective Supports

�OBJECTIVE 2: �Provide Accessible �College & Career Pathways

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OBJECTIVE 3: �Implement Effective Staff �Learning & Support

�OBJECTIVE 4: �Build Welcoming & Supportive Schools & District

1. Define a districtwide instructional framework that guides consistent, high-quality instruction in every classroom.

4. Collaborate to implement city-wide plan for universal preschool to promote equitable access as a foundation for student success.

7. Strengthen and expand educator and leader career pathway programs, prioritizing hard-to-staff roles and diversification of staff.

10. Improve families access to resources within and beyond CPS.

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2. Align instructional practices and resources to instructional framework across content areas and grade bands.

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5. Implement a system of individualized student success planning and supports that prepare students for effective transitions and post-graduation success.

8. Establish a comprehensive, role-based professional learning strategy and system that improves practices in alignment with district vision.

11. Promote positive school cultures and climate through district-wide vision of inclusive and restorative discipline policies and practices.

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3. Establish robust multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS)�to support students’ academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs.

6. Embed college & career exploration and experiences across the JK-12 continuum.

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9. Improve evaluation systems for all staff to support professional growth as part of a culture of continuous improvement.

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12. Develop a multi-year facilities improvement plan based on �pending building study.

Throughlines: Accountability * Coherence * Transparency * Equity lens

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IM Standards K-5

K-5

  • Counting and Cardinality (K only)
  • Operations and Algebraic Thinking
  • Number and Operations in �Base Ten
  • Numbers and Operations–Fractions (Gr. 3-5)
  • Measurement and Data
  • Geometry

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Massachusetts State Standards

Standards Aligned

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IM Standards 6-8

Massachusetts State Standards

Standards Aligned

6-8

  • Ratios and Proportional Relationships(Gr. 6 & 7)
  • The Number System
  • Expressions and Equations
  • Functions (8 only)
  • Geometry
  • Statistics and Probability

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Mathematical Practices

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Look for and express

regularity in repeated reasoning

Look for & make use of structure

Attend to precision

Use appropriate tools strategically

Model with mathematics

Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others

Reason abstractly & quantitatively

Make sense of problems & persevere in �solving them

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K-12 Instructional Routines

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Prioritized

Non-prioritized

Algebra

  • Students will engage in lessons from Illustrative Mathematics
  • ALL of Grade 8 units and standards, including those �that were prioritized by �DESE during the pandemic
  • Several Algebra 1 units will �be reintroduced in connection with the related Grade 8 standards

CPS Mathematics Department

Grade 8 Scope and Sequence SY23-24

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High School

Alignment

Equitable Grading

Student Goals

Instructional Routines & Practices

Assessments & Content

Aligning Expectations & Classroom processes

Aligning Student Goals for common professional expectations

Aligning classroom experiences for all scholars

Aligning curricular experiences and Assessments

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Interventions

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1.3 Establish robust multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS)

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K-12 Plan SY23-24

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Tier 2 Intervention: i-Ready, YPP

  • Screener - Forefront (K-2), i-Ready (3-8)
  • Progress Monitoring - AMC assessment (K-2), Do the Math (3-8)
  • Resources - Kathy Richardson (K-2), Do the Math (3-8)

Tier 3 Intervention:

  • Focused Intervention Groups (1-3 students)
  • 1-on-1 Intervention
  • Strategic Tutoring

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Focus on strengthening tier 1 instruction �→ Illustrative Mathematics K-12

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*Interventionists will have the opportunity to attend

Tiered Math Academy → to align their work and use of data.

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Community Resources

  • YPP (Flagways, Algebra 1 project, Playbook)
  • Algebra Project
  • Calculus Project
  • Cambridge Program
  • MathTalk

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Professional Learning

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3.8 Establish a comprehensive, role-based professional learning strategy and system

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Spring 2023

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Introduction to the curriculum & routines

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Summer 2023

Virtual

Two 2-hour sessions

Choose a date

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Introduction to the platform

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Enhancing Access with Universal Design for Learning

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Late August 2023

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Assessment, Centers, Math Language Routines

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Plan Unit 1

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School Year 2023- 2024

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3 days for PD & Planning (SOA / district PD days)

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Ongoing coaching

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In-person

1 full day

SOA or late June

Choose a date

In-person

1 - 1.5 full days

Professional Learning

Elementary School Staff

Excellence on Purpose

Draft

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Professional Learning

Upper School & High School Staff

Excellence on Purpose

Complex Instruction PD

  • Led by Dr. Kentaro Iwasaki
  • Deep dive into cooperative learning tactics that disrupt typical hierarchies & provide equitable outcomes
  • Learn how to address power and status issues to ensure equal status interactions that enhance group productivity

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Thank you

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