In the 2022-23 school year, the Ashland School District began a curriculum adoption process for K-12 mathematics. A team of K-12 teachers and district level staff was assembled in October to begin the process. We began by reviewing two articles about best practices in mathematics. We had a broad, K-12 discussion of our state standards, and our values in teaching math in the most effective way to develop proficient, flexible, mathematicians. The committee created a rubric for adoption criteria following district policy and best practices. The committee used that criteria to select math programs that fit those criteria the best. After doing research and hearing presentations from our top three program selections, each instructional level (elementary, middle, high) made a first and second choice selection and presented those at the March School Board meeting. The month of April will be a period for public feedback on our math adoption choices. The final adoption recommendation, incorporating public feedback, will go to a vote at the School Board meeting in May.

Here, you will find links to:

• School Board Presentation outlining the committee’s first and second choices, along with some details of the timeline

  • https://5il.co/1rxh7

• The Oregon State Standards for Mathematics

  • https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/mathematics/Documents/K12FullVersionwithGuidance.pdf

• The Rubric the committee used to select programs

  • https://5il.co/1rxh8

• Links to each of the levels’ top two curriculum choices

  • Illustrative Math: https://review-ordoe.ilclassroom.com/

    • Teacher Login: ashlandsd5math@example.com

    • Password: teacher

  • San Francisco Unified Public Schools: https://www.sfusdmath.org/accessing-core-curriculum-unit-plans.html

  • MidSchool Math: https://ashland.midschoolmath.com/

    • Username: samplestudent

    • Password: amplestudent

  • Carnegie:  https://view.carnegielearning.com/viewer/63c88e3150f612b9338db7dd

• A public feedback form

  • https://forms.office.com/r/eu8GTbUv2V

• In-Person Public Input Session

  • Date: Wednesday, April 12th

  • Time: 5:30 PM

  • Location: Library at Ashland Middle School

  • Activities: Review materials, ask questions to committee members

• Virtual Public Input Session

  • Date: Monday, April 17th

  • Time: 5:30 PM

  • Activities: Review information presented to the board, ask questions

  • Please click the link below to join the webinar:

    https://asdconnect-org.zoom.us/j/94828181269?pwd=SUJlaDJmK3FQUklLYTI0Q1lmN0owdz09

    Passcode: 276444

• Material Review available at District Office

  • Address: 885 Siskiyou Blvd.

  • Dates: April 7th - May 3rd

  • Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday

• Public Comment Submission Deadline

  • Date: May 3rd

  • https://forms.office.com/r/eu8GTbUv2V