Systematic Selection Process Overview

Starting in the spring of 2019 the team conducted several meetings to gather feedback from teachers and families about the Progress in Mathematics (Sadlier) curriculum. Click here for a brief synopsis of the feedback.

Goals were identified to ensure that the TCA Mathematics Curriculum would:

• Improve our students' ability to Think – Communicate – Achieve

• Be standards driven and research based

• Provide students, families, and teachers with the supports necessary to enjoy mathematical success

The team compared the teacher and family feedback in regards to the Progress In Mathematics (Sadlier) curriculum to our goals and weighed the choice between making a new purchase and providing additional supports/resources to the Progress In Mathematics curriculum.

The decision was made to purchase a new curriculum.

• Researched curriculum review sites.

• Requested samples from a variety of publishers

• Rejected any curriculum clearly not meeting our stated goals and/or the concerns voiced by teachers and families.

• Performed an in-depth evaluation of 7 different curricula across 14 different quality criteria.

• Brought samples of 5 curricula to school sites for A/B teacher, ES, and specialist review.

• Brought in representatives from publishers to provide teachers, specialists, and ESs with an overview of the program.

• Narrowed our search to two high quality programs that satisfied all of the issues brought forth about Progress in Mathematics as well as meeting our stated mathematical goals.

• During the spring of 2020, grade span teacher teams and ESs met to provide detailed feedback in order to decide between our top two candidates.

• A clear consensus emerged that Into Math would be the best curriculum to improve our students' mathematical outcomes while also featuring a high degree of usability for our unique program offerings.

• Targeted approach to gather feedback from all stakeholders.

• Learn from and respond to feedback as we support our pilot participants and anticipate needs of students, families, and teachers moving forward.

2020-2021 school year

• • Grades K - 4 pilot

  • 6 C-track families, 2 at each site

  • 8 A/B teachers, Bear Valley, Vista, and Coastal all represented

  • Each of the grades K - 4 represented

  • Spring 2021 teacher and family training provided

2021-2022 school year

• • Grades K-4 live across the organization

  • Grades 5 - 8 pilot

  • Spring 2022 teacher and family training provided

2022-2023 school year

• • Grades K-8 live across the organization

• Spring 2021 teacher & family training provided (K-4)

• Spring 2022 teacher & family training provided (5-8)

• 2021-22: Go Live with K - 4

• 2022-23: Go Live with 5 - 8