Transcript Welcome Parents and Class of 2013 Bret Crock [email protected] PHS Math Department chairperson (and Cross Country coach) 26th year teaching high school math in Douglas County excerpted from: Crisis at.

Welcome Parents
and
Class of 2013
Bret Crock
[email protected]
PHS Math Department chairperson
(and Cross Country coach)
26th year teaching high school
math in Douglas County
excerpted from:
Crisis at the Core
Preparing All Students
for College and Work
a report from ACT
. . . simply taking core is not
enough. It’s the nature and
the quality of the courses
students take, not only the
number, that determine if
they will be ready for
college and work.
There is a clear
relationship between the
rigor of the high school
coursework students take
and their readiness for
college.
. . . taking and doing well in
specific courses—such as
Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
and upper-level mathematics
(beyond Algebra II) (Geometry
at PHS)—has a startling
effect on student performance
and college readiness.
Percentage of ACT-tested
high school graduates that
meet the College Algebra
Benchmark:
13%
took less than
three years of math
13%
Algebra I, Algebra II,
Geometry
37%
Algebra I, Algebra II,
Geometry, Trigonometry
55%
Algebra I, Algebra II,
Geometry, Trigonometry,
other Advanced Math
74%
Algebra I, Algebra II,
Geometry, Trigonometry,
Calculus
Calculus takers, on
average, outscored
non-Calculus takers on
the ACT by 5.3 points.
36 point scale
(15%)
Calculus is not tested
on the ACT.
Of all pre-college curricula, the
highest level of mathematics one
studies in secondary school has the
strongest continuing influence on
bachelor’s degree completion.
Finishing a course beyond the level
of Algebra 2 (Geometry at PHS) . . .
more than doubles the odds that a
student who enters postsecondary
education will complete a
bachelor’s degree.
At PHS we recommend students
advance to the next level if:
1. they have an A or B in a class.
2. they have a C in a class because
they performed very well on tests,
but not so well on other assigned
work.
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We do not recommend students
advance to the next level if:
1. they have a C in a class because
they performed poorly on tests,
but did well on other assigned work.
2. they have a D or F in a class.
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Perhaps tonight’s most
important walk away. . .
• Three math credits are required for
graduation from PHS.
• Four math credits are required for
acceptance into a Colorado 4-year
institution of higher education.
• Not all high school credits are
created equally.
Signing up for Honors
Math courses
• The student must have the DESIRE
to be in an honors course.
• The student must be willing to WORK
HARDER than they have before in a
math class.
• The student must be QUALIFIED.
Traditional College bound sequences
(Meets HEAR)
9th
10th
11th
12th
PHS HEAR
Alg 1
Alg 2
Geo Col Alg 4.5 4.5
Trig
Trig
Alg 1 Alg 2
Geo Col Alg 4
4
Trig
Alg 1 Alg 2
Geo Col Math 4
4
Trig
Prob Stat
Alg 1 App Geo Alg 2 Geo
4
4
Topics
Trig
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Non - College bound sequences
(Does not Meet HEAR)
9th
10th
11th
12th
PHS HEAR
Alg P 1 Alg P 2 App Geo MoM
Topics
DaD
4
1
Alg P 1 Alg P 2 App Geo Alg 2
Topics
4
3
Alg P 1 Alg P 2 Alg 2
Trig
4
3
Geo
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Advanced College bound sequences
(Meets HEAR)
9th
10th
11th
12th
H Alg 2 Hon Geo Pre Calc BC
Trig
Calc A
Alg 2 Geo
Col Alg AB
Trig
Trig
Alg 1
PHS HEAR
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
Alg 2 H Col Alg AB
Trig
Trig
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