January 7, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Curriculum Meeting

Summary of the Briefing:

• There is a need to update our current Precalculus book (2007), mainly because it doesn’t reflect the changes required of the CCSS. Our teachers are continuously supplementing from other sources to align with the curriculum.

• The proposed book,Precalculus with Limits, is for Precalculus 31 and Precalculus 42 (Grades 9­12)

• Precalculus with Limits was selected because:

• it is aligned to the CCSS for mathematics and the prerequisite requirements for Calculus 42 and AP Calculus courses

• it is a coherent and rigorous text that makes connections to concepts within and among units

• of the readability and structure of the textbook (i.e. provides a historical note about what students are learning, makes real­world connections, questions regarding academic vocabulary, exploration of higher order thinking, online tutorial help, summaries of what was learned, its purpose, and specific examples)

• there are online supplementary resources

Teachers have been piloting the book this fall and are pleased with the results.

We are in need of 150 books.

Total cost­ $ 17,850 (the price indicated is for the ePack with a six year access)

Dr. Brooks will share parent feedback regarding the 2016 trip to Europe.