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California Department of Education News Release
Release: #07-127
October 1, 2007
Contact: Tina Jung
E-mail: communications@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-319-0818

State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Invites Public
Input on Mathematics Instructional Resources

SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell announced today that instructional materials submitted for the 2007 K-8 mathematics adoption are available for public review and comment during October throughout California. The comment period began immediately after the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission released the list of instructional materials it recommended for adoption to the State Board of Education.

"Thirty-three publishers submitted 54 programs for review in this round of K-8 mathematics adoption making this one of the largest adoptions conducted by the state," said O’Connell. "With this wide variety of mathematics instructional materials we will be able to offer schools additional resources to help students who are struggling and thus help close the achievement gap. I urge interested parties to take the opportunity to review these materials. This process provides an important opportunity for the public to confirm students will get the content they need and also gives community members a say on what instructional resources students should get."

For the first time, publishers were able to submit programs in three separate categories: basic, algebra readiness, and intervention programs. Intervention programs are designed to provide additional support and instruction for students working below grade level in grades 4-7. One-hundred-forty-one Instructional Material Advisory Panel and fourteen Content Review Panel members reviewed the programs. The panel members included classroom teachers, community members, mathematics educators, and mathematicians.

Now it is the public's turn to review the instructional materials that have already been on display since April 2007 at 21 Learning Resources Display Centers (LRDCs) located throughout California. After viewing the materials, people may submit comments on forms available at the LRDCs. Comment must be received by October 31, 2007, to be considered by the State Board of Education. Also, comments may be sent by e-mail to math@cde.ca.gov. They may mail comments to: Tom Adams, Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division, California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, California 95814. People may also present their concerns at a public hearing of the State Board of Education on November 7-8, 2007, whether or not they have completed public comment forms. The public hearing would mark the end of the review for the instructional materials submitted for the 2007 K-8 mathematics adoption.

The complete list of recommended materials is attached. For locations of the LRDCs, please visit Learning Resource Display Centers - Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Materials.

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2007 Mathematics Primary Adoption
Curriculum Commission Recommendations

These programs have not been adopted by the State Board
Basic Grade-Level Programs

Publisher

Program Title

Grade Level(s)

Recommendation

1. Carnegie Learning, Inc.

Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor Algebra I

8

NOT
Recommended

2. CGP Education, Inc.

California Standards-Driven Mathematics Program: Course One, Course Two, Algebra I

6-8

Recommended

3. CPM Educational Program

Algebra Connections

8

Recommended

4. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Glencoe California Mathematics & Algebra 1: Concepts, Skills & Problem Solving

6-8

Recommended

5. Harcourt School Publishers

California HSP Math

K-6

Recommended

6. Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Holt California Mathematics: Course 1, Course 2, Algebra I

6-8

Recommended

7. Houghton Mifflin Company

Houghton Mifflin California Math

K-6

Recommended

8. JRL Enterprises, Inc. (I Can Learn Ed. Systems)

I Can Learn Fundamentals of Math, Algebra, Pre-Algebra and Geometry

6-8

NOT
Recommended

9. Key Curriculum Press

Discovering Algebra: An Investigative Approach, CA Edition

8

Recommended

10. Kinetic Books

Algebra I

8

Recommended

11. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Division

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Math, 2009 Copyright

K-6

Recommended

12. Marshall Cavendish International
*Includes two programs

Earlybird Kindergarten Mathematics (Standards Edition) (K); Primary Mathematics (Standards Edition)

K-5

Recommended

13. McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin

McDougal Littell CA Pre-Algebra and Algebra I

7-8

Recommended

14. McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin

McDougal Littell CA Math Course 1, Course 2, Algebra I (Ron Larson and others)

6-8

Recommended

15. McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin

McDougal Littell CA Structure and Method Course 1, Course 2, Algebra I (Mary P. Dolciani and others)

6-8

Recommended

16. Pearson Scott Foresman

Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley enVisionMath California

K-6

Recommended

17. Pearson Prentice Hall

Prentice Hall Mathematics California

6-8

Recommended

18. Pearson Prentice Hall

Prentice Hall Mathematics California Algebra I

8

Recommended

19. Sadlier-Oxford, A Division of Wm. H. Sadlier, Inc.

Progress in Mathematics c2008 CA Ed.

K-6

Recommended

20. Saxon, an imprint of Harcourt Achieve

CA Saxon Math K-6

K-6

Recommended

21. SRA/McGraw-Hill

SRA Real Math

K-6

Recommended

22. TPS Publishing Co.

CA State Standards Aligned Mathematics Program: K-3

K-3

Recommended

23. Wright Group/McGraw-Hill

California Everyday Mathematics

K-6

Recommended

24. Wright Group/McGraw-Hill

UCSMP (Univ. of Chicago School Math Project)

7-8

NOT
Recommended

Intervention Programs

Publisher

Program Title

Grade Level(s)

Recommendation

1. Advanced Academics, Inc.

Advanced Academics' Mathematics Intervention

4-7

NOT
Recommended

2. CompassLearning, Inc.

Odyssey Focus Math

4-7

Recommended

3. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

California Math Triumphs

4-7

Recommended

4. Harcourt School Publishers

California Fast Forward Math (Harcourt/Holt)

4-7

Recommended

5. iLearn, Inc.

iPASS Math Intervention

4-7

Recommended

6. InfoSis, LLC

Effective Math Intervention

4-7

NOT
Recommended

7. Kaplan K-12 Learning Services

Momentum Math

4-7

Recommended

8. Mastery Learning Systems

Count, Notice & Remember Math Intervention

4-7

NOT
Recommended

9. Pearson Scott Foresman

California Math Intervention (Pearson Prentice Hall/Pearson Scott Foresman)

4-7

NOT
Recommended

10. Riverdeep Inc. LLC

Destination Math California Intervention

4-7

Recommended

11. SRA/McGraw-Hill

SRA Number Worlds

4-7

Recommended

12. Wright Group/McGraw-Hill

Pinpoint

4-7

Recommended

Algebra Readiness Programs

Publisher

Program Title

Grade Level(s)

Recommendation

1. Advanced Academics, Inc.

Advanced Academics' Algebra Readiness

8

NOT
Recommended

2. America's Choice, Inc.

Ramp-Up to Algebra

8

Recommended

3. Carnegie Learning, Inc.

Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra

8

NOT
Recommended

4. CompassLearning, Inc.

Odyssey Focus Math: Algebra Readiness

8

Recommended

5. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

California Algebra Readiness: Concepts, Skills, and Problem Solving

8

Recommended

6. Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Holt California Algebra Readiness

8

Recommended

7. iLearn, Inc.

iPASS Algebra Readiness

8

Recommended

8. JRL Enterprises, Inc. (I Can Learn Ed. Systems)

I Can Learn Fundamentals of Math, Algebra, Pre-Algebra and Geometry

8

Recommended

9. Learning To Learn

Learning to Learn Algebra Readiness

8

NOT
Recommended

10. McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin

McDougal Littell Algebra Readiness

8

Recommended

11. MIND Institute

Algebra Readiness

8

Recommended

12. Pearson Prentice Hall

Prentice Hall Mathematics California Algebra Readiness

8

Recommended

13. Pearson Prentice Hall

Connecting to Algebra for Algebra Readiness

8

Recommended

14. SRA/McGraw-Hill

SRA Algebra Readiness

8

NOT
Recommended

15. Teacher Created Materials

Active Algebra: Algebra Readiness

8

NOT
Recommended

16. The Princeton Review

Lightning Math

8

NOT
Recommended

17. UCLA Mathematics Department

Introduction to Algebra

8

Recommended

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Jack O'Connell — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5206, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100

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