WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Mathematics Vision Project Curriculum Review Committee - Report June 18, 2019 Section I: Overview: Mathematics Vision Project (MVP) was selected as the curriculum to be implemented in Math 1, 2, and 3 in after a comprehensive curriculum review process in 2016-2017. MVP was implemented in Math 1 classes during the 2017-2018 school year. Math 2 was implemented during the 2018-2019 school year. About half of all high schools volunteered to implement MVP in their Math 3 classes in 2018-2019. All teachers implementing MVP were provided with four days of face?to-face professional learning throughout the first year of implementation. Additionally, department chairs and all Professional Learning Team leaders of Math 1, 2, and 3 received updates to share with their respective teams. Central office staff were available to assist individual Professional Learning Teams and/or teachers upon request. Purpose of the Curriculum Review Committee: The purpose of forming an internal Curriculum Review Committee was twofold. The primary purpose was to respond to parent formal complaints. The second purpose was to seek objective feedback from a varied group of stakeholders on the selection and implementation of MVP in the Wake County Public School System. All committee members had the opportunity to provide feedback on alleged policy violations, provide additional input, and suggest recommendations for improved implementation. Review Committee Process: The Committee consisted of District central office staff, principals, and teachers. In addition to the Committee member review, the District also invited Wake County stakeholders (consisting of two parents, two students, and three members of the higher education/business community) to review and provide feedback. All individuals were specifically selected to represent a range of viewpoints about the curriculum. Those viewpoints included not only district staff, but also teachers, principals, parents, students, business interests and outside math experts. WHATSTART CHANGESEVERYTHING. WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Curriculum Review Committee Members Dr. Edward McFarland, Chief Academic Advancement Officer Marlo Gaddis, Chief Technology Officer Drew Cook, Assistant Superintendent of Academics Brian Pittman, Sr. Director High School Programs La?Keisha Spruill Roberts, Director, Intervention and Advanced Learning Lauryn Mascarenaz, Director, Office of Equity Affairs Jenny Ainslie, Special Education Math Cabral, Elementary Math Leigh Carter-Fiumara, ESL Jonathan Enns, Principal, Fuquay-Varina High School Carla Jernigan-Baker, Principal, Wake Young Women?s Leadership Academy Charlene Adams, Teacher, East Wake High School Wake County Stakeholders Dr. Jennifer Curtis, President of Emerald Education (Former NCDPI Math Section Chief) Teresa Pierrie, Director of Programs Wake Ed Partnership Dr. Erin Krupa, Assistant Professor Science, Technology, and Mathematics Education (NCSU) Mollie Waddill, Parent, Broughton High School Jennifer Hontz, Parent, Cary High School Student A, Student, Athens Drive High School Student B, Student, Panther Creek High School WHATSTART CHANGESEVERYTHING. WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Complaints Submitted by School School Name Number of Complaints Submitted Apex Friendship HS 1 Athens Drive HS 2 Green Hope HS 8 Middle Creek HS 1 Sanderson HS 1 Wake Forest HS 1 Holly Grove MS 1 West Lake MS 1 WHAT ES EVERYTHING WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Section II: Historical Context: In Spring 2016, contracted with a third party vendor to conduct a curriculum audit in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. As part of this audit, 266 classrooms in 20 schools were observed and more than 1,189 student work samples were analyzed. In addition, auditors reviewed the Curriculum Management Application (C-MAPP) materials for 3rd, 7th and 10th grades in ELA and Math and talked with over 250 teachers, 20 principals, 20 students and 16 district staff. Findings from this audit revealed 78% of high school students were meeting the expectations of math assignments, however, only 19% of assignments were actually aligned to the rigor of the North Carolina math standard(s). Additionally, fewer than 10% of all high school math classrooms visited displayed evidence of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. The large gap between the intent of math standards set by the state and evidence of them in classrooms prompted to begin the process of procuring a high school mathematics curriculum. followed a multi-phase approach to this curriculum procurement process, gathering feedback in a variety of forums from stakeholders throughout Wake County to select the best available core instructional materials for students. In addition to the data collected over these various forums, considered data provided by the national organization EdReports. EdReports is designed to improve education by providing reviews of K-12 instructional materials and is dedicated to ensuring all students have access to high-quality instructional materials. WHATSTART CHANGESEVERWHING WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM The EdReports review published in 2016 offered the following assessment: ?The instructional materials reviewed for the Mathematics Vision Project Integrated series meet expectations for alignment to the CCSS-M (Common Core State Standards - Math) for high school The materials meet the expectations for focus and coherence and attend to the full intent of the mathematical content standards. The materials also attend fully to the modeling process when applied to the modeling standards. The materials meet the expectations for rigor and the Mathematical Practices as they reflect the balances in the Standards and help students meet the Standards? rigorous expectations and meaningfully connect the Standards for Mathematical Content and the Standards for Mathematical Practice. The table on the following page outlines the results of the EdReports review. The full report can also be accessed at this ?n_k or at the full web address: WHATSTART WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Focus and Coherence: Materials are coherent and consistent with high 1A 1 15 0Ut0f18 school standards in order to be college and pts. career ready. Rigor and Mathematical Practices: Appropriate attention is given to conceptual 2A 2'3 7 0f 8 WS- understanding, procedural skill and fluency within engaging tasks; Meaningfully connect to content standards and 2E 2H Standards for Mathematical Practice. 8 out of 8 pts. Usab??y: Materials are well designed and have effective 3A 3E 8 0Ut 01' 8 pts. structure and pacing; Materials support teacher learning and 3F 3L 4 mt 0f 8 pts. understanding of the standards; 3M-3Q 60utof10 Offers teachers resources and tools to collect ts ongoing data3R-3Y 50utof10 Supports teachers in differentiating instruction. *Specific indicator references can be found in the full report at the link listed above. WHAT START HERE HANG ES EVERYTHING. COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Section Costs: Because most of the costs associated with the MVP curriculum are found in teacher support, training and materials, those costs were among the items available to committee members. Costs to date are as follows: Professional Learning June 2017 $58,500.00 Professional Learning July 2017-June 2018 $310,050.00 Professional Learning July 2018-June 2019 $198,900.00 Homework Support Videos 3 year cost $222,283.00 Teacher Licenses Math 1 3 year cost $120,150.00 Teacher Licenses Math 2, 3 3 year cost $215,020.00 Printing Student Workbooks Aug 2018 - June 2019 $110,163.00 Curriculum Writers (alignment, August 2018 - June 2019 $11,200.00 enhancements, corrections) Approximate Cost Per Teacher: $824.43 Approximate Cost of Workbooks Per Student: $4.50 WHAT STARTS HERE HANG ES EVERYTHING. Section IV: WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Academic Data (State Exams): The MVP curriculum was introduced into schools in 2017-2018 in Math 1 classes. The table below shows the academic performance of Math 1 students on the statewide math exams in the two years before the curriculum was introduced and the first year of implementation. Preliminary data for 2018-2019 is not yet available. The NC Department of Public Instruction reports two levels of math proficiency. Grade Level Proficiency measures the percent of students who scored at a level 3, 4 or 5 on the statewide exam. College and Career Ready measures the percentage of students who score at level 4 and 5 only. While the 2017-2018 results indicate a modest improvement in student performance, additional years of data will be needed to confirm trends. High School Math 1 Data 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 Difference Grade Level Proficiency 35.9 40.5 42.0* 1.5 College and Career Ready 23.2 26.4 28.3* 1.9 implementation WHAT START HERE HANG ES EVERYTHING. WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Academic data (Student Grades): In addition to data showing student performance on the statewide Math 1 exam, committee members reviewed average course grades for Math 1, Math 2 and Math 3. The scores in the following table represent an average score for all students who took Math 1, Math 2 and Math 3 in the first semesters of 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 as well as the third quarter of the same years. Data for the fourth quarter of the current school year is not yet available. The percentages represent the average grade for all students enrolled in the classes below. Unofficial High School District Grade Averages: Course 16-17 17-18 18-19 16-17 17-18 18-19 Name 1st 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd Semester Semester Semester Quarter Quarter Quarter Math 1 76.4% 75.5%* 74.8%* 74.2% 74.1%* 72.1%* Math 2 72.1% 69.5% 70.3%* 70.5% 69.5% 69.2%* Math 2 84.3% 84.4% 83.6%* 82.6% 82.1% 82.9%" Honors Math 3 73.0% 72.1% 72.7% 72.3% 71.4% 71.4% Math 3 83.1% 84.4% 83.1% 83.0% 83.0% 82.5% Honors implementation WHAT WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Section V: Timeline: The following key dates provide a timeline beginning with the implementation of the state's new math standards in 2016 and ending with the release of the Curriculum Review Committee Report. 2016-2017 implements the revised NC State Math Standards for NC Math 1, 2, and 3 (no longer Common Core State Standards) adopted by NCDPI October 2016 staff trained to use Instructional Material Evaluation Tool (IMET) December 2016 Academics Staff review all submitted curricula resources using the IMET January 2017 Analyzed data to determine top 2 possible solutions February - March Field Test in select classrooms to receive teacher and 2017 student feedback; 4 Community Input Sessions (Attendees: 496 teachers, 71 principals and 58 parents/community members); Deep Dives with each vendor April 2017 Analysis of all data and Futures Protocol to identify final recommendation May 2017 Recommendation to implement MVP to BOE June 2017 Professional Learning (PL) for Math 1 planned and communicated to schools June 2017 - August PL for Math 1 teachers/administrators. Implementation of 2017 MVP in Math1 1O WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM August 2017 - June 2018 Continued PL and support for Math 1 teachers; Planning for Math 2 and 3 June 2018 - August 2018 Professional Learning for Math 2 and 3 teachers August 2018 - present Implement MVP in Math 2; Continued PL for Math 1, 2 and 3 teachers 2018-2019 School Year New Math 1 and 3 E008 implemented by NCDPI, requiring renormed scores February 20, 2019 Parent Information Session at Green H0pe High School March 1, 2019 FAQs provided to parents at Green Hope High School April 8, 2019 Meeting with 5 parents representing Green Hope High School April 10, 2019 First parent policy complaint submitted April-May 2019 MVP Teacher Input Sessions conducted regionally May 9, 2019 Meeting with internal Curriculum Review Committee May 22, 2019 Deadline for Curriculum Review Committee to submit findings and recommendations June 7, 2019 Letter to parents to communicate initial findings of Curriculum Review Committee June 17, 2019 Parent meeting scheduled to share findings of Curriculum Review Committee June 18,2019 BOE meeting to share findings of Curriculum Review Committee WHAT STARTSEHANGES EVERYTHING. 11 WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Section VI: Results of the Curriculum Review Committee: Parents submitted formal complaints beginning April 10, 2019, alleging violations of two policies. While not required, an internal Curriculum Review Committee was formed to determine if policies were violated and what future actions, if any, might be recommended for the curriculum. The committee held its first meeting May 9, at which time all reviewers were provided access to the complaints, supporting documents submitted by parents and documents provided by the school district. Reviewers were given two weeks to individually analyze all documentation and provide feedback and recommendations. The results of the findings are listed below. They are organized as outlined in the complaints presented by parents. Violation 1: Use of MVP fails to provide students with a 5.3% 94.7% 0.0% sound math education based upon the definition of a sound education provided by the NC Court in regards to the Leandro case (specifically ?sufficient knowledge of fundamental mathematics?). Violation 2: instructional materials should also be 10.5% 68.4% 21.1% appropriate for the maturity levels and abilities of the students, and address a spectrum of learning styles. WHATSTART 12 WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Violation 3: The use of MVP materials and 10.5% 78.9% 10.5% methodologies violates Section C, Policy 3200: b) the material's reliability, including the extent to which it is accurate, authentic, engaging, relevant, comprehensive and evidence-based. Violation 4: The use of MVP materials and 10.5% 52.6% 38.8% methodologies violates Section C, Policy 3200: e) the material?s provision of thoughtful supports and scaffolds to support all students in accessing the North Carolina standards. Violation 5: The use of MVP materials and 0.0% 89.5% 10.5% methodologies violates Section C, Policy 3200,: the supports provided for effective and sustainable implementation." Violation 6: The use of MVP materials and 5.3% 84.2% 10.5% methodologies violates Section C, Policy 3200: the price of the material weighed against its value and/or the need for it." Violation 7: The use of MVP materials and 10.5% 88.4% 21.1% methodologies violates Board Policy 3135; Regulation Code 3135 Homework. Regulation Code 3135 Homework Section II states, The teacher will introduce a concept or skill, thoroughly explain the concept or skill, and provide guided practice before making a related homework assignment." WHAT ES EVERYTHING. 13 WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Violation 8: The use of MVP materials and 5.3% 84.2% 10.5% methodologies violates Regulation Code Homework Section ll: Homework assignments shall be specific, within the student's ability and have clearly defined expectations.? Violation 9: The use of MVP materials and 0.0% 89.5% 10.5% methodologies violates Regulation Code Homework Section Ill: To evaluate the effectiveness of a homework assignment, the following questions might be applied: 1. Does the student possess the skills needed to complete the assignment?? Violation 10: The use of MVP materials and 10.5% 73.7% 15.8% methodologies violates Regulation Code Homework Section Homework assignments will not require the use of books or materials which are not readily available in the home or accessible to the student." The committee found no policy violations. This conclusion was reached by a substantial to overwhelming majority in nine of 10 instances. In alleged Violation where there was the greatest variance in findings, a simple majority still believed school board policy was followed correctly. This committee finding is similar to the EdReports review and consistent with teacher feedback. it is, therefore, a current area of focus for the school system and will remain so moving forward. It is noteworthy that no alleged violation was supported by more than two committee members and two alleged violations garnered no support. However, all members of the committee made recommendations for improving the implementation of MVP in the Wake County Public School WHATSTART 14 WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM System. The recommendations focused on the need for more professional learning, increased communication, attention to monitoring, adjustments to implementation, and the development of additional supplemental support and resources mentioned above. The raw data and all comments submitted by the members of the Curriculum Review Committee can be found here or at WHATSTART 15 WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Section VII: Conclusion: The Curriculum Review Committee determined there were no violations of School Board policy and no violations of law. In addition, no member of the committee recommended removing MVP and replacing it with a new curriculum. Based on the feedback and recommendations from the Curriculum Review Committee, the Wake County Public School System will continue to implement MVP in all Math 1, 2, and 3 classes. recognizes that there are additional areas of support necessary for teachers, students and parents. Based on the recommendations and feedback received, the District will provide additional supports for students, parents, and staff. Plans for the 2019-2020 school year include: Engaging a third party to independently evaluate the implementation of MVP in and support the process of continuous improvement; 0 Creating a comprehensive website on each school webpage to include curriculum information, unit overviews, video demonstrations, extra practice, and additional resources to support students with homework; 0 Continuing to work with school administrators to monitor and support math curriculum implementation in schools; 0 Monitoring and adjusting the math curriculum implementation plan by: 0 Ongoing review and analysis of student performance data in Math 1, 2 and 3; Delaying district-wide implementation of MVP in Math 3. Implementation will be optional in 19-20 for schools that have not already implemented MVP in Math 3; 0 Working with teachers and District staff to develop curriculum resources to enhance MVP materials to support stakeholders video support with examples and models of lessons, extra practice to support procedural fluency and mathematical understanding, essential vocabulary, assessment items); 0 Examining and, as needed, editing MVP materials for any alignment, typographical, and grammatical errors; 0 Providing additional professional learning with a concentrated focus on: 0 Supports for all students and learning styles; WHATSTART 16 WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM 0 Implementing MVP lessons with a balance of direct instruction, conceptual understanding, and procedural skill fluency; 0 Increasing outreach and communication through: 0 Chamber of Commerce; 0 Wake Education Partnership; 0 Community Information Sessions. The school district would like to publicly thank Curriculum Review Committee members for their time and dedication to the task and to parents for bringing increased attention to the curriculum development process. While no policy violations were found, the review makes clear that more professional development for teachers and support materials for students is needed. This process is already underway and will continue in the months ahead. WHAT START HANG ES EVERYTHING. .net 17