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Mathematics Standards Committee

Summary of Proceedings

January 29-30, 2004

 The Committee met on January 29-30 in Albany with 22 of 24 members present and did the following:

• After extensive discussion, decided to conduct closed meetings but to publish proceedings and other key information on the State Education Department (SED) web site (Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education) and to seek input from others before recommendations are made.

• Reviewed the January 2004 Math A Regents Exam experience.

• Received a presentation from SED staff on the current standards and how they evolved.

• Conducted small group discussions of Committee members' perceptions of the existing standards and their usefulness in the field and reported to the full Committee.

• Discussed and agreed upon an approach for studying the math standards in other jurisdictions.

• Discussed the higher education members' expectations for and experiences with high school graduates in mathematics.

• Conducted small group discussions of what all high school graduates should know and be able to do as a basis for developing standards K-12; consolidated results and began to develop a classification system for skill areas.

• Conducted small group discussions by level (elementary, middle and secondary) about (1) implications for standards development of the findings about what all students should know and be able to do in mathematics and (2) the implications for teacher skills.

• Discussed possible resources to aid the Committee's deliberations.