June 29, 2009

At the June 22, 2009 Board of Education meeting, Valerie McQuain, the District Coordinator of Math and Science gave an update about the work that is being done on transitions for students from Middle School to High School Math. To view this update, click here.

April 27, 2009

At the April 27, 2009 Board of Education meeting, K-8 teachers presented a comprehensive overview of the K-8 math curriculum. To view the power point, click here. In addition, the program presentation, including video is available for viewing on Hudson Cable TV.

 April 9, 2009

At the April 27 Board of Education meeting, Valerie McQuain, Coordinator of Math and Science, and K-8 teacher representatives will give the Board of Education an update about the District's K-8 math programs. In addition, the presentation will include an update about high school student performance in math.

March 18, 2009

 At the March 30th Board of Education meeting, David Spohn, High School Math Department Co-chair, and Valerie McQuain, Coordinator of Math and Science, will give an update to the Board of Education about the High School math program. The math teachers have taken the first step toward developing critical indicators and learning targets for students taking high school Algebra, Geometry and Algebra ll. This step and the identified indicators will be explained to the BOE at the meeting. In addition, professional development for teaching the newly adopted textbooks will take place in April. The Board of Education meeting will take place on Monday, March 30th in the High School Media Center. Board meetings typically begin at 7:30 p.m.; however, a special session is being held prior to the regular meeting. This session may delay the start of the regular meeting.

 January 20, 2009

The Hudson City School District is committed to providing its students with excellent math preparation for college. With the adoption of the high school Algebra l, Geometry and Algebra ll textbooks, the high school and middle school teachers will continue to work together to ensure that opportunities for success are available to all students.

Teachers will work together in a multi-step process. For more information read, "Hudson City Schools plan for smooth transition for middle school students to high school math."

December 8, 2008
The Hudson High School Teachers have recommended to the Superintendent that the Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 High School Math Textbooks be adopted. The Superintendent will make the recommendation for adoption to the Board of Education on January 5th at its regular meeting. The Board will vote on January 5th.

The recommendation is as follows:
     The Hudson High School Math Department recommends the adoption of the most current version, copyright 2007, of the McDougal Littell Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 math texts. Additionally, the department will make a recommendation for the post-Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus texts by December of 2009, and will make recommendations for junior/senior level elective courses by December 2010.
     The Hudson Math Department believes that the use of these texts in conjunction with Professional Learning Communities and common course planning will best serve the students of the Hudson City School District.
     Finally, we encourage the administration and Board of Education to consider the needs of students and the viewpoints of all stakeholders including parents, community members and middle and high school teachers as they decide how to implement this math program in the Hudson City Schools.

     On October 22, a public meeting was held for parents and community members about the selection of math text books for the high school. Approximately 45 residents participated. Residents were asked to identify characteristics they felt were important toward the selection of the high school math text books. This input has been given to the high school teachers for consideration. In addition, a text book preview night will be held prior to the final recommendation being made. The date and time of the preview night will be announced soon.

HHS Math text book selection process used by Charles R. Parsons Associates

HHS Math text book selection - top characteristics input - from parents and community members.

Note: The content of the input document reflects the exact wording of the characteristics as identified by residents. The comments are not prioritized and are divided by each group's (table) report.

Note: This process does not include AP math text books.

October 22, 2008 public meeting: 273 individual postcards were generated by 38 participating parents, teachers and community members. Post cards generated by teachers have a designated (M) next to the copy. The cards are recorded verbatin as written, including abbreviated wording and/or [sic] spellings.

HHS Math text book selction - individual post cards as written by participants.

October 28 Board of Education Meeting Power Point presentation by David Spohn, High School Math Department Head. This presentation explains the work that has been accomplished by the high school mathematics department of the past four years and why the department is looking at new text books.

On November 19 & 20th from 7-9 p.m. at the high school, the following text and supporting materials will be available for parent and community comments. The Preview Nights will be held as follows: November 19th, High School Media Center, November 20th, Classroom A116. School staff will be on hand to answer questions.