Transition to Common Core High School Math

StandardsConway Public Schools

These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education so they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit- bearing academic college courses and in the workforce. They are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world. The new learning standards stress conceptual understanding and application. They are internationally benchmarked to guarantee our students are competitive in the emerging global marketplace.

Graduation Requirements Algebra I Geometry Algebra II 4th Math

Bridge to Algebra II will count as a graduation requirement but will not count towards the lottery scholarship.

Algebra III Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC College Algebra AP Statistics (can be taken along

with one of the other courses above Algebra II)

4th and 5th year math courses Above Common Core Algebra II

Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Pre-Cal AP

Calculus

Algebra I Geometry Bridge Algebra II AP

Calculus

Old Arkansas Frameworks/Pathway

New Common Core State Standards/Pathway

8th grade Math

9th

Algebra I

10th Geometry

11th Algebra II

12th

4th Math

8th Algebra I

9th – Geometry

10th – Bridge

11th Algebra II

12th – 4th Choice

8th - Geometry

9th – Bridge

10th – Algebra II

11th – 4th Choice

12th – 5th Choice

9th Algebra I

10th Geometry

11th Algebra II

12th

4th Math

* These students WILL qualify for the lottery scholarship

9th Algebra I

10th Geometry

11th Bridge

12th

Algebra II

* These students will NOT qualify for the lottery

scholarship

9th - Geometry

10th - Bridge

11th – Algebra II

12th – 4th choice

9th – Algebra II

10th – Pre-Calculus

11th – 5th math

12th – “upper level” choice

10th Geometry

11th Algebra

II12th

4th Math

These students qualify for the lottery scholarship.

10th Geometry

11th

Bridge12th

Algebra II

These students would NOT qualify for the lottery scholarship.

10th Algebra II

11th Geometr

y12th

4th Math

10th Algebra II

11th Pre-Calculus**

12th 4th Math

** Students must have already completed Geometry

10th Pre-Calculus

11th – 5th Math

12th – “upper level”

11th Algebra

II12th

4th math

11th Pre-

Calculus12th

5th Math

11th – AP

Calculus AB

12th – “upper level”

Questions? Please write questions on your ‘Parent

Night’ hand-out (green for junior high, blue for high school) and place on the tables at the back of the auditorium. An administrator will contact you as soon as possible.

Frequently asked questions will be posted on the Junior High and High School web pages.