Seattle ... thoughts for High School Math Reality Check

Just remembering that the Seattle Schools Superintendent said that the only problems with the failure of the last High School math adoption attempt were political.

Check out how the Seattle Administration's Recommended adoption IMP .. The Interactive Math Program rated on the recent Instructional Materials rating done by the State of Washington for content alignment with state math standards.

Overall Ranking for All Algebra 1 and 2 Series

Discovering – Algebra 0.863
Holt Algebra 0.841
Glencoe McGraw-Hill Algebra 0.823
PH Math Algebra 0.833
CPM Algebra 0.751
McDougal Littell Algebra 0.786
CME Algebra 0.739
Cognitive Tutor Algebra 0.735
CORD Algebra 0.705
PH Classics (Foerster) Algebra 0.709
PH Classics (Smith) Algebra 0.692
MathConnections Algebra 0.528
Average 0.746


Overall Ranking for All Comprehensive Integrated Math Programs when Treated as Individual Courses

Core Plus Math 0.671
SIMMS Math 0.656
Interactive Math Program 0.490
Average 0.606


Overall Ranking for All Comprehensive Integrated Math Programs when Treated as a Series

Core Plus Math 0.802
SIMMS Math 0.710
Interactive Math Program 0.609
Average 0.707

Would the Superintendent care to issue a retraction?
or was the objective to pick the worst possible program?

Taken from the 9-12 curriculum review and recommendations report
at: http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/publishernotices.aspx

Sure looks like IMP rates as either #15 out of 15
or perhaps #14 out of 15.