Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 19:34     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.


I could be wrong but I thought funding issues cut the new basal....I've lost track with all the issues in FCPS.


I’m not sure either. I think 7-12 is still getting something? Some elementary are piloting the Carnegie clear math basal.


Unless there is a late-announcement, 7-12 basal(s) have not been selected (there will be one selected for 6-8, Algebra-Algebra 2, and AP/post-AP courses). The school board will have to vote on it, after it is presented at the previous meeting. So it's not happening for this year.


Got it. So pilots are probably happening for all and approval for next year.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 19:31     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:FCPS literally has teachers writing their own workbooks - every teacher, every year. They couldn't even be bothered to compile those materials and save people the time. It's horrific. Hopefully they won't choose something as bad as Benchmark and then insist that not only people use it, but that they don't use anything else, ever. Like, don't even supplement or enrich. FCPS is so bad.

A lot of people like Benchmark. At least there's consistency.

My family loves Benchmark. It's the teachers that complain all the time that they don't have the freedom to do their own thing. Parents think it's great - I've seen a HUGE improvement in my kids over the past year.


So you’re fine with your kids not reading and discussing full length novels (which is linked to developing higher order reading skills), even in the upper elementary grades? (I think it still happens in some AAP classes with book clubs, but it’s ad hoc and not part of Benchmark) Bc that’s Benchmark, death by short reading passages.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 17:01     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.


I could be wrong but I thought funding issues cut the new basal....I've lost track with all the issues in FCPS.


I’m not sure either. I think 7-12 is still getting something? Some elementary are piloting the Carnegie clear math basal.


Unless there is a late-announcement, 7-12 basal(s) have not been selected (there will be one selected for 6-8, Algebra-Algebra 2, and AP/post-AP courses). The school board will have to vote on it, after it is presented at the previous meeting. So it's not happening for this year.


Sigh.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 16:15     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.


I could be wrong but I thought funding issues cut the new basal....I've lost track with all the issues in FCPS.


I’m not sure either. I think 7-12 is still getting something? Some elementary are piloting the Carnegie clear math basal.


Unless there is a late-announcement, 7-12 basal(s) have not been selected (there will be one selected for 6-8, Algebra-Algebra 2, and AP/post-AP courses). The school board will have to vote on it, after it is presented at the previous meeting. So it's not happening for this year.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 16:07     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:FCPS literally has teachers writing their own workbooks - every teacher, every year. They couldn't even be bothered to compile those materials and save people the time. It's horrific. Hopefully they won't choose something as bad as Benchmark and then insist that not only people use it, but that they don't use anything else, ever. Like, don't even supplement or enrich. FCPS is so bad.

A lot of people like Benchmark. At least there's consistency.

My family loves Benchmark. It's the teachers that complain all the time that they don't have the freedom to do their own thing. Parents think it's great - I've seen a HUGE improvement in my kids over the past year.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 16:06     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Is this for this year? Or 26-27? I have a 7th grader and would love real math resources.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 08:50     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.


I could be wrong but I thought funding issues cut the new basal....I've lost track with all the issues in FCPS.


I’m not sure either. I think 7-12 is still getting something? Some elementary are piloting the Carnegie clear math basal.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 08:08     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, my kids will be out of elementary school by the time they get textbooks.



My kid did not make it out in time to escape FCPS using the failed Lucy Calkins “reading method” on her.

She still struggles with reading.


And years of kids not taught how to spell
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 07:56     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, my kids will be out of elementary school by the time they get textbooks.



My kid did not make it out in time to escape FCPS using the failed Lucy Calkins “reading method” on her.

She still struggles with reading.
Anonymous
Post 08/02/2025 15:25     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.


I could be wrong but I thought funding issues cut the new basal....I've lost track with all the issues in FCPS.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 16:02     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.


Nothing at the secondary level. The committees all made their recommendations, but at some point up the leadership chain (from the teacher rumor mill, it was Reed) everything got shot down. We will have a 1 year mathspace extension contract AFAIK.

I don't know about elementary.


No!!!!!!
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 15:28     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.


Nothing at the secondary level. The committees all made their recommendations, but at some point up the leadership chain (from the teacher rumor mill, it was Reed) everything got shot down. We will have a 1 year mathspace extension contract AFAIK.

I don't know about elementary.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 14:48     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
anyone know what they went with? Many schools are piloting k-2 this year.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 23:59     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
Anonymous wrote:FCPS literally has teachers writing their own workbooks - every teacher, every year. They couldn't even be bothered to compile those materials and save people the time. It's horrific. Hopefully they won't choose something as bad as Benchmark and then insist that not only people use it, but that they don't use anything else, ever. Like, don't even supplement or enrich. FCPS is so bad.

A lot of people like Benchmark. At least there's consistency.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 20:58     Subject: Math Basal Resources for next year!
FCPS literally has teachers writing their own workbooks - every teacher, every year. They couldn't even be bothered to compile those materials and save people the time. It's horrific. Hopefully they won't choose something as bad as Benchmark and then insist that not only people use it, but that they don't use anything else, ever. Like, don't even supplement or enrich. FCPS is so bad.