Mathematics
"Mathematics, like other disciplines, is a way of approaching new challenges through calculation and high order thinking skills, such as exploring, reasoning, visualizing, and problem solving with the objective of communicating the correlations observed and solved."
Elementary Mathematics
Disclaimer: The elementary mathematics curriculum was updated in its entirety as of August 24th, 2023. All previous versions that were approved by various Boards of Education in the 2010s have since been revised. It is important to note that Investigations is no longer taught and it was replaced with Bridges.
Contact Information: If you have any questions about the mathematics curricula, its instructional practices, and/or unit sequencing, please contact Angelo Saba, PK - 12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Coordinator, at asaba@westbrookctschools.org. Thank you!
Middle School Mathematics
Disclaimer: WMS' entire math curriculum was reviewed by the Board of Education's Teaching and Learning Subcommittee on June 7th, 2023 and will be reviewed once more on December 12th, 2023. Thereafter, and completed on August 12th, 2023 and once again, on December 6th, 2023, each curriculum for grades five, six, seven, and eight was slightly revised to incorporate the new components of Westbrook Public Schools' 2023 - 2024 curriculum template. Each WMS math curriculum has since been updated and includes the respective attribute(s) per Westbrook's Portrait of a Graduate, the applicable interdisciplinary approaches, and the recommended learner support strategies, all per unit.
Contact Information: If you have any questions about these updates, please contact Angelo Saba, PK - 12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Coordinator at asaba@westbrookctschools.org. Thanks!
WMS Mathematics Philosophy and Program of Studies
Grade 8 Accelerated Algebra I Standards
High School Mathematics
Disclaimer 1: The high school mathematics curriculum is in progress of being updated. As of November 21, 2023 the following courses are up-to-date, which include Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Statistics, Trigonometry, Financial Algebra, and our A.P. offerings.
Disclaimer 2: Pre-calculus is the only remaining curriculum to be written with an expected completion date of June 30, 2024.
Disclaimer 3: The financial algebra curriculum map adheres to the March 2024 guidance from the Connecticut State Department of Education's Financial Literacy Course Kit.
Disclaimer 4: A.P. Computer Science will be offered and taught in the fall of 2024. Please view The College Board's course outline below.
Contact Information: If you have any questions about such curriculum plans, please email Angelo Saba, PK - 12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Coordinator at asaba@westbrookctschools.org. Thank you very much!
Financial Algebra Curriculum Map
New Pre-calculus Coming Soon!
A.P. Computer Science Principles
