Math Curriculum and Design

Welcome to the K-12 Mathematics Curriculum and Design page.  Our goal is to keep you informed about the curriculum and design process in K-12 Mathematics.  Teacher representatives from each site meet once a semester to review standards and create common pacing guides, unit planning organizers, and assessments to guarantee equal access to a viable curriculum for all students.

Click here for the updates to the math pathway presented in the spring of 2023.

Math Course Recommendations

The course scheduling process begins in the spring for the next academic year.  For mathematics classes, TVUSD uses multiple objective data points to make a recommendation for a student's next course of study.  These data points include the most recent data from CAASPP, the iReady Diagnostic, District Assessments, and Grades.  To partner with parents, an initial letter is provided during the 6th grade year to indicate if students are recommended to take either Math 7 (click here for the letter) or Accelerated Math 7 (a combination of Math 7 and Math 8) (click here for the letter).  If a student was recommended into Math 7 and the family would prefer a placement in Accelerated Math 7 please contact your counselor at the middle school site for information on the TVUSD Mathematics Waiver which can be filled out to change the math course selection.  If a student was recommended into Accelerated Math 7 and the family would like to opt out and change the placement to Math 7, please contact the student's counselor and they will change the course selection.  If a family would like to utilize either the waiver process or the opt out process, please contact your counselor within a month of the distribution of the letter so that scheduling and staffing decisions for the next school year can be made.

All course pathways listed on the TVUSD Math Pathway documents are college preparatory in nature, and meet the minimum requirement for CSU/UC admission.

As an example, the criteria for recommendation for Accelerated Math 7 are below.

Students Need to Meet Criteria #1-3 in addition to either #4 or #5:

1. Student has a score of 3 or higher on their most recent CAASPP *

2. Student has an on or above grade level score for their iReady Diagnostic in Number and Operations*

3. Student has an on or above grade level score in their iReady Diagnostic in Algebra & Algebraic Thinking*

4. Student has a score of 90% or above on the fall district performance task

5. Student had an 85% or better for their first semester grade in Math 6

*Indicates a requirement for consideration

Mathematics Course Curriculum and Design

Curriculum and Design decisions are based on:

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Mathematics.  Click here to read the standards.
• The Mathematics Framework from the State of California.  Click here to visit the California Department of Education Website for Mathematics.
• The CAASPP Assessment.  Click here to go to the CAASPP website.
• The adopted textbook curriculum.

Below are some common district resources and how they can be utilized by parents and students:

• iReady Click here to visit the family center for iReady to learn more about this supplemental curriculum offering.

Pacing Calendars and Unit Planning Organizers

Please see links below for curriculum pacing calendars for each grade level or course and unit planning organizers which list specific standards and content to be addressed in the course.

Elementary School

Click here for Kindergarten

Click here for First Grade

Click here for Second Grade

Click here for Third Grade

Click here for Fourth Grade

Click here for Fifth Grade

Middle School

Click here for Math 6

Click here for Compacted Math 6/7 (phased out in 23-24)

Click here for Math 7

Click here for Accelerated Math 7

Click here for Compacted Math 7/Algebra (phased out in 24-25)

Click here for Math 8

Click here for Accelerated Math 8

Click here for Compacted Math Algebra/Geometry (will phase out in 25-26)

High School

Click here for Algebra 1

Click here for Algebra Extended

Click here for Geometry

Click here for Algebra 2

Click here for Algebra 2+