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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics Partners Support Plano ISD Secondary Mathmathics Initiatives

The Plano Independent School District (Plano ISD) Education Foundation will complete funding this year for more than $280,000 in district-approved initiatives to improve student performance in secondary mathematics education.This money will fund the four-year, incremental transition of Algebra 1 instruction from the ninth grade of high school to the eighth grade of middle school.

Plano ISD is the only school district in Texas known to move Algebra 1 instruction down one grade level for all students through an incremental, four-year systemic change effort, ensuring greater student understanding of pre-algebra and Algebra 1 concepts, while laying the groundwork for ongoing student success. This is a replicable state and national model of instructional excellence.

Again, Plano ISD is on the cutting edge of education! Congratulations!

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