The secondary mathematics program engages students in meaningful learning through individual and collaborative classroom activities with focus on sense making of mathematical ideas and mathematical reasoning.   Our mission is to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality mathematics curriculum, effective teaching and learning, and resources that will maximize the students' learning potential. 

The secondary math curriculum develops important mathematics as well as connections between areas of mathematics and between mathematics and the real world. The middle school curriculum incorporates Open Up Resources, The Utah Middle School Math Project, and other curriculum resources .  The high school curriculum incorporates Open Up Resources in Math 1, Math 2, and Math 3 and other curriculum resources.

We use Inquiry-Based Math Instruction, a student-centered approach where students actively explore mathematical concepts through questioning, collaboration, and real world problem solving, guided by the teacher.  This method emphasizes structured exploration, reflection, and application, promoting deep conceptual understanding, critical thinking, problem solving, and engagement while fostering a growth mindest.  

Student Math Practices 

By developing the Student Math Practices, we help students move beyond memorizing procedures to applying math in real-world situations, fostering confidence and persistence when faced with challenges. By developing these habits, students become more independent learners, better prepared for future academic and life experiences where math plays a critical role. Families can support this growth by encouraging curiosity, collaboration, and a positive attitude toward tackling math problems together.

Practice 1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Practice 2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Practice 3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Practice 4: Model with mathematics.
Practice 5: Use appropriate tools strategically.
Practice 6: Attend to precision.
Practice 7: Look for and make use of structure.
Practice 8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Secondary Math Pathways and Placement

Please refer to the Middle School Math Placement Guide for math placement in middle school.  All high school math courses are open enrollment as long as the preprequisite courses have been successfully completed.  

See the  Secondary Math Pathways document for information about pathways and options from 6th grade through 12th grade.  

According to the state graduation requirement policy, students must earn four mathematics credits at the high school level, which include Math 1, Math 2, Math 3, and a fourth level mathematics course.  For more information about math graduation requirements, please visit North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Math Options Chart.

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Math Courses

MATH 6

Grade 6 students focus on ratios and proportional relationships, rational numbers, and arithmetic with algebraic expressions. They solve one-variable equations and inequalities and explore relationships between independent and dependent variables. In the geometry unit, students tackle real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume. They also study statistical variability and learn to describe data distributions. Advanced Math 6 includes all of Math 6 content as well as approximately half of the Math 7 standards. The course concludes with the Grade 6 End-of-Grade (EOG) Exam. Math 6 Standards,

MATH 7

Grade 7 students explore rational numbers, equivalent expressions, and proportional relationships.  In geometrys, they study geometric figures and solve problems involving angle measures, area, surface area, and volume. They also learn abut probability models and how to draw informal inferences about populations.   Advanced Math 7 completes the remaining Math 7 Standards that are not in Advanced 6 and all of Math 8.  The course concludes with the Grade 7 End of Grade (EOG) exam.  Math 7 Standards

MATH 8

Grade 8 students explore linear equations and inequalitites, linear functiobs, solve systems of linear equations through graphing, rational and irrational numbers.  They examine congruence and similarity, angle relationships, the Pythagorean Theorem, and the volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres.  The course concludes with the Grade 7 End of Grade (EOG) exam. Math 8 Standards

MATH 1

Math 1 is the first course in North Carolina's High School Math Graduation Sequence. It covers linear, exponential, and quadratic functions, as well as geometric proofs involving triangles and quadrilaterals using parallel and perpendicular lines, midpoints, and distances. Students also build on middle school statistics, analyzing univariate and bivariate data. The course concludes with the Math 1 End-of-Course Exam Math 1 Standards

MATH 2