Bob DiLullo	bdilullo@beaconschool.org
Stewart Galanor	sgalanor@beaconschool.org
Jennifer Goldberg	jgoldbe1@beaconschool.org
Susanne Klein	sklein@beaconschool.org
Mark Leader	mleader@beaconschool.org
Sophie Lim	slim@beaconschool.org
Rita Loomba	rloomba@beaconschool.org
Shelly Matthews	smatthew@beaconschool.org
Eric Scott	escott@beaconschool.org
Lorraine Spear	lspear@beaconschool.org
MacKenzie Wallace	mwallac1@beaconschool.org

All students at the Beacon School will demonstrate mastery of fundamental concepts in mathematics, including algebra and geometry skills, by passing three years of mathematics coursework.

PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENT (PBA) REQUIREMENTS:

Students are required to pass 6 semesters of math. Students taking Level II (Math A2) and Level III (Math B) will participate in a problem-solving assessment at the end of each year during classroom assessment week. (Students in these courses may also have final examinations during the last week of classes, which will not count toward the graduation requirement).

To achieve Honors, a total score of 12 for the two PBA’s, or for the Level III PBA and the Level IV/AP Course is needed. A student must score Honors (4) in both Level II and III PBA’s, or score Honors in his or her Level III PBA and achieve a B in an AP class of that subject or an A in a Level IV class of that subject (each worth 4 points). Students can earn Honors in mathematics by taking a full fourth year of mathematics beyond the Math A/B curriculum, satisfying ONE of the following requirements:

Additional requirements if mandated by New York State: The Math A Regents examination.

Knowledge and Skill Areas assessed by the PBA’s
The Math A and B courses cover a wide range of topics in elementary and intermediate algebra, as well as in plane geometry. All students will demonstrate mastery of those topics by passing appropriate coursework. The skills they learn include problem solving, translation of verbal (“applied”) problems to quantitative ones, and logical thought.

Specific skills include:

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