FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
MEMORANDUM
Contact Information
Keith Sheets Todd Clark
(850) 245-9868 (850) 245-0764
Keith.Sheets@fldoe.org
Todd.Clark@fldoe.org
K12: 2007-20
TO:
District Superintendents
Principals
Teachers
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
February 15, 2007
SUBJECT: REVISED FLORIDA MATHEMATICS CONTENT STANDARDS
AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE REVIEW AND COMMENT
The writing process for the new Florida Mathematics Content Standards is quickly coming to a close.
For six months, numerous stakeholders have given their time and resources to revising the Florida
Mathematics Content Standards.
We are now pleased to post the draft of the new Florida Mathematics Content Standards online for
public review and comments.
On September 18-19, 2006, college professors, teachers from the entire K-20 spectrum across
Florida, business representatives, and other mathematics professionals convened in Tallahassee,
Florida, to listen to a panel of experts on mathematics standards and to develop a framework for
revising the Florida Mathematics standards. The names and positions of the professionals and panel
of experts are online at www.flstandards.org.
Florida mathematics experts developed the framework for mathematics content standards, which
includes:
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K-8 mathematics content standards that are specified by grade level. These content standards
are guided by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Focal Points
(released September 13, 2006). These guidelines will greatly reduce the number of grade
level expectations, now called standards, for each grade level while increasing rigor. Sample
mathematics problems are included with the content standards.
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
CHANCELLOR, K-12
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
Revised Florida Mathematics Content Standards Memo
February 15, 2007
Page Two
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Secondary mathematics content bodies of knowledge that are guided by California and
Indiana’s 9-12 content standards, State standards that were graded A. These bodies of
knowledge selected by the Florida writers include Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry,
Probability, Statistics, Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, and Financial Literacy.
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A glossary of terms that will be included with the final document.
We are now pleased to post the draft of the Florida Mathematics Content Standards online for public
review and comment. We welcome your input and encourage you to invite other interested
stakeholders to read and provide input to these draft standards. The public comment period will be
60 days.
You may review the mathematics content standards at www.flstandards.org. An introductory
PowerPoint presentation is provided for your review. Directions on how to access and comment are
included on the Web site.
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