Case Study

Dedicating More Instructional Time Closes the Math Gap

Overview

Results Shift with 90-Minute Daily Math Block

When Rutherford County School District leaders restructured middle school schedules to accommodate a 90-minute mathematics block, students experienced greater success. Teachers used Ready Tennessee Mathematics, i-Ready Assessment, and i-Ready Personalized Instruction to provide a foundation to help students with standards mastery. After the first year, Grades 6–8 students participating in the mathematics block exceeded their Typical Growth goal by a substantial 27 percentage points.
  • District:Rutherford County School District
  • Subject:Mathematics
  • Grade:6–8
  • Topic:Academic Achievement, Multilingual Learners

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Curriculum Associates has helped us maintain a focus on grade-level standards. The materials helps because they're aligned to state standards. We use the Diagnostic as our universal screener when we’re looking at math intervention placements, but it also provides differentiated instruction. Having access to instruction for all grade levels through the [Teacher] Toolbox is a huge benefit for teachers.

— Melinda Fleischer, Middle School Mathematics Specialist, Rutherford County School District

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