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Secondary Math Specialists

Welcome to the 2025 - 2026 School Year! 

We are excited to embark on this new school year of math teaching and learning with you! With the implementation of the new 2025 math standards and indicators, we are embracing fresh opportunities for collaboration, exploration, and growth. Our department is committed to creating an environment where both students and teachers thrive through discovery, exploration, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

 

This year, we’ll focus on making math not only understandable but also engaging and fun. Together, we will tackle challenges, celebrate progress, and build a strong mathematical foundation for success.

 

Here’s to an inspiring year of learning and achievement! Let's make this year a fantastic journey of mathematical exploration and growth!

Math Instructional Resources 
 
The SC Department of Education provides math instructional resources to support teachers with effectively teaching the 2025 math standards and indicators. There are a number of resources available for teachers, instructional support staff, coaches, and leaders to utilize in order to effectively teach and/or support teachers. 
 
Please visit the SCDE Instructional Resources for math webpage at Instructional Resources - South Carolina Department of Education - 11/05/2025 11:32 AM.
South Carolina Test Blueprints for the 2025-2026 School Year 
 
According to the SC Department of Education,
 
"The test blueprint for each subject specifies the total number of points on each grade-level test, as well as the approximate number of points per reporting category or domain. Reporting categories group similar standards within each content area. Each reporting category classifies a student’s performance as “Low,” “Middle,” or “High.” This classification is based on the subset of items that assesses the reporting category. The possible number of items for each reporting category can be found in the test blueprint." Retrieved from Test Blueprints - South Carolina Department of Education - 09/22/2023 10:02 AM (sc.gov)
 
Click the links below to see the mathematics blueprints by test and grade levels. 
 
SC Ready Math Grades 6 - 8 SC READY Mathematics 6-8 Test Blueprint
End of Course Algebra 1 EOCEP Algebra 1 Test Blueprint
Test Data Review Reports 
 
"The Office of Assessment and Standards conducts a series of annual committee meetings composed of content experts to review the item data for the SC READY and End-of-Course assessments. The data review reports present the findings of the review committees." Retrieved from Test Data Review Reports - South Carolina Department of Education - 11/05/2025 11:44 AM
 
2025 Test Data Review Reports Grades 6 - 8 SC READY Math Grades 6-8 Test Data Review Report
2025 EOCEP Algebra 1 Test Data Review Report EOCEP Algebra 1 Test Data Review Report
2024 Test Data Review Reports Grades 6 - 8 S C READY Mathematics Grades 6 through 8 2024 Data Review Report
2024 EOCEP Algebra 1 Test Data Review Report 2024 Test Data Review Report
 
Math Strategies for Multilingual Learners (MLLs)
 
To support our MLL students, the Office of Instructional Services (OIS) team created a list of researched-based strategies to support students in their math classrooms. To access the document and additional links in the document, click the pdf below. Mrs. Dawn Thayer, the Multilingual Learner Coordinator, provides monthly professional development on supporting ML students in the classroom. For more information regarding our ESOL program, MLL students, and strategies to support MLLs, visit her page at ESOL – ESOL – Jasper County School District (jcsd.net).  
Math High Quality Instructional Materials and Assessment Tools 
JCSD Curriculum and Pacing Guides for Teachers
Family-Friendly Math Standards
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2025 Math Process Standards 
 
MPS.PS.1 Make sense of problems and 
persevere in solving them strategically.
 
MPS.RC.1 Explain ideas using precise and 
contextually appropriate mathematical 
language, tools, and models.
 
MPS.C.1 Demonstrate a deep and flexible 
conceptual understanding of mathematical 
ideas, operations, and relationships while 
making real-world connections.
 
MPS.AJ.1 Use critical thinking skills to reason 
both abstractly and quantitatively.
 
MPS.SP.1 Identify and apply regularity in 
repeated reasoning to make generalizations.