7th Grade Report Overview

The materials reviewed for Grade 7 do not meet the alignment expectations for the CCSSM. During the review for focus and coherence, there were concepts assessed that are beyond the Grade 7 CCSSM. The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 7 had less than 50 percent of the work on the major clusters of 7.RP.A, 7.NS.A 7.EE.A and 7.EE.B. The content could be covered in 153 days. There are areas where the materials have strong connections and areas that could be stronger. In the teacher edition, the CCSSM are listed for each lesson. In the student edition, the lesson objective is listed each time and these objectives are based on the CCSSM. Since the materials do not meet expectations for focus and coherence, they were not reviewed for rigor and the mathematical practices.