The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 7 do not meet the expectations for assessing materials at the Grade 7 level. There are some assessment items that align most closely to standards above Grade 7 whose inclusion is mathematically reasonable. However, there are too many items that align most closely to standards above Grade 7 whose inclusion is not mathematically reasonable and whose alteration or omission would significantly impact the underlying structure of the materials.

• In Chapter 1, there are items that assess irrational numbers, which align to 8.NS.A. Also, Chapter 1 assesses rounding using significant digits which does not closely align to any Grade 7 standards. The inclusion of these items is not mathematically reasonable, but the items could be altered or omitted without significantly impacting the underlying structure of the materials.
• In Chapter 4, there are equations and inequalities with variables on both sides, which most closely aligns to 8.EE.C.7. The inclusion of these items is mathematically reasonable as they are introduced along with equations and inequalities that do align to Grade 7 standards.
• In Chapter 5, there are questions that directly assess whether or not students specifically know inverse proportions. In Grade 7, students need to be able to identify proportional and non-proportional situations, 7.RP.A.2. The inclusion of these items is mathematically reasonable as inverse proportions could be one example of non-proportional situations.
• In Chapter 6, there are a few questions that assess angle properties associated with parallel lines and triangles, which most closely align to 8.G.A.5. The inclusion of these items is not mathematically reasonable, and their alteration or omission would significantly impact the underlying structure of the materials.
• Perpendicular and angle bisectors are assessed in Chapter 7, which aligns to G.CO.D.12. The inclusion of these items is not mathematically reasonable, and their alteration or omission would significantly impact the underlying structure of the materials.
• Chapter 8 assesses volume of cones, cylinders and spheres, which aligns to 8.G.C.9. The inclusion of these items is not mathematically reasonable, and their alteration or omission would significantly impact the underlying structure of the materials.

*Evidence updated 10/27/15

The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 7 do not meet the expectations for spending the majority of class time on the major clusters for Grade 7.

• The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 7 spend approximately 50% of the time on the major clusters 7.RP.A, 7.NS.A, 7.EE.A and 7.EE.B.

The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 7 do not meet the expectations for the supporting content enhancing the major work.

• Some of the supporting work noted for Grade 7 is actually Grade 6 or Grade 8 work.
• The work that is Grade 7 does support the major work for Grade 7.