Struggling Alabama elementary schools will look to hire 83 math coaches, using $90,000 in state funding, this year, in a bid to improve low math proficiency rates.
Under the Alabama Numeracy Act, schools now are working on a series of efforts to boost young children’s understanding of numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication and other basics.
Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey said there’s a lot left to do to get all of the pieces in place, but he’s confident deadlines will be met. “What we’re going to have to do is not just keep our foot on the gas,” Mackey said, “but keep pushing the accelerator down.”These 38 Alabama schools were recognized for improving student achievement: How they did it
An Elementary Mathematics Task Force has been seated and charged with vetting tests and course materials that meet the parameters in the law. They continue to meet regularly to update and revise their choices as those tools continue to change.
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