Mission, Vision, Competencies, Standards, and Benchmarks

In grades 9-12 students complete four credits minimum of mathematics for high school
graduation, including Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and a fourth course.
Algebra I
Within the Standards of Mathematical Practice K-12
‣ Be mathematical problem solvers.
‣ Reason and construct mathematical arguments.
‣ Communicate mathematically.
‣ See connections both within mathematics and to other subject areas.
‣ Look for and make use of structure and patterns.
See God’s orderliness and mystery reflected in mathematics
‣ Use mathematics to organize and understand in a finite way the vastness and
mystery of God and His creation.
Algebra Skills—
Modeling
‣ Analyze key characteristics of linear and quadratic functions such as zeros,
maximum/minimums, increasing/decreasing or constant behavior, average
rates of change (slope) on given intervals, and symmetry to solve situated
problems.
Functions
‣ Graph translations and stretches of linear functions, absolute value functions
in vertex form, and quadratic functions in vertex form.
‣ Interpret representations (graphs, tables, and equations) to reveal desired
characteristics of linear, quadratic, absolute value, rational and exponential
functions.
Algebra
‣ Apply symbolic manipulation methods to simplify expressions involving
rational expressions and exponential expressions and to solve linear and
quadratic equations and inequalities.
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