Is there going to be money for the required materials for the new courses?
It is the responsibility of school boards to allocate necessary resources for the implementation of new courses. Some of the resources are currently in place. We suggest teachers be prepared to share and exchange manipulatives to make the most efficient use of these materials. In an era of multi-resource materials, boards should not purchase a single text per student as the sole resource. Schools should either buy one type of calculator or recommend a particular model for students to purchase. Factors to be considered when purchasing suitable calculators are provided on page 11 of Mathematics for the Middle Level: An Information Bulletin for Administrators (1996).
