| Brackenridge , Keith
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AP Statistics
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| Brown , Christel
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Pre Calculus Honors, Calculus AP AB, Algebra I Standards
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| Cahill, Stacey
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Pre Calculus Honors, Geometry Standards, Algebra II Honors
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| Cordova Smith, Katrina
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Pre Calculus Accelerated, Geometry Academic,Algebra II Honors
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| Dattilo , Scott
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Algebra II Academic, Algebra I Honors
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| Davis , Fanta
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Pre Calculus Academic, Geometry Standards, Geometry Honors
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| Helgeson , Susan
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Pre Calculus Honors, Pre Calculus Academic, Algebra I Honors
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| Hoffman , Callie
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Calculus AP BC, Algebra I Academic
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| Hornschemeier, Kendra
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Algebra II Honors, Algebra II Academic , Algebra I Standards
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| Kaniecki , Stan
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Algebra II Standards, Algebra II Honors , Algebra II Academic
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| Lothrop , Randy
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Geometry Academic , Algebra II Accelerated
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| Michael , Linda
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Pre Calculus Academic, Geometry Honors, Algebra II Academic
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| Odell , Susan
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Pre Calculus Accelerated, Geometry Academic
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| Pletz , Jeremy
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Pre Calculus Honors , Algebra II Accelerated , Algebra I Academic
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| Pottebaum , Greg
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Pre Calculus Standards, Geometry Accelerated
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| Rosen , Deanna
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Algebra I Academic, Algebra II Academic, Geometry Academic
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| Ulland, Greg
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Multi Variable Calculus, Geometry Honors, Algebra I Academic
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| Ulland, Jennifer
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Calculus Honors
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AcademicsSycamore offers a total of 42 accelerated and Advanced Placement courses, and 7 global languages. The school has a 99.1% graduation rate, and 90% of students go on to attend college. The class of 2009 had a composite SAT score of 1132, higher than the state and national averages. Sycamore also regularly has among the highest number of National Merit Scholars in Ohio. In 2009, 31 students earned the award.[3]
In 1999, Sycamore had a record 35 National Merit Scholars, the highest number for any public school in Ohio. That year, four students also scored perfect scores on the major college entrance examinations, including the only two perfect ACT scores in Ohio that year (out of sixteen nationwide).[4]
Sycamore regularly places nationally in the National Science Bowl, including as high as fourth place in 2002. Sycamore also excels in mathematics, having placed first in the Ohio Math League competition in 2004–05, 1999–2000, 1998–99, and 1997–98, and won first place in Ohio in the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition in 2007, 2001, and 2000. In 1998, Sycamore High School student Kevin Lacker placed in the top six in the country on the USA Mathematical Olympiad, earning a berth on the national team at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Taipei
Source: Wikipedia 2/26/12
Note: What has happened since then? It apprears the math and science academic results have receeded.
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Story of NAEP Global Report card Sycamore while one of the top Ohio dosticts isn’t in the top third of developed countries in math education.
Is the less than steller peformance because of ineffective math teachers, poor (28 year old) curriculm or what?
Now comes the Common Core Standards in Engligh Art and Mathmematics.
Stan Heffner talks about a historic new system – as the old system for 28 years have been failing the kids. Exapmlies of grading on …. A current 83 grade now will be a 3 grade if the same student knowledge remains the same.
Newpaper reporters aren’t reporting on disclosing what Hess, Heffer and Finn are saying.
Enough is enough.
New Standards are HARD.
It dependes entirerly on the teachers to implement the standards correctly.
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