The goal of mathematics education is for all students to develop mathematical power to participate fully as a citizen and worker in our global world.

Mathematically powerful individuals should be able to:
 

• Problem solve using mathematics--Students will be able to develop and apply strategies to solve a wide variety of problems.  They will recognize the appropriateness of using technological tools and will have confidence using them for solving problems

• Communicate mathematically--Students will effectively use the language of mathematics to communicate their thinking.  They will realize that representing, discussing, reading, writing, and listening to mathematics are a vital part of learning and using mathematics.

• Reason mathematically--The ability to reason is a process that grows out of many experiences that convince children that mathematics makes sense.  Students will be able to make conjectures, gather evidence, and build an argument to support ideas and validate their thinking.  Students will be able to select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations in order to solve problems.

• Making Connections--Students will be able to recognize relationships among different topics of mathematics, use mathematics in other curricular areas and in one's daily life.  By making connections students will recognize the usefulness of mathematics.