Author Archives: Ellen Mandeville

See the public comment by Kathy Baker, Jamie Sharp and Dan Beste at last Tuesday’s BCSD Board of Trustees Meeting. The Public Comment begins at 4:20 (4 min. 20 sec.) point of the broadcast. Audio of these speakers is quite low, so turn your volume up; they can be heard.

What do you think of the concerns we’ve raised on this site? What do you think about the current math textbooks, their selection and their implementation? If you have interest in these matters, leave a comment, or Like us on Facebook.

About fifteen parents of Blaine County students, concerned about the new Math textbooks purchased by the BCSD Administration, attended tonight’s BCSD Board of Trustees Meeting. Not only did they attend, three of them spoke. Kathy Baker carried a letter addressed to the Board and signed by the parents in the room as she made her way to the podium.

“I am here to request that the Board of Trustees inquire into the process by which the Blaine County School District Administration chose Mathematics textbooks to be purchased. Specifically to inquire into its lack of compliance with District Policy Number 602.3 and Idaho Legal Code 33-118A,” stated Mrs. Baker. Previously this group requested the Board of Trustees review Idaho Statute Title 33 as it pertains to the math adoption process.

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Monday, October 17th

12- 1 pm: Ketchum Community Library (not the YMCA as had been publicized on flyers)

6:30-8pm: Wood River Middle School Multi-Purpose Room

Guest speaker: Jonathan Brendefur, PhD.

Dr. Brendefur is professor of Mathematics Education at Boise State University. He directs the Initiative for Developing Mathematical Thinking and has provided mathematics professional development to over 12,000 teachers across the state, including Blaine County. He is published in numerous journals and has presented at over 60 different conferences nationally and internationally.