[MOSAIC] Comprehending Math Study Group

[Kukonis at aol.com]

Gayle, 
Our team has also developed our own pretests and we have tried to  develop 
that exact piece for kids who test out as our differentiated piece for  the high 
fliers. I don't know too much about the differentiated manual other  than 
noting that one exists in the new edition that Chicago Math is hawking in  their 
brochures. I do know that the manual is in the new grade level kits and I  
doubt seriously that they are going to send our district just that piece of the  
new kit considering this is big buisness. I have dropped out of this loop  
because the reception we got from our own administration on the oodels of work  
our first grade team did to bolster the Chicago Math was not even really looked 
 at seriously by our math coordinator. The change in administrators has  
compounded the problem. I do not want to take on one more district agenda when  
they have not even made up their "collective mind" as to the direction. I think  
when distirct asks for help and then receives teachers best efforts (even if  
limited in scope) a look see is at least expected.