SFUSD Mathematics Core Curriculum

The SFUSD Math Core Curriculum began full implementation 2014–2015. It has been developed and revised by SFUSD teachers with expert advice from our partners.  

• What does it mean to use the SFUSD Math Core Curriculum?
• Highlights of the 2017-2018 revision are here.
• More about district assessment here.
• For information about TK and PreK units, please contact the Early Ed Department.

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Teachers, students, and families may access our Core Curriculum, including unit plans and student pages through our Math Portals.

Math Portals

SFUSD teachers can join any grade level or course group in Google Classroom to get announcements and notifications.

Accessing Google Classroom

Feedback for our Core Curriculum may be given here.

Giving Feedback

About our Core Curriculum

Unit Design

Entry Task: What do you already know?
Apprentice Task: What sense are you making of what you are learning?
Expert Task: How can you apply what you have learned so far to a new situation?
Milestone Task: Did you learn what was expected of you from this unit?

• All units are built around rich math tasks.
• The printed teacher units are provided to teachers who request them. All units are available electronically.
• Student materials are copied centrally and delivered to sites.
• Translations of the student materials are provided in K-5 in the target languages of instruction.
• Twice per year, the milestone task embedded in the curriculum is part of the District Assessment. Find out more.
• Standards based report cards for Elementary reflect the CCSS-M. Please see the Achievement Assessments Office (AAO) for more info.