Prentice Hall and Connected Math

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Sue.Peterson@phschool.com</div> <div> To: vhobel@ix.netcom.com</div> <div> Subject: RE: Math Program for Middle School</div> <div> Date: 18 May 2000 19:10:03 -0400</div> <bR> <div> Vicki -</div> <div> I reviewed your letter and you have accurately recorded the items that we spoke about.  It was a pleasure talking to you.</div> <bR> <div> Sue Peterson, PH Western Regional Office</div> <bR> <div> -----Original Message-----</div> <div> From: vhobel@ix.netcom.com [mailto:vhobel@ix.netcom.com]</div> <div> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:32 PM</div> <div> To: Peterson, Sue</div> <div> Subject: Math Program for Middle School</div> <bR> <bR> <div> To:     Sue Peterson</div> <div>      Customer Service </div> <div>      Prentice Hall School Division</div> <div>      340 Rancheros Drive Suite 160</div> <div>      San Marcos, California 92069</div> <bR> <div> Dear Sue,</div> <bR> <div> Thank you for speaking with me.  As I told you, my residence is within the</div> <div> Mountain View K-8 School District, and I attended a Graham Middle School</div> <div> presentation at our local elementary school.  A Graham Middle School math</div> <div> teacher showed us several booklets from the Connected Math Program, and</div> <div> told us that Connected Math was the program used by the sixth and seventh</div> <div> graders at Graham Middle School.  She told us that there were two math</div> <div> levels, and each level used Connected Math.  The higher level went through</div> <div> the series faster than the lower level. The higher level is called "honors." </div> <bR> <div> A number of parents were struck with the lack of traditional textbook, lack</div> <div> of practice and lack of testing of skills in the program.  Connected Math</div> <div> did not look to us like a pre-algebra course that would prepare a child for</div> <div> a difficult Algebra series.  It also did not look like a course that would</div> <div> enable parents to help their children out in the evening with their math</div> <div> problems.</div> <bR> <div> My purpose in writing this letter is to confirm your conversation with me</div> <div> that (a) Prentice Hall publishes the Connected Math Program; (b) In meeting</div> <div> the new California math standards, Prentice Hall recommends using Connected</div> <div> Math as a supplement instead of a stand alone product; (c) For sixth and</div> <div> seventh graders, Prentice Hall recommends its Middle Grades Math Program</div> <div> which is approved by the State of California as meeting the California Math</div> <div> Standards and for which there is state money to purchase the textbooks.</div> <bR> <div> Thank you for spending the time explaining this to me.</div> <bR> <div> Sincerely,</div> <div> Vicki Hobel Schultz</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>