In my communications concerning CMP, I have been treated respectfully by teachers as well as administrators. My doubts concerning CMP intensified after attending two parent briefings. CMP was presented as near flawless. The empirical evidence provided did not stand up to scrutiny. Parental demands for more data were answered with anecdotes.
More persistent questions evoke defensive responses.
These are tell tale signs that this program is highly questionable. Further research convinced me that Connected Mathematics cannot be used as a textbook for our schools unless PISD can refute the substantive facts presented here by many Plano residents. Some parents have requested that we look at the percentile changes in the TAAS scores both during and before CMP instead of just simply looking at the percentage passing. We have also requested for a more in-depth look at the ITBS scores. These data should be readily available to PISD, if not, there should be an easy means of collecting them if there is a will.