History

Studies show that twenty-two percent of college freshman need a remedial course in mathematics (Source: National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education). In 2- year colleges the problem is even more acute; almost one-third of Washington students graduating from high school begin their higher education experience in two-year colleges, and of those students, 45% take pre-college (remedial) math in their first year. 45%

of high school graduates who enter Washington's two-year colleges directly after high school need to take pre-college math before they are ready for credit math courses (Source: WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges).

The Transition Mathematics Project (TMP) is designed to reverse this trend by helping students successfully progress from high school math to college-level math. With the participation of high school and college math educators, TMP has identified the math skills and knowledge high school graduates need to complete college-level work, meet minimum admission requirements and avoid remediation upon enrolling in college.

Since its start in 2004, TMP has:

Defined clear and consistent expectations in math so teachers can effectively prepare all students to succeed after high school and avoid remediation in college or post-secondary training - detailed in the College Readiness Mathematics Standards
Developed practical communications materials so students and parents understand what it takes to be prepared for college-level math and quantitative reasoning - available in the Math Lab for parents and students and the Marketing Toolkit for educators
Established local/regional partnerships with high school and college instructors to share math curricula, teaching methods, and best practices in its second phase scope of work

Next Steps for TMP:

Align college placement tests with the College Readiness Mathematics Standards and develop a strategy for math diagnostic and placement testing for Washington higher education;
Increase curriculum alignment between high schools and colleges using the College Readiness Mathematics Standards as the fundamental framework;
Develop and disseminate standards-based instructional materials (supplemental classroom tasks, assignments and assessments) built on the College Readiness Mathematics Standards;

Phase I

TMP Project Timeline - Phase I (2004 - 2005) - click here>>
Phase II

TMP Project Timeline - Phase II (2006 - 2009) -click here>>