Discover Math
Starting during the 2025-25 school year, Discover Math will be offered at each elementary school for students in grades three through five. Discover Math will provide direct instruction for identified advanced learners using robust curriculum resources tied to our district adopted Bridges Mathematics key concepts and strands. The Advanced Learning Program Specialist will work with Discover Math students 45 – 60 minutes each week.
Discover Math Units of focus are being designed to respond to advanced learners’ characteristics of precocity, intensity, and complexity through its three dimensions of advanced content, higher level processes, and interdisciplinary concepts. The Discover Math experiences have been selected to complement and extend the regular classroom curriculum.
Discover Math Identification and Selection Process
Selection
Families do not need to fill out an application. The selection process for Discover Math is done by the District Selection Committee, which consists of a team of at least two Advanced Learning Program Specialists and the Elementary Teaching & Learning Coordinator. The Advanced Learning Program Specialist compiles the needed data on students in the talent pool. The District Selection Committee then reviews all students in the talent pool and determines which students meet criteria for the Discover Math program. The committee may also determine if there is a need for additional testing.
Notification
In the fall of 2025, Discover Math will start in fifth grade. Families of students who qualify for the Discover Math program will be notified in the fall of fifth grade. Services for Discover Math in grades 3 and 4 will begin in the spring of 2026.
Appeal
Parents or guardians may appeal identification decisions by writing a letter of request for reconsideration to the District Selection Committee. A Home Observation Inventory is required. Staff members may also request further consideration for a student by submitting a Teacher Observation Inventory. The District Selection Committee will review each request and determine appropriate action. Please see the link below for a PDF version of the Home Observation Inventory.
Appeal Due Date
Appeals for Discover Math will begin in the spring of 2026. Updated information will be available at that time!
Exit
Student performance in Discover Math is closely monitored. While these programs provide opportunities for challenge and success for most students, they may not match the needs of every student. If a parent, teacher, Advanced Learning Program Specialist or student voices a concern regarding the student’s placement in advanced services, the ISD 194 Exit Guidelines will be used to determine the appropriate next step.
Elementary Gifted Documents
Home Observation Inventory Appeal
