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MATH HIGHLIGHTS
•    Advanced Placement Courses
        o    The department offers a rigorous Honors program leading to AP Calculus and AP Statistics

•    PSSA Remediation
        o     Staffed with a Mathematics teacher, instructional support classes meet with a goal of improving math skills. Cognitive Tutor, a tutorial software program is the primary tool aiding the teacher. Those students who score basic or below basic in the PSSA are enrolled in these classes.

•  SAT and PSSA preparation
        o    Math Instruction at all levels incorporates SAT and PSSA initiatives including problem solving and writing within the math curriculum.  There is also a separate elective course designed to help student prepare for the SAT.