2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning

2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL)

The 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning identify academic content for essential components of the mathematics curriculum at different grade levels for Virginia’s public schools. Standards are identified for kindergarten through grade eight and for a core set of high school courses. Throughout a student’s mathematics schooling from kindergarten through grade eight, specific content strands are included. These content strands are Number and Number Sense; Computation and Estimation; Measurement and Geometry; Probability and Statistics; and Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. The Standards of Learning within each strand progress in complexity throughout the grade levels and into high school course content.  While the standards are organized by strand and identified numerically, local curricula and pacing guides should determine the instructional sequence of the content.

The 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework, a companion document to the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning, amplifies the standards and further defines the content knowledge, skills, and understandings that are measured by the Standards of Learning assessments. The standards and Curriculum Framework are not intended to encompass the entire curriculum for a given grade level or course.  School divisions are encouraged to incorporate the standards and Curriculum Framework into a broader, locally designed curriculum.  The Curriculum Framework delineates in greater specificity the minimum content that all teachers should teach and all students should learn.  Teachers are encouraged to go beyond the standards as well as to select instructional strategies and assessment methods appropriate for all students.

The content of the mathematics standards is intended to support the following five process goals for students: becoming mathematical problem solvers, communicating mathematically, reasoning mathematically, making mathematical connections, and using mathematical representations to model and interpret practical situations. Practical situations include real-world problems and problems that model real-world situations.

For resources aligned to the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning,  please visit the 2016 Mathematics Instructional Resources webpage.