Goals & Objectives

Goals of PRIME are to—

1. Improve student achievement in mathematics for all pre-K-12 students in the Rapid City School District, and
2. Increase and sustain the quality of pre-K-12 teachers of mathematics in the Rapid City School District over time.

Objectives of PRIME are to—

1. Raise the mathematics achievement of all pre-K-12 students in the Rapid City School District according to criteria established by the state of South Dakota.
2. Reduce the achievement gap between Native American and non-native students in the Rapid City School District.
3. Reduce the number of high school students taking non college-preparatory math by a minimum of 20% over the five-year duration of Project PRIME.
4. Increase the number of students taking upper level mathematics courses in middle school (algebra) and high school by a minimum of 20% over the five-year duration of Project PRIME.
5. Increase the number of students scoring 20 or above in the mathematics section of the ACT by a minimum of 20% over the five-year duration of Project PRIME
6. Improve the ability of pre-service teachers graduating from Black Hills State University College of Education to teach mathematics effectively as measured by the Horizon Classroom Observation Protocol.
7. Improve the ability of in-service teachers in the Rapid City School District to teach mathematics effectively as measured by the Horizon Classroom Observation Protocol.