Welcome to the Lewis S. Mills High School Mathematics Department web page. We are proud of our high school mathematics curriculum and teachers for many reasons. We provide our students with the opportunity to complete Advanced Placement AB and BC Calculus and Advanced Placement Statistics during their high school career. We offer students opportunities to explore mathematical applications in statistics, business, and finance. Our teachers serve the community in many ways. They work with students before and after school. They participate in various school committees and lead a variety of school clubs. Our curriculum represents continuous improvement that reflects teaching students the underlying concepts of mathematics, rather than emphasizing repetition of math skills. We teach students how to analyze data and how to think analytically. Our curriculum is grounded in mathematical research from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Connecticut State Department of Education, and the collaboration of our Region #10 colleagues. We assess students in a variety of ways. We ask for exhibitions, critiques, reflection and revision. Our work is shown symbolically, graphically, numerically, and verbally. Assessments include teacher made projects, tests, quizzes and homework. The Connecticut Academic Performance Tests and Standardized Achievement Tests are also utilized to inform instruction. We focus our learning K – 12 on the following four essential questions: How do you use mathematical strategies to solve problems? How do you use the language of mathematics to communicate? How is mathematics used in the real world? How do you use mathematical reasoning and justification?