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Algebra II Pacing

Module by module across the Beta four-day calendar — ~144 instructional days, mapped to TEKS and grading periods.

31GP1 Days
Aug 19 – Oct 8
36GP2 Days
Oct 12 – Dec 17
36GP3 Days
Jan 5 – Mar 4
40GP4 Days
Mar 15 – May 20
How This Pacing Was Built

The publisher's Bluebonnet Learning sequence allots 150 instructional days. The Beta four-day calendar provides approximately 144 instructional days (GP1 31 + GP2 36 + GP3 36 + GP4 40, per the 2026–2027 calendar). We compress ~6 days by trimming each module's built-in review/buffer and using the curriculum's reduced-day topic options — no TEKS are dropped. Compressed module totals: M1 22 · M2 23 · M3 31 · M4 38 · M5 30 = 144. Day spans below are cumulative across the year.

Readiness Core, heavily-assessed standard Supporting Reinforces / extends a readiness standard No STAAR EOC for Algebra II — assessed locally via teacher-built unit tests & benchmarks.
Topic Days Cumulative TEKS Emphasis Target GP
Module 1 — Extending Linear Relationships   22 days
Absolute Value Functions & Equations 101–10 2A.2A, 2A.6C–F, 2A.7I Readiness GP1
Applications of Linear Relationships 1211–22 2A.2B, 2A.2C, 2A.3A, 2A.3B, 2A.3E–G Readiness GP1
Module 2 — Exploring Quadratic Functions   23 days
Quadratic Functions & Equations 1223–34 2A.3A, 2A.3B, 2A.4A, 2A.4B, 2A.4D, 2A.4F, 2A.7A, 2A.7B Readiness GP1 → GP2
Applications of Quadratics 1135–45 2A.3A, 2A.3C, 2A.3D, 2A.4B, 2A.4E, 2A.4H, 2A.8A–C Readiness GP2
Module 3 — Analyzing Structure   31 days
Composing & Decomposing Functions 1146–56 2A.2A, 2A.4F, 2A.7B, 2A.7I, 2A.8A Supporting GP2
Attributes of Cubic Functions 957–65 2A.2A, 2A.6A, 2A.7I Supporting GP2
Relating Factors & Zeros 1166–76 2A.2A, 2A.4F, 2A.7B–E Readiness GP2 → GP3
Module 4 — Extending Beyond Polynomials   38 days
Rational Functions 1977–95 2A.2A, 2A.6G–L, 2A.7C, 2A.7E, 2A.7F, 2A.7I Readiness GP3
Radical Functions 1196–106 2A.2A–D, 2A.4C, 2A.6A, 2A.7I Supporting GP3 → GP4
Radical Equations 8107–114 2A.2C, 2A.4E–G, 2A.6B, 2A.7G, 2A.7H Readiness GP4
Module 5 — Exploring Exponentials & Logarithms   30 days
Exponential & Logarithmic Functions 19115–133 2A.2A–C, 2A.5A–C, 2A.7I, 2A.8A–C Readiness GP4
Exponential & Logarithmic Equations 11134–144 2A.5B–E, 2A.8A–C Readiness GP4

Emphasis (Readiness vs. Supporting) reflects the typical TEKS classification for Algebra II content; because there is no STAAR EOC, the local assessment plan determines final weighting. Grading-period targets are planning guides — actual transitions shift slightly with the live calendar (make-up Fridays, breaks). One first-day scholar session (Aug 18) sits outside the four grading-period windows, so the four GP budgets sum to 143 while the year totals 144 instructional days.

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Pacing adapted from TEA Bluebonnet Learning — Secondary Mathematics (Edition 1), adapted from Carnegie Learning, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Non-commercial classroom use.