Hellgate High School

Mathematics

Faculty

Lee Brown

Lee Brown - Department Co-Chair - Ext. 6601

Jeff Dohn

Jeff Dohn - Department Co-Chair - Ext. 6607

Lisa Ratcliffe

Lisa Ratcliffe - Ext. 6602

Zandy Startin

Zandy Startin - Ext. 0000

Alan Pfister

Alan Pfister - Ext. 6512

John Gebert

John Gebert - Ext. 6519

Corey Lind

Corey Lind - Ext 0000

Eric Hays

Eric Hayes - Ext. 6603

Chip Rhinehart

Chip Rinehart - Ext. 6547

Vickie Campbell - Ext. 6604
The goal of the mathematics department is to ensure that all students are provided experiences that encourage and enable them to value mathematics, gain confidence in their own mathematical ability, and to become proficient at problem-solving, reasoning, communicating, and making mathematical connections. The curriculum offered is intended to provide a common body of mathematical ideas accessible to all students, and incorporate the five content strads recommended by the Montana Progress Toward Standards Framework in all courses with varying degree of emphasis.

Ninth Grade Math Placement Guidelines

Eighth grade mathematics teachers, working in conjunction with middle school counselors, should place students into ninth grade mathematics classes using the following information:

  • 8th grade math teacher recommendation
  • 8th grade math grades
  • ITBS mathematics scores

Using the above criteria, ninth grade students should be placed into one of the following math classes:

  • Pre-Integrated Math
  • Integrated Mathematics I
  • Integraged Mathematics II
Courses:
  • Pre-Integrated Mathematics
  • Integrated Mathematics 1 (IM1)
  • Integrated Mathematics 2 (IM2)
  • Integrated Mathematics 2 Honors (IM2H)
  • Integrated Mathematics 3 (IM3)
  • Integrated Mathematics 3 Honors (IM3H)
  • Senior Topics (ST)
  • Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry (FST)
  • Pre-Calculus (Pre-Calc)
  • AP Statistics (AP Stat)
  • AP Calculus (AP Calc)