The Mathematics Performance Expectations (MPE) define the content and level of achievement students must reach to be academically prepared for success in entry-level, credit-bearing mathematics courses in college or career training. They were developed through a process that involved faculty from Virginia's two- and four-year colleges and universities, members of the business community, and high school mathematics educators. The MPE are organized into four interacting and overlapping strands that include content in the areas of algebra and functions, statistics, geometry, mathematical analysis, and trigonometry. This particular strand structure is one of several ways the performance expectations can be organized. The structure is not intended to be a curriculum organizer, as each expectation interacts with many others in a range of problem-solving, modeling, and decision-making situations.