This is the first volume of a series produced by the State Education Department of the University of the State of New York. Mathematics objectives and sample items included were originally developed by four local school districts and are not intended to be official or comprehensive, but an aid to teachers in constructing curricula and making classroom goals clear and precise. The document presents a series of examples, each of which states an objective and gives a sample item. There are five sections, each covering one level. Level four is the largest and is subdivided into: number, numeral, and numeration systems; whole numbers; measurement; geometry; problem solving/word problems; algebra; statistics and probability. Related documents are SE 014 173 and 014 175. (JM)