Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Linda Gojak
President
Past PresidentKay Gilliland
First Vice PresidentDavid McKillop
Second Vice PresidentValarie Elswick

Regional Directors

Central 1Don Balka
Central 2Ruth Harbin Miles
Eastern 1Jackie Mitchell
Eastern 2Janie Zimmer
Southern 1Patsy Shearer
Southern 2Ted Hull
Western 1Linda Morrow
Western 2Cheryl Avalos
CanadaRalph Connelly

Annual Conference

April 24-26, 2006
St. Louis, MO
Total Membership: TBA Attendance: 1,793

Glenn Gilbert Award Recipient: L. Carey Bolster

Keynote Speaker: Alan Schoenfeld, “What Does It Take to “Do It Right?” Toward Powerful Mathematics for All Children”

Major Session Speakers: John Van de Walle, Zalman Usiskin, Ron Eglash, Miriam Leiva, Jeane Joyner, George Bright, Janet Scheer, Alan Schoenfeld, Steve Leinwand, Carole Greenes, Cathy Seeley, Greg Tang, Marilyn Burns, Barbara Reys, Shannon Dingman, Travis Olson, Angie Sutter, Dawn Teuscher, and Anthony Scott

Theme and Year of Leadership

Theme: Math Leaders Catch the Spirit

The Year of Leadership:

  • Distributed NCSM Monograph #4 “Leadership for Student Achievement in Mathematics”.
  • Established the Annual Conference Committee structure and the Annual Conference Planning Manual.
  • NCSM Past Presidents hosted a three-hour workshop for new leaders at the annual conference.
  • Launched the Report Summary Service, “The Kansky Reports”.
  • Established the “Iris Carl Mathematics Leadership Fund”.
  • Co-sponsored “Dynamic Classroom Assessment Core Facilitator Training. (June 27-29, 2005 at John Carroll Universiy).
  • Held the 9th NCSM Leadership Academy “E2 = Building Learning Communities for Equity and Excellence” (July 19-22, 2005 at the Yarrow Resort & Conference Center, Park City, UT).
Conference Focus
  • Leadership with the Spirit of Quality Professional Development
  • Leadership with the Spirit of Quality Assessments Driving Decision Making
  • Leadership with the Spirit of Technological Innovation
  • Leadership with the Spirit of Equity and Access
  • Leadership with the Spirit of Many Cultures
  • Leadership with the Spirit of Outreach

Summer Leadership Academy

July 19-22, 2005
Park City, UT
Theme: E2 = Building Learning Communities for Equity and Excellence

Academy Director: Jim Bohan

Presenters: Terri Belcher, Jim Bohan, Jerry Cummins, Kay Gilliland, Tim Kanold, Donna Simpson Leak, Janie Zimmer