Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Linda Gojak
President
President ElectTimothy D. Kanold
First Vice PresidentValarie Elswick
Second Vice PresidentJenny Bennett

Regional Directors

Central 1Don Balka
Central 2Ruth Harbin Miles
Eastern 1Jackie Mitchell
Eastern 2Janie Zimmer
Southern 1Carol Newman
Southern 2Ted Hull
Western 1Jim Barta
Western 2Cheryl Avalos
CanadaRalph Connelly

Annual Conference

March 19-21, 2007
Atlanta, GA
Total Membership: 3,194 Attendance: 1,686

Glenn Gilbert Award Recipient: Glenda Lappan

Keynote Speaker: Samuel King – “Shared Decision Making in a Strategic Context for Leadership in Mathematics Education”

Keynote Speaker: Kathy Cox – “Raising the Bar in Mathematics for All Georgia Schools”

Major Session Speakers: Florence Fasanelli, Linda Gojak, Steve Leinwand, Lucy West, Francis (Skip) Fennell, Iris Weiss, Deborah Ball, Jan Schielack, Cathy Seeley, Sybilla Beckman, Randall Charles, Doug Clements, Emma Trevino, Rose Mary Zbiek, Tim Kanold, and Marilyn Burns

Theme and Year of Leadership

Theme: Achieve Success – Come to the Well of Leadership Resources

The Year of Leadership:

  • Distributed NCSM Monograph #5 “Leadership to Math Success for All”.
  • Distributed “Ensuring the Effectiveness of a Professional Development Program: What Research says to Professional Development Participants”.
  • Distributed “Delivering a High Quality Professional Development Program: What Research says to Providers”.
  • Oral addresses and written input given to the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (NMP).
  • Held the 10th NCSM Leadership Academy “E2 = Building Professional Learning Communities for Equity and Excellence” (July 18-21, 2006 at the Yarrow Resort & Conference Center, Park City, UT).
Conference Focus
  • Professional Development Models to Promote Mathematics Education Leadership
  • Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
  • Technological Innovations in Mathematics Education
  • Equity and Access Strategies for Mathematics Education Leaders
  • Contributions of Other Cultures to Curriculum and Instruction
  • Outreach and Advocacy Strategies for Leadership in Mathematics Education

Summer Leadership Academy

July 18-21, 2006
Park City, UT
Theme: E2 = Building Professional Learning Communities for Equity and Excellence

Academy Director: Terri Belcher

Presenters: Terri Belcher, Diane Briars, Jerry Cummins, Kay Gilliland, Linda Gojak, Tim Kanold, Alma Ramirez, Janie Zimmer