Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Timothy D. Kanold
President
President ElectDiane J. Briars
First Vice PresidentSusan Beal
Second Vice PresidentLinda Fulmore

Regional Directors

Central 1Steve Viktora
Central 2Connie Schrock
Eastern 1Laurie Boswell
Eastern 2Diana Kendrick
Southern 1Carol Newman
Southern 2Suzanne Mitchell
Western 1Jim Barta
Western 2Sara Munshin
CanadaDonna Karsten

Annual Conference

April 20-22, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Total Membership: 2,644 Attendance: 1,616

Glenn Gilbert Award Recipient: Solomon Garfunkel

Keynote Speaker: Kati Haycock, “Improving Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups: Lessons from Schools and Districts on the Performance Frontier”

Major Session Speakers: Zalman Usiskin, Diane Briars, Carole Greenes, James Hiebert, Iris Weiss, Daniel Heck, Ntiedo Etuk, Timothy Kanold, Thomasenia Lott adams, Henry Kepner, David Moursund, Jo Boaler, and Marta Civil

Theme and Year of Leadership

Theme: It’s PRIME Time: Learning and Leading Together

The Year of Leadership:

  • Published the leadership position paper, “Improving Student Achievement by Leading Highly Effective Assessment Practices”.
  • Published the leadership position paper, “Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics for Students with Special Needs”.
  • Wrote and distributed “Becoming a PRIME Leader”.
  • Instituted the NCSM Display Booth at the annual conference to promote membership, events, and products.
  • Participated in the NCTM Equity Summit to establish an Equity Coalition of mathematics education organization.
  • Launched Leadership Seminars at NCTM regional conferences.
  • Held the 12th NCSM Leadership Academy “Become a PRIME Leader: Building Professional Learning Communities for Equity and Excellence” (July 15-18, 2008 at the Zermatt Resort & Conference Destination, Midway, UT and July 27-August 1, 2008 at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD).
  • Established the NCSM Linked-In Group.
  • Launched the NCSM Twitter account.
Conference Focus
  • Equity Leadership
  • Teaching and Learning Leadership
  • Curriculum Leadership
  • Assessment Leadership
  • Technology Leadership
  • Leadership Connecting Research & Practice
  • Leading with Professional Learning

Summer Leadership Academy

July 27 – August 1, 2008
Hunt Valley, MD
Theme: Become a PRIME Leader = Building Professional Learning Communities for Equity and Excellence

Academy Director: Fern Tribbey

Presenters: Ruth Cossey, Jerry Cummins, Donna Simpson Leak, Mona Toncheff, Fern Tribbey, Janie Zimmer


July 15-18, 2008
Midway, UT
Theme: Become a PRIME Leader = Building Professional Learning Communities for Equity and Excellence

Academy Director: Terri Belcher

Presenters: Terri Belcher, Ruth Cossey, Jerry Cummins, Tim Kanold, Donna Simpson Leak, Mona Toncheff, Janie Zimmer