2011 Future Leader Initial NCTM Annual Meeting Attendance Awards Recipient

Teacher Training= Students Succeeding 

I am currently the mathematics content coach for Neelsville Middle School. Sixty-five percent of the student population there is FARMS and seventy-five percent of the student population is minority. Prior to this past year, the school had made significant strides toward making AYP, but had not succeeded in subcategories such as Hispanics, African American, and FARMS. However, this past school year, 2009-2010, Neelsville made AYP in all categories. I completed my first year in the middle school as a mathematics content coach having held this position at the elementary level for 12 years. I am seeking an opportunity to learn additional strategies that would provide support for middle school mathematics teachers and to find resources and materials to further enhance students' learning opportunities. Having a representative at the conference would afford teachers the opportunity to acquire new techniques, strategies and resources so that we may continue to provide all students with an even more meaningful and rigorous education.