UMELA Cohort 2 Meeting Dallas, Texas Westin City Center November 3-5, 2009

Urban Mathematics Leadership Network Involves the mathematics leaders in 22 large, urban districts. Participating districts encompass roughly 50% of students in the nation’s urban school districts. Housed at the UT Dana Center; funded by grants from Dana, Gates, and Carnegie Foundations. Partners include the Aspen Institute and Achieve, Inc. Activities include networking, tool development, and advocacy. Connection with Aspen Institute-based networks: superintendents, literacy leaders, chief academic officers

UMLN Participating Districts Atlanta Public Schools* Austin Public Schools* Boston Public Schools* Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Chicago Public Schools* Columbus (OH) Public Schools* Denver Public Schools* District of Columbia Public Schools Houston Independent School District Los Angeles Unified School District* Memphis City Public Schools* Milwaukee Public Schools New York City Department of Education* Pittsburgh Public Schools Philadelphia Public Schools Portland (OR) Public Schools* Prince Georges County Public Schools San Diego Unified School District* San Francisco Unified School District Seattle Public Schools Spokane Public Schools* Madison (WI) Public Schools (MSAN representative) * Denotes UMLN districts prior to 2008

An Evolving Network Initial UMLN goals: “honor the work”; promote networking among key math leaders in urban districts; documenting Practices Worthy of Attention. Speaking to the special mathematics needs and contexts of urban districts. Tool development: engineering joint solutions to commonly held problems. Growing to include new districts and to make connections with other district curriculum leaders. Advocacy: speaking to the special mathematics needs and contexts of urban districts on behalf of the mathematics leaders in those districts.

UMLN’s Five Tools Academic Youth Development Intensified Algebra UMELA Noyce-SVMI Coaching Tools MARS Assessments