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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

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