2009 NCSM Elections

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Polls Closed October 15, 2008 at midnight PST.

Results of the 2009 NCSM election will be posted on the NCSM Web Site by the beginning of December. Look for details in the NCSM spring Newsletter. New Board members will be inducted at the NCSM Annual Conference in Washington, DC, April 20-22, 2009.

Open Position: Regional Director, Western US 1

Region includes: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

Summary of Duties:

Reside or be employed in the region represented. If during the term of office a Director moves from the region, a new Director shall be appointed by the President.
Represent the region at all Board meetings.
Organize events for members of the Council at NCTM and/or meetings within the region as appropriate.
Plan meetings for members of the Council at any NCTM conference scheduled through December of the year the Director's term expires.
Promote membership in the Council among those eligible.
Encourage the support of Council activities.
Recommend members from the region to be considered by the Nominations Committee as candidates for offices in the Council.
Seek Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award nominees.
Prepare written reports of regional activities to be submitted at meetings of the Board.
Assist in planning the Annual Conference.
If the Annual Conference is located in the region served during the term of office: coordinate all Regional Director assistance at ticketed, major, and special conference events; and provide local assistance, support, and publicity within the region.
Write and solicit articles for official NCSM publications from Council members within the region.
Assume such duties as the President and/or Board may determine.

Term of Office: Three years

Candidate Information

Sandra M. Schoff (Sandy)

Candidate's Statement:

The NMP report and NCLB legislation emphasizing AYP and data-driven instruction, continue to present challenges for math educators. The need to assure quality math content and instruction for all children, without falling into the trap of "teaching to the test," or using quick, quantifiable data from multiple choice tests as the sole way to asses student progress or program outcomes, is crucial. Strong, effective leadership is critical as we deal with the complex issues of providing a quality math education to all students. I believe the role of NCSM is to provide leadership and support to teachers and schools, encouraging them to use quality content, standards-based instruction, and aligned assessment as they work toward closing the achievement gap.

Experience

Present Position

K-12 Mathematics Coordinator, Anchorage School District.

Previous Experience

Secondary Math Teacher, all levels (26 years).
Math Teacher Expert, grades 3-12.
Adjunct Professor, University Alaska Anchorage-Math, Math Education.

Professional Activities:

NCSM

Member.
State Representative.
Presenter and presider at various NCSM Conferences.

NCTM

Remote Sites Task Force.
State Affiliate Representative.
Western Regional Conference Chair, Anchorage (1997).
San José Program Committee.
Presenter and presider at various NCTM Conferences.

ACTM-Alaska Affiliate

President.
Executive Board Member.
Affiliate Representative to NCTM.

State Math/Science Conference

Conference Co-chair.
Vendors Chair.
Program Committee.

Alaska Math Consortium (AMC)

President.
Executive Board Member.
Regional Representative.

Other Mathematics-Related Organizations

Alaska Coordinator for Math Awards, PAEMST.
Member, ASCD.
Member, NSDC.

Other Activities:

Honors, Awards

PAEMST (1987).
Tandy Technology Scholar (1996).
CPAM Board Secondary Representative (2008).
YWCA Woman of Achievement (2007).
UAA Distinguished Service Award (2007).
Who's Who in American Education.
AEA Teacher of the Year (1991).
Woodrow Wilson Fellow: Algebra (1989), TORCH Algebra Team (since 1990), Gender Equity (GEMS) (1993).
ASTF Teacher Incentive Grant.
Sigma Zi, Alaska Scientific Research Society Award.
Kappa Delta Phi Education Honorary.

Consultant/editor/author

State Standards Based Assessments.
State Math Frameworks.
State Assessment Standards.
State/District Math Content Standards.
State/District Math Performance Standards.
Consultant: Merrill; McDougal/Littell, Glencoe, Everyday Learning Company.
Advisory Board, Carnegie PreAlgebra.
Advisory Board, CME.

Selected Publications

President's Column, ACTM Newsletter (1994-1995, 2005-2007).
National Computing Teacher Magazine (September, 1991).
Resource Materials, Using Manipulatives, McDougal/Littell, Algebra I.

Richard Seitz

Candidate's Statement:

Mathematics education holds a unique position in all societies. Mathematics power for solving problems, for elegant simplicity, for developing logic, and for improving critical thinking gives mathematics education a central position in American education. In the last few years, I fear we have lost some of the creativity and innovation in mathematics curriculum that helped to keep American Education in the international limelight.

I would be honored to work with the Board of NCSM to help advance and improve mathematics education.

I hope to help NCSM reflect on ways to improve:

Communicating current research
Putting research into action and classrooms
Using electronic resources to design new networking systems
Building national support for innovation and creativity in curriculum

Experience:

Teaching/Administrative Experience