Math Initiative Program Overview
The non-profit MIND Research Institute has developed the Math Initiatives Program to engage local education agencies and funders to help teachers elevate math achievement in area schools. Local corporations are funding the partnership to meet their ongoing needs for employees at all levels of business, along with community foundations and philanthropists. The collaborative community projects implement MIND’s ST Math® education program in area schools via an application process. In addition to receiving MIND’s award-winning ST Math instructional software, participating schools also receive professional development trainings, software updates, real time reports on student progress for teachers and principals, and an assigned MIND support representative who proactively supports school implementation throughout the year.
Special thanks to our National Math Initiatives sponsors:
Las Vegas Math Initiative
The Greater Las Vegas Math Initiative is a community partnership between MIND Research Institute, community leaders, visionary philanthropists and Clark County School District to help schools and teachers elevate student math skills through MIND’s ST Math instructional software. The Greater Las Vegas Math Initiative represents a 5-year commitment of $3 million in Clark County students.
Nine Clark County schools started using ST Math in 2009/10 as part of the Math Initiative, with grants for software licenses provided by MIND Research Institute and funded through philanthropy. All students and teachers were given access to the ST Math software, which is designed to improve math comprehension and engagement with math.
MIND recently completed a two-year analysis of Clark County schools, comparing sites using ST Math to those without ST Math. Seven schools starting the Math Initiative in 2009 and completing 50% or more of the program were analyzed for two-year progress. Results showed that grades implementing ST Math grew 13.7 percentile points in students meeting or exceeding standards. Comparable schools only grew by 6.6 points. Approximately 34 schools, representing more than 10,000 students, are participating in the Math Initiative
Click here to read about the success at Sewell Elementary.
Local supporters include:
Union Pacific Foundation
Click here to see a short video on the success of the Greater Las Vegas Math Initiative.
Philanthropic support is critical to the continued success of the Initiative. For more information about supporting the Greater Las Vegas Math Initiative, please contact:
Lisa Rabenstein at (714) 751-5443 x292 or
lrabenstein@mindresearch.net.
Los Angeles Math Initiative
The Los Angeles Math Initiative is a community partnership to help teachers elevate student math achievement in Los Angeles, California. It is specifically designed to impact the invited primary, elementary, and middle schools throughout the Central Los Angeles Region.
The Los Angeles Math Initiative is a partnership among the Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles (ECCLA), the Los Angeles Unified School Disctrict, participating corporations, and MIND Research Institute. Los Angeles corporations are funding the partnership to meet their ongoing needs for employees who possess math skills.
- The Ahmanson Foundation
- Carol and James Collins Foundation
- Helping Us Help Ourselves
- Roth Family Foundation
- The Seaver Institute
- Henry L. Guenther Foundation
Philanthropic support is critical to the continued success of the Initiative. For more information about supporting the Los Angeles Math Initiative, please contact:
Renee White at (310) 922-7294 or
rwhite@mindresearch.net.
Napa Valley Math Initiative
The Napa Valley Math Initiative is a community partnership to help teachers elevate student math achievement in the Napa Valley District. It is specifically designed to impact the invited schools throughout the Napa Valley District.
The Napa Valley Math Initiative is a partnership among participating corporations, invited schools and MIND Research Institute. Concerned Napa Valley individuals, foundations, and corporations are funding the partnership to meet their ongoing needs for employees at all levels of business who possess math skills.
Philanthropic support is critical to the continued success of the Initiative. For more information about supporting the Napa Valley Math Initiative, please contact:
Catriona MacGregor Glazebrook at (415) 785-8106 or
cglazebrook@mindresearch.net.
Orange County Math Initiative
The Orange County Math Initiative is a community partnership to help teachers elevate student math achievement in Orange County. It is specifically designed to impact more than 100 invited schools throughout Orange County dominantly in the lower three deciles of California’s Academic Performance Index.
The Initiative is a partnership between the Orange County Department of Education, participating funders and MIND. Local corporations are funding the partnership to meet their ongoing needs for employees at all levels of business who possess math skills, along with community foundations and philanthropists. The Orange County Math Initiative is impacting 108 schools, 14 districts, and more than 62,000 students.
Click here to learn more about the year results from the Orange County Math Initiatives
Philanthropic support is critical to the continued success of the Initiative. For more information about supporting the Miami-Dade Math Initiative, please contact:
Lisa Rabenstein at (714) 751-5443 x292 or
lrabenstein@mindresearch.net.
Sponsors of the Orange County Math Initiative include:
- Mr. and Mrs. John Phelan
- The Segerstrom Foundation
Additional Sponsors Include:
- O.L. Halsell Foundation
ST Math Project: Silicon Valley
The ST Math Project: Silicon Valley (formally known as the Silicon Valley Math Initiative) is a community partnership to help teachers elevate student math achievement in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Targeting approximately 118 elementary and middle schools and 4,000 students, the Initiative launched in the 2009-2010 school year. Initiative collaborators include:
- Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Herrick
Partnering schools and school districts
Through the ST Math Project: Silicon Valley, MIND, along with our collaborators, is calling on corporations facing an inadequate workforce to meet their business needs and community leaders concerned about the education and job preparedness of the next generation. An investment in the Initiative represents an investment in the future of our economy, and a better future for the youth of Silicon Valley.
Philanthropic support is critical to the continued success of the ST Math Project: Silicon Valley For more information about supporting the ST Math Project: Silicon Valley, please contact:
Catriona MacGregor Glazebrook at (415) 785-8106 or
cglazebrook@mindresearch.net