Leadership for Mathematics: ULEAD Effectiveness and Innovation Working Summit

Fall 2020 and Spring 2021

In fall 2020, the ULEAD Education team and collaborative partners invited educators from diverse high-performing grade-level teams (grades 3–6) to respond to a survey about their instructional practice and then participate in a working summit, Leadership for Mathematics. The initial purpose of the summit and the associated data collection was to understand what schools are doing to improve mathematics learning outcomes; provide opportunities for schools to share promising practices, collaborate, and learn from each other; identify and provide access to evidence based resources; and share learning and resources across the state.

This first teacher survey and summit prompted questions about how school and district systems can support mathematics teaching and learning, resulting in the development of a second Leadership for Mathematics virtual summit and survey in spring 2021 with mathematics leaders across the state, including mathematics coordinators and supervisors, and award-winning math teachers.

Leadership for Mathematics Report Promising practices, high leverage strategies, and the K-12 Vision for Mathematics in Utah are included in this comprehensive report.