MfA SD seeks to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in high-need secondary schools in San Diego by providing professional development, mentoring and other forms of professional support to teachers and their districts.
MfA SD is the recipient of two National Science Foundation grants (Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Program) and location foundation support.
MƒA SD is a consortium of three partner universities – California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), San Diego State University (SDSU) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) – and five local school districts – Escondido Union High School District, Grossmont Union High School District, Oceanside Unified High School District, San Diego Unified School District and Vista Unified School District.
Past MƒA SD Advisory Board Members
Community
Sarah Breech, Teacher and Board Member, The Mara W. Breech Foundation
Barbara Bry, Chief Operating Officer, Blackbird Ventures
Brian Keating, Associate Professor, UCSD Physics Department
Peter Preuss, Founder, The Preuss Foundation
Patricia Winter, Former Director, BE WiSE (San Diego Science Alliance)
San Diego County School Districts
Steve Boyle, Superintendent, Escondido Union High School District
Ralf Swenson, Superintendent, Grossmont Union High School District
Duane Coleman, Superintendent, Oceanside Unified School District
Cindy Marten, Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District
Devin Vodicka, Superintendent, Vista Unified School District
Partner Universities
Katherine Kantardjieff, Dean, CSU San Marcos College of Science and Mathematics
Stanley Maloy, Dean, SDSU College of Sciences
Jeffrey Remmel, Associate Dean, UCSD Division of Physical Sciences
Manuel Vargas, Director, CSU San Marcos School of Education
Mailing AddressPhysical Address MƒA San Diego University of California San Diego CREATE P.O. Box 12387 9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0036 La Jolla, CA 92039 La Jolla, CA 92093-0036 (858) 822-6284 Email: sandiego@mathforamerica.org