Math for America San Diego held a record five Summer Math Academies this summer to help ready students from schools with high percentages of low-income/high-need backgrounds for math classes in the fall. Given our region’s proximity to the US/Mexico border and the number of military installations in San Diego, in this report we focus our attention on service to Hispanic and military-connected students. Seventy (70) incoming sixth and ninth graders attended one- to three-week math academies and 37 math teachers attended professional development programs held in San Diego’s largest school districts and at UC San Diego.
Sustained MfA SD efforts and philanthropic investments have led to the development of an exemplary teacher leader corps.
MfA SD Summer Math Academies shorten the bridge between theory and practice by making learning a two-way street.