A Message from Our CEO
Dear Friends ,
With the help of friends like you , MIND Research Institute made great strides in 2012 . We reached a record 450,000 students and 19,000 teachers in 1,700 schools nationwide . These schools continued to see two to three times the growth in math proficiency – proving that together we ’ re making a real impact in educational outcomes for today ’ s children .
Our corporate , foundation and community supporters helped MIND Research launch Math Initiatives at the neediest schools in Baltimore , Minneapolis , Philadelphia , Seattle and Washington , D . C . Math Initiatives were bolstered by major gifts from new donors including the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation , as well as continued support from Cisco Foundation and PricewaterhouseCoopers . To date , $ 9.7 million has been raised to offset the $ 22.7 million investment MIND Research has made in 15 Math Initiatives across the country . We appreciate continued support toward this effort to close our nation ’ s math achievement gap . of California , Irvine , which provides greater access to interns and faculty researchers . In 2013 , we will further foster collaboration with the university by hiring a doctoral researcher to lead our education research in areas such as working memory and the neuroscience of learning .
Encouraged by the student achievement with our ST Math programs , we are currently developing a sixth grade program and an algebra solution , with the goal of rolling out a supplemental algebra curriculum and sixth grade in 2014 .
We look forward to continuing to call on our friends like you to help us advance the efforts to bring math success to children in Orange County and across America .
Sincerely ,
Ted Smith Chairman and CEO MIND Research Institute
In 2012 , adoptions of ST Math continued to grow with a district-wide implementation by Stockton Unified School District in California ’ s Central Valley . It ’ s the largest adoption in MIND Research ’ s history . We also introduced a new generation of ST Math that is optimized to support tablets and utilize their touch screens . It also aligns with the new Common Core State Standards being adopted in 46 states . Teacher and student reaction to the new capabilities has been very positive !
We continued to focus on the fidelity of implementation of our Math Education Process to ensure that our participating schools experience the full benefits of ST Math . This effort included investing in additional Educational Services staff , holding more orientation meetings with principals and ensuring teachers received more training .
At the end of 2012 , we moved our Southern California headquarters to a larger facility adjacent to the University
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