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What’s so special about… 8,549,176,320 Leading with Passion: Don’t Ever Compromise Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Mathematics PreK-12 Welcome Leaders! Baltimore Co. Public School System Office of Mathematics PreK-12 Secondary Team John Staley jstaley@ Bill Barnes wbarnes2@ Presentation Slides can be accessed at /offices/prek-12_math/sec_math/? What’s so special about… 8,549,176,320 Goals for this Presentation Ignite the passion of mathematics educators and leaders Discuss and share innovative models of professional development which support high quality teaching Quickwrite What makes you passionate about mathematics education? What does Passion look like? In the classroom? In a teacher leader? In your office? What erodes Passion? Baltimore County Public Schools 104,714 students 3rd largest school system in Maryland 25th largest school system in the nation (based on fall 2004 enrollment) 171 schools, centers, and programs (including 103 elementary schools, 27 middle schools, 24 high schools, 11 centers, 4 special education schools, and 2 programs) 17,000 employees, including 8,850 classroom teachers BCPS and Diversity BCPS and Diversity BCPS Office of Mathematics PreK-12 Secondary Team Provides services to 60 secondary schools and centers Develops district-wide curriculum and assessments for 30+ courses Works closely with site-based leaders (department chairmen) to monitor the taught curriculum Works to build leadership capacity What do we know? Mathematics classrooms are more likely to be places in which mathematical proficiency develops when they are communities of learners and not collections of isolated individuals. Kilpatrick, Swafford, and Findell, 2001 What we believe! Schoolhouses are more likely to be places in which mathematical proficiency develops when department chairmen are communities of learners and not a collection of isolated individuals. Baltzley, Staley, Antoine, Barnes, Johnson, and Sieben