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Building and Supporting Extracurricular Mathematics in Chicago

Building and Supporting Extracurricular Mathematics in Chicago. Isaac Greenspan Chicago Math, NFP AMS-MAA Special Session on Math Circles and Similar Programs for Students and Teachers, II Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 2007, New Orleans, LA.

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Building and Supporting Extracurricular Mathematics in Chicago

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  1. Building and Supporting Extracurricular Mathematicsin Chicago Isaac Greenspan Chicago Math, NFP AMS-MAA Special Session on Math Circles and Similar Programs for Students and Teachers, II Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 2007, New Orleans, LA

  2. Chicago is Already a Hotbed of Mathematics Activity • Professionally, for educators • Elementary Contests • Secondary Contests • Enrichment Opportunities

  3. So What’s Missing? • How do we pay for…? • How do we start…? • How do we open it up…?

  4. Starting a Not-for-Profit • Board of Directors • Governance, Contacts, Funding • Investment in the Purpose • Availability

  5. Starting a Not-for-Profit • Board of Directors • Bylaws & Incorporation • Planning for Order and Stability • Preparing for the IRS • Formal Organization

  6. Starting a Not-for-Profit • Board of Directors • Bylaws & Incorporation • IRS & Funding • Chicken-Egg Dilemma • The Big Hurdle: 501(c)(3) • Funding Sources

  7. Starting a Not-for-Profit • Board of Directors • Bylaws & Incorporation • IRS & Funding • The Future • From Start-Up to Stability • Changing Roles & More People • Long-Term Funding

  8. CPS PreK-8 • 59.3% Low Income • 19.5% LEP Pilot Program:Burley Elementary School • What’s Burley? • Why Burley? • What kids?

  9. Pilot Program:Burley Elementary School • What did we do? • What did we learn? • What will we do next?

  10. Building and SupportingExtracurricular Mathematics in Chicago Isaac Greenspan Chicago Math, NFP ilg@chicagomath.org http://chicagomath.org/ These slides: http://ilg.trica.com/talks/JMMChiMath.ppt I live about 7 miles that way 

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