Nassau County

Math Teachers Association

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President's Letter

President’s Message

Everything’s hopping here at NCMTA headquarters! We’re in the midst of writing a new constitution, applying for tax-exempt status independent of our affiliates, driving for membership renewals, preparing for the upcoming events and, to top that, having babies!

Congratulations to Janine Ferranti, our membership chairperson, and Michele Walker, our historian, on the births of their sons; we’re hoping that someday they will be added to the cadre of outstanding math teachers who make up our membership.

When NCMTA was started in 1948, the founding members formulated a constitution that served us well until the executive committee decided to apply for its own tax-exempt status.  The “legalese” of the application prompted a new look at our purpose and responsibilities, commensurate with the times.  Terms for the adoption of the new constitution include displaying it to the membership, in writing, at least one month before the vote for its acceptance.  Unfortunately, the size of the document precludes printing it in a newsletter, but the internet (more specifically, our webmaster, Sal Scire) has come to the rescue.  The entire constitution will be posted on the website as of February 1st; I encourage you to visit  again to review it.  Your comments are welcome at mmansfield@cps.k12.ny.us .  The date for the vote has not been set yet, but that too will be posted on the website.

Now, for the membership drive, I’m asking each of you to ask one colleague to join NCMTA.  Applications can be downloaded from the website; teachers will also find here a list of the benefits of membership as well as a description of the programs we sponsor.  Our membership committee will email you a receipt for the dues collected.  Good programs are increasingly more expensive to run; know that every dollar generated from dues is used to make our programs better.

Finally, I want to encourage your attendance at one or more of the upcoming programs on our calendar.  The Limacon Conference for math teachers (k-college) is scheduled for March 28th, the Math Tourney for grades 4-6 on April 4th, Family Math Day on April 5th, the Spring dinner honoring our teachers of the year, the winner of the Math Fair and outstanding college math-ed students on May 15th, and the Student Symposium for grades 5-8 on May 30th.

Thanks to you all for your ongoing support.

 Mary Ann