MCTM Board of Directors Election 2018

MCTM Elections 2018

Six offices on the Board of Directors of MCTM will be filled in the 2018 election. The members of the Executive Committee have nominated candidates for each office and the MCTM Board of Directors approved the slate of candidates.

Members will receive an elections email on February 6. All ballots are due on February 20.

Officer Qualifications and Responsibilities:

President

The President represents the mathematics education community from across the state and serves
as the chief officer of the council. A nominee for President must be a member of the Council.
This position serves a four-year term on the Board, one year as President-elect, two years as
President and a final year as past-President.

Vice President for Elementary

The vice-president for elementary represents elementary teachers from across the state. A
nominee for vice-president must be a member of the Council. The vice-president serves a three-
year term and works on the Spring Conference Committee.

Vice President for Higher Ed

The vice-president for higher education represents post-secondary mathematics and math-
education departments from across the state. A nominee for vice-president must be a member of
the Council. The vice-president serves a three-year term and works on the CONNECT
Committee and assigned other duties as needed.

Region Directors — Regions 2, 5 and 8

Region directors represent the members in their district. It is the responsibility of directors to promote membership in MCTM, to serve as representatives of their district’s members in the Delegate Assembly, and to identify and work to solve problems that may be specific to mathematics teaching in their region. Nominees for region directors must have been a member of the Council, have a record of involvement in mathematics education, and must work in the district that the director is to represent. The directors shall serve a term of three years.

[This information is excerpted from Bylaws of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics]

Slate of Candidates:

Click each link to see the candidates’ bios, qualifications and statements

President

Courtney LaRoche and Ryota Matsuura

VP for Elementary

Christy Pettis and Margaret Williams

VP for Higher Ed

Debbie Monson and Todd Frauenholtz

Director, Region 2

Cory Sheldahl and Bob Foley

Director, Region 5

Janee Rivard-Johnson and Sarah Miziorko

Director, Region 8

Kristen Helland and Jane Tellekson-Juten