Math Teachers’ Circle Network

SEED GRANT REPORT

OVERVIEW

The Math Teachers’ Circle seed grant program is sponsored by the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM; www.aimath.org), Math for America (www.mathforamerica.org), the National Security Agency (www.nsa.gov), and other donors. The program’s objective is to provide new Math Teachers’ Circles with funding and mentoring to support their first year.

REPORT GUIDELINES

Grant recipients are expected to submit biannual reports of grant activities to AIM until funds are expended. Reporting deadlines are November 15 and May 31.

Complete the report using the attached template. Use single-spaced type, one-inch margins, and a font size of 12 pt. Total report should not exceed 3 pages of text. Attachments that illustrate the impact of your MTC (photos, news stories, awards, etc.) are encouraged.

Please submit your report to circles@aimath.org as a single PDF file titled “[Name of your Math Teachers’ Circle] Seed Grant Report.”

Hana Silverstein, AIM Special Projects Assistant, is the contact for the program. Please write to hana@aimath.org with any questions.

Updated 11/8/2017

SECTION ONE: CONTACT INFORMATION

1. Today’s date:

2. Is this a final grant report? Yes / No

3. Name of Math Teachers’ Circle:

4. Host institution:

5. Leadership teama. Names:b. Institutional Affiliations:c. E-mail Addresses:d. Primary Contact Mailing Address and Phone Number:

6. Website and/or social media:

SECTION TWO: PROJECT INFORMATION

1. List your MTC’s activities during the grant period. (If you already reported this information in our post-meeting surveys, you do not need to provide it again here.)

Date Topic Session Leader # Participants

2. On a scale of one to five (five being best), please rate how well things are going with your MTC. Please circle or highlight your rating for each of the following categories:

Teacher recruitment 1 2 3 4 5Professor / mathematician recruitment 1 2 3 4 5Selecting mathematical topics 1 2 3 4 5Finding guest session leaders 1 2 3 4 5Managing administrative duties 1 2 3 4 5Relationship with host institution 1 2 3 4 5Evaluation 1 2 3 4 5

Fundraising 1 2 3 4 5Experience with Circle Mentor 1 2 3 4 5Experience with Sister Circle 1 2 3 4 5

Following up on that, please tell us about these or other aspects of your MTC that are going particularly well, or anything you need help with.

3. Please itemize the expenses related to your $2000 seed check below. (Do not include any expenses for which AIM has reimbursed you.)

Date Brief description of expense Amount

Total spent:No-cost extension requested? Yes / No

4. List other funding sources for your MTC, including in-kind support, donations from local businesses, or other prospects to be approached.

Source Brief description of use Amount

5. Tell us about any notable outcomes related to the grant, such as news articles, publications, awards, etc. Please include any relevant attachments and photos.

6. Describe your MTC’s projected activities for the coming year.