Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics Rhode Island Department of Education 225 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903-3400 401-222-4600 Fax: 401-222-6033 http://smtc.uwyo.edu/assm/

The Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM) is an organization whose members provide supervising and/or consulting
services in the area of mathematics as a staff member of the education agency of any state in the United States of America, the District of Columbia, possessions of the United States of America, territory of the United States, US Department of Defense, Canadian Province, or Bermuda.

ASSM is unique as it is the only professional organization whose membership is entirely composed of current or previous state or provincial supervisors of mathematics. The organization not only
serves as a network for state or provincial supervisors of mathematics but our members are leaders in state and national
efforts to improve mathematics education.

The purpose of ASSM as delineated in ASSM Constitution is:
to provide leadership and encouragement that will create an active
interest in mathematics and its teaching; to assist in the promotion and maintenance of high standards of instruction and learning in mathematics for all; to provide opportunities for exchange of ideas and information about current problems, techniques, and experimental programs in the teaching of mathematics; to facilitate cooperative efforts in mathematics education between and among the Departments of Education, Departments of Public Instruction, Ministries of Education, other organizations for the improvement of instruction, and organizations of mathematics curricula; to make recommendations to governments, other agencies, and groups that
will influence policies and programs for the betterment of mathematics education; to establish a platform that will disseminate the Association's viewpoint on topical issues; and to identify areas where future curriculum development may be needed and to foster such development through established educational agencies.