MILWAUKEE (September 13, 2022) – Education and community leaders will gather on Wednesday, September 21, to launch the ST Math® visual instructional program to support MPS students on their journey to becoming college and career ready. A media event will celebrate a partnership among Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, and MIND Research Institute. Guests will attend a press conference, visit classrooms of students working on ST Math, and meet JiJi the ST Math penguin mascot.

MPS is the largest school district in Wisconsin and serves nearly 70,000 K-12 students. Working with MIND Research Institute, MPS piloted ST Math in four schools seven years ago, and has made ST Math available this year in most elementary and middle schools along with select high schools. The program helps students make sense of math through engaging puzzles and games. Students learn problem solving skills that extend beyond math. Teachers are actively involved by supporting students and becoming stronger math educators. ST Math will also be available to MPS students in before- and after-school programs at select Boys & Girls Clubs locations.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 21, 2022

8:00 a.m. – Press Conference

8:45 a.m. – Classroom Visits

WHERE: Rogers Street Academy, 2430 W Rogers St., Milwaukee, WI 53204

SCHEDULED TO ATTEND:

●    Jennifer Mims-Howell, Chief Academic Officer, Milwaukee Public Schools

●    Ramon Cruz, Principal, Rogers Street Academy

●    Mary Kasten, Teacher Leader, Milwaukee Public Schools

●    Melinda Wyant Jansen, Vice President of Programs and Chief Academic Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

●    Jay Flores, STEM Influencer, Invent the Change, American Ninja Warrior and Rufus King International High School Graduate

●    Patricia Contreras, Vice President of Community Impact, Rockwell Automation

●    Ashley Johnson, Manager, Global Community Relations, Rockwell Automation

About Milwaukee Public Schools

Milwaukee Public Schools is committed to accelerating student achievement, building positive relationships between youth and adults, and cultivating leadership at all levels. The district’s commitment to improvement continues to show results: More than 90 percent of 2022-23 budget dollars go directly to classrooms; MPS offers one of the most extensive Montessori programs in the country, including the only public K3 to grade 12 Montessori school in the nation; more than 70 MPS high school students have earned the Seal of Biliteracy, sanctioned by the State of Wisconsin, for proficiency in multiple languages; and MPS is home to five of the state’s top high schools according to U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us.

About MIND Research Institute

MIND Research Institute is a neuroscience and education social impact organization, dedicated to ensuring that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world’s most challenging problems. MIND is the creator of ST Math®, a Pre-K-8 visual instructional program that builds a deep conceptual understanding of math through rigorous learning and creative problem solving. MIND has also developed programs under MathMINDs to provide students, teachers and families dynamic ways to actively engage with math, and to close the experience gap for all learners. MathMINDs includes Family Game Nights, the national K-12 Game-a-thon, and MathMINDs Games. For more information, visit mindresearch.org.

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