NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SUPERVISORS OF MATHEMATICS NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SUPERVISORS OF ATHE ATICS

The NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership is published at least twice yearly, in the spring and fall. Permission to photocopy material from the NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership is granted for instructional use when the material is to be distributed free of charge (or at cost only), provided that it is duplicated with the full credit given to the authors of the materials and the NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership. This permission does not apply to copyrighted articles reprinted in the NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership. The editors of the NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership are interested in manuscripts that address concerns of leadership in mathematics rather than those of content or delivery. Editors are interested in publishing articles from a broad spectrum of formal and informal leaders who practice at local, regional, national, and international levels. Categories for submittal include: Note: The last two categories are intended for short pieces of 2 to 3 pages in length. Submittal of items should be done electronically to the Journal editor. Do not put any author identification in the body of the item being submitted, but do include author information as you would like to see it in the Journal. Items submitted for publication will be reviewed by two members of the NCSM Review Panel and one editor with comments and suggested revisions sent back to the author at least six weeks before publication. Final copy must be agreed to at least three weeks before publication. Cover image: A spiral vortex generated with fractal algorithms • Strengthening mathematics education leadership through the dissemination of knowledge related to research, issues, trends, programs, policy, and practice in mathematics education • Fostering inquiry into key challenges of mathematics education leadership • Raising awareness about key challenges of mathematics education leadership, in order to influence research, programs, policy, and practice • Engaging the attention and support of other education stakeholders, and business and government, in order to broaden as well as strengthen mathematics education leadership E arlier this year, NCSM released a new mission and vision statement. Our mission speaks to our commitment to " support and sustain improved student achievement through the development of leadership skills and relationships among current and future mathematics leaders. " Our vision statement challenges us as the leaders in mathematics education to collaborate with all stakeholders and develop leadership skills that will lead to improved …