The 2018-2019 program will include Pilot Grant Math Innovation Zones, as well as Exploratory Math Innovation Zones. Pilot Grant Districts will receive a $500,000 grant to pilot Math Innovation Zones during the 2018-2019 school year. Both Pilot and Exploratory sites will receive state negotiated software rates, access to Math Innovation Zones programmatic resources and will be eligible for an outcomes-based grant of $100,000 based on high-fidelity implementation of the program.
The following school districts and open-enrollment charter schools will join Math Innovation Zones as Pilot Grant sites: Dallas Independent School District; KIPP Houston; Mineola Independent School District; Spring Branch Independent School District; and Tulia Independent School District.
The following school districts and open-enrollment charter schools will join Math Innovation Zones as Exploratory sites: Austin Achieve (Austin); Cisco Independent School District; Grand Prairie Independent School District; Laredo Independent School District; NYOS Charter School (Austin); Point Isabel Independent School District; Pioneer Technology Arts Academy (Greenville); Southside Independent School District (San Antonio); and Uplift Education (Fort Worth).
Through the effective use of a state-approved software program and support from the Math Innovation Zones Technical Assistance Network, pilot and exploratory campuses will focus on a high-fidelity program implementation to drive successful student outcomes in math.
For more information on the Math Innovation Zones, visit the Texas Education Agency webpage at https://tea.texas.gov/Academics/Learning_Support_and_Programs/Math_Innovation_Zones/.