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CMS Chief Academic Officer Brian Schultz Joins Heart Math Tutoring Board of Directors

01.25.2016

Heart is proud to announce that we have has appointed Brian Schultz, chief academic officer of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), to our board of directors.

Schultz’s academic career includes the past five years at CMS where he has held positions ranging from principal of Torrence Creek Elementary to executive director for the Central Secondary Zone and of the Northeast Learning Community. Prior to joining CMS, Schultz was director of elementary education, a principal and a teacher in Cabarrus County Schools and a teacher at Twin Lakes … continue reading

Staff Spotlight: Paige Burnette, Program Coordinator at Winterfield Elementary

01.21.2016 Paige began working for Heart in August of 2014 and this is her second year as the Program Coordinator at Winterfield Elementary. She also serves as the Office and Communications Manager for Heart.

A Greensboro native, Paige graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with degrees in Sociology and History. She is currently working towards a MA in Counseling from Wake Forest University. While at Chapel Hill, Paige was the Co-President for Carolina for Amani, an organization that helps support orphanages in Kenya. She spent two summers working … continue reading

The Belk Foundation Educator Express Features Heart Executive Director Emily Elliott

01.20.2016

Click here to read the full interview.

The Belk Foundation’s Educator Express posts quick interviews from leaders of partner organizations and other “trailblazers in education.”

In 2015, The Belk Foundation awarded $30,000 to Heart Math Tutoring.
The Belk Foundation’s mission is to invest in schools and organizations that work aggressively to ensure all students graduate from high school and continue on an intentional path toward college, career and life. Heart shares The Foundation’s belief that that education is a cornerstone of a productive … continue reading

GEM Grant Helps Heart Math Tutoring Expand Impact on Social Mobility in Charlotte

01.19.2016

 

 

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jan. 19, 2016 – A $50,000 grant from Global Endowment Management Foundation (GEM), has helped Heart Math Tutoring (Heart) – a nonprofit group dedicated to helping students in high-poverty concentration schools develop math skills and academic confidence – expand its impact on social mobility in Charlotte.

Through its employee-led grant cycle, the GEM Foundation provided a $50,000 grant to Heart over two years including $40,000 in December 2014 and the $10,000 in December 2015. The $40,000 grant allowed Heart … continue reading

Billingsville Family Night

01.15.2016

Watch this third grader show what she knows at family night. She has learned the parts of 10, and she’s ready to quiz her tutor!

Combinations to 10 is the title of Heart’s third concept notebook. It is considered the linchpin within the curriculum, as so many higher level skills depend on the ability to compose and decompose numbers up to 10.

The student shown in this video now knows all the ways that 10 can be broken into two parts, as demonstrated by naming the missing piece … continue reading