This year's theme, Mathematics Leadership that Multiplies Impact: Creativity, Coherence, and Collaboration, reflects what state mathematics leaders do every day. Our work is not measured by what happens in a single classroom, district, or agency. It is measured by how well our leadership spreads, strengthening systems so that every student has access to meaningful, rigorous, and joyful mathematics.

Creativity invites us to rethink familiar challenges and design new solutions. Coherence keeps standards, instruction, assessment, and professional learning aligned so that teachers and students experience mathematics as a connected whole. Collaboration reminds us that the greatest impact comes when we learn from one another across states, roles, and perspectives.

Over the next few days, I encourage you to share boldly, ask hard questions, and leave with ideas and partnerships that will grow long after the conference ends. Thank you for the leadership you bring to mathematics education, and for being part of this community.

Welcome. I'm glad you're here.

Eboney 

President, Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics