At no cost to your school district, the selected teachers will be trained to become Mathcounts coaches. Mathcounts is a coaching and competitive program involving 7 th and 8 th grade students designed to promote active interest and achievement in mathematics.
Students begin the program in the fall and continue throughout the school year.
The winners of the regional competition continue to state competition, and winners from the state compete in a national competition. Mathcounts has been in existence for over 20 years. Several agencies such as the 3M Foundation, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the American Association of University Women to sponsor the Mathcounts program. There are many advantages of instituting an active Mathcounts program in your school. Math literacy is greatly improved and the program helps in meeting math standards both statewide and nationally.