The signing agreement is scheduled for 9 a.m., in the cafeteria of Española Middle School on Hunter Street. The master of arts degree in teaching of math and science will be offered by New Mexico State University, with participating teachers working at Math and Science Academy locations. More than 50 Math and Science Academy teachers will be signing up for the degree program and coursework will be conducted via a three-week summer institute plus tele-learning during the school year.
The Northern New Mexico Council for Excellence in Education of which Los Alamos is a member started the Math and Science program in 2000 with support from the Laboratory, the Laboratory Foundation, several school districts, the Northern Network for Rural Education and a number of private and government entities. The Math and Science Academy began with 12 math, science, language arts and social studies middle school teachers from three districts. The academy has since been expanded to five Northern New Mexico school districts with 86 teacher participants.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Washington Group International for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.