Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics
With Secondary Math Teaching Certification
Master of Arts, Secondary Education
Master of Arts, Educational Leadership

Tammy Smith has 25 years of experience in public education as a junior high and high school math teacher and as a middle school administrator.  During her 13 years as a secondary math teacher, she worked with many different groups of teachers to integrate manipulatives into the secondary math classroom.  During the last five years as principal at a middle school, she has led a staff of 50 teachers in the implementation of school wide instructional strategies to improve student learning.

Tammy has been principal of a middle school that has been recognized at the state level receiving recognition for being a School On The Rise in 2003, as well as receiving a Luminaria award for delivery of special education services in 2005.  She also applied for and coordinated a $250,000 grant from New Mexico Public Education Department to improve math achievement for Native American students in six district middle schools during the 2005-2006 school year.

Tammy can provide support for the classroom teacher through training on instructional strategies in the middle school classroom and the components necessary to sustain implementation.