The José Valdés Math Institute™ Academy Program
Who is it for?
The José Valdés Math Institute™ Academy Program has been established to help families whose children are struggling in math. We provide six weeks of math instruction for elementary and middle-school students. The Academy Program is intended to serve students from either Santa Clara County or San Mateo County who are one or more grade levels behind in their overall math proficiency and who are from low-income families.
About the curriculum
The José Valdés Math Institute™ curriculum is designed to support their effort to regain their math skills, and the goal is to have students improve at least one grade level by the end of the six-week program. This is not watered-down math, but rather a rigorous program intended to enable every student to achieve success. We conduct our program on a college or university campus to inspire them and to make them aware that they too can attend college.
Why choose Math this Summer?
We only teach math, because we strongly believe that being successful in math is the gateway to achieving success in other academic subjects as well. In planning how you may spend Summer 2024, please invest in your son’s or daughter’s future by considering his/her enrollment in our Academy Program. Planning and taking vacations are important, but, for your son or daughter, attending Valdés Math can be forever life changing.
How to Enroll
If your child currently attends one of our partnering school districts, then there is no cost for your child to attend our Academy Program. If you are interested in having your child attend our Academy Program, then please contact your school/district staff and ask if they are participating with the José Valdés Math Foundation. If the answer is yes, then please ask your school/district staff to include your child on their official summer list. If the answer is no, then please contact us.
José Valdés Math Institute™ FAQ -
The Academy Program
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1. San Mateo County:
Stanford University
475 Via Ortega
Stanford, CA 94305
2. Santa Clara County:
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192
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Start date: Thursday, June 20, 2024
End date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
NOTES:
No class on either Thursday, July 4th, or Friday, July 5th.
One Friday date has been added: June 21st.
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Arrival at 8:00am
8:00am to 10:00am: lecture
10am to 10:15am: break
10:15am to 12:15pm: lecture
12:15pm to 12:45pm: lunch
12:45pm to 2:45pm: lecture
2:45pm to 3pm: break
3:00pm to 4:00pm: lecture
4:00pm to 5pm: tutoring
Departure at 5:00pm
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The Academy Program is for students in grades 3 to 8 (prior to Summer 2024) who are struggling in math. The Academy Program is intended to serve students from either Santa Clara County or San Mateo County who are one or more grade levels behind in their overall math proficiency and who are from low-income families.
1. If your child is currently a student at one of the participating school districts shown below, then your child may attend our Academy Program at no cost to your family, as long as your school/district staff include your child on their official summer list.
Alum Rock Union School District (ARUSD)
La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District (LHPUSD)
Luther Burbank School District (LBSD)
Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD)
Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD)
2. If your child is not currently a student at one of the participating school districts shown above, then please contact your school/district staff and encourage them to partner with the José Valdés Math Foundation. If the school/district is interested in participating this summer, then please ask them to include your child on their official summer list. If the school/district is not interested in participating this summer, and if you are interested in applying for a 2024 Valdés Math scholarship, then please contact Mr. Bob Turner, the Director of Educational Programs, at: bob.turner@josevaldesmath.org
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Please click on the following link to register: https://valdesmath.aeries.net/enrollment/
NOTE: You will be redirected to our online registration system via our new Aeries website portal.
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1. If your child is currently a student at one of the participating school districts shown below, then your child may attend our Academy Program at no cost to your family, as long as your school/district staff include your child on their official summer list.
Alum Rock Union School District (ARUSD)
La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District (LHPUSD)
Luther Burbank School District (LBSD)
Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD)
Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD)
2. If your child receives a full 2024 Valdés Math scholarship, then your child may attend our Academy Program at no cost to your family, as long as seats are available.
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Valdés Math receives financial support from participating school districts, local governments, foundations, corporations, and individual donors to enable students from low-income families to participate in our summer math program.
Scholarships are awarded to students whose families meet low-income guidelines. Participation is also dependent on the number of available seats. Participating school districts are allocated seats in our summer classrooms for their respective students, and, should there be any open seats, we will allocate each available seat to one of our eligible families. If seats are not available, then scholarship students are placed on a class waiting list until seats become available, at which time we will offer those seats to our eligible families. Thus, summer placement is predicated on classroom seat availability.
Scholarship opportunities are on a first-come, first-served basis. To request additional information, please contact Mr. Bob Turner, the Director of Educational Programs, at: bob.turner@josevaldesmath.org
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Yes, your child will need to take a placement test prior to the start of the 2024 Enrichment Program. All students, both new and returning, are required to take a placement test in order to determine/confirm enrollment in the appropriate summer course. Once the online registration has been received, the parent/guardian will be contacted by our staff as to the specific time/date of any upcoming placement testing. A student cannot “fail” these tests, since they are for placement purposes only.
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At the end of the summer program, the Valdés Math office sends out transcript information to the respective school and/or district on behalf of every student in our 2024 Academy Program.
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If you have any questions or concerns about our 2024 Academy Program, then please email Mr. Bob Turner, the Director of Educational Programs, at: bob.turner@josevaldesmath.org
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