Dana Center Role
Josh leads the Systems Engagement for Impact Team at the Center, directing work across K–12, higher education, and workforce sectors to advance the modernization of mathematics education. He cultivates and sustains relationships with state and institutional leaders, facilitates professional networks, and guides consensus-building efforts that accelerate progress toward reform goals. Josh serves as a co-leader of the Center's Launch Years Initiative, a national effort to establish a new paradigm for supporting students through mathematics pathways from late high school through college.
Through the Launch Years Initiative and related work, Josh has partnered with teams across multiple states to design and implement mathematics pathways, inform policy development, and advance systemic change. This has included advising states on the revision of mathematics standards and developing curricula and professional learning to support implementation. He applies data, research, and field insight to drive continuous improvement and contributes to evaluation and learning agendas that document outcomes and disseminate evidence-based practices.
Josh is also an active field presence, engaging with practitioners and policymakers through presentations, publications, and convenings. He contributes to grant and business development, grounding proposals in demonstrated evidence of impact.
Before Joining the Dana Center
Prior to joining the Center, Josh worked in several roles across K–12 systems, where he began as a high school mathematics and statistics teacher before moving into curriculum and administrative leadership. As Coordinator for Mathematics Curriculum at Comal ISD, he developed course guides and provided professional development for K–12 educators. He later served as Coordinator for Advanced Academics and Coordinator for Academic Programs for the district, overseeing program evaluation, producing research and data reports, and using data to inform and improve student support strategies.
In these roles, Josh also supervised college-readiness and academic enrichment initiatives, collaborated with the College Board to advance college readiness, and supported the implementation of Texas House Bill 5 by developing personalized graduation plans for middle and high school students.
Education
- M.Ed., Educational Administration, Lamar University
- B.A., Business Administration, Texas Lutheran University
Publications
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2023). Foundations of data science for students in grades K–12: Proceedings of a workshop. The National Academies Press.
Presentations
- Beyond Algebra: Designing Frameworks for Multiple Math Pathways. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM): Leadership in Mathematics Education Special Event (October 2025).
- Invited Panelist at the ESTEEM Summit: Transforming Mathematics Teacher Preparation for a Data Science and Statistics Future (July 2025).
- Expanding Math Pathways. Data Science Education K–12 Research to Practice Conference (February 2025).
- Invited Presenter at the Education Writer’s Association Math Seminar (November 2024).
- The Education Revolution: How AI Will Transform K–12 Learning. Invited Panelist at The University of Texas at Austin Year of AI Symposium (November 2024).
- Invited Panelist at Making the Grade: Solving the U.S. Math Problem Event by The Hill (September 2023).
- Aligning Math Pathways for Student Success. Wisconsin Mathematics Council Annual Conference (May 2023).
- Reimagining Mathematics Education. Keynote at the Wisconsin Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference (October 2022).
- Invited Panelist at Foundations of Data Science for Students in Grades K–12: A Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (September 2022).
- Using Data Science to Empower Students. WeTeach_CS Summit (June 2022).
- Strengthening Conceptual Understanding in Statistics. International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics Virtual Conference (March 2022).
- Building Student Agency Through High School Math Pathways. California Mathematics Council South Conference (November 2021).
- Invited Presenter at TODOS Live! (March 2021).
Developed Curriculum
- Agile Mind Algebra II
- Agile Mind Statistics
- Integrated Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning (ISQR)
Professional Memberships
- Mathematical Association of America
- NCSM: Leadership in Mathematics Education
- Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics
Honors and Awards
- The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences Staff Excellence Award (June 2023)