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Denise M. Walston is the Chief of Curriculum/Director of Mathematics for the Council of the Great City Schools. She works with the Council to provide high leverage support on implementation of college-and career-ready standards for the four core content areas in urban school districts.
Ms. Walston retired from Norfolk Public Schools as the Senior Coordinator of K-12 Mathematics. Her responsibilities included the development of a K-12 mathematics curriculum; providing job-embedded professional development; leverage resources to provide quality professional development for teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators. During her tenure, Norfolk Public Schools embarked on an Algebra For ALL initiative which resulted in more than 50% of students completing algebra by the end of grade eight while simultaneously improving student achievement and closing achievement gaps in mathematics. She was an active member of several statewide committees that assisted in the development of Virginias’ statewide mathematics specialist program. She has served in several leadership positions in mathematics education, including board member for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1st Vice-President of the National Council for Mathematics Supervision, past president of the Virginia Council for Mathematics Supervision, and a board member for the Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition. She currently serves on the board of Student Achievement Partners, Illustrative Mathematics, and an advisor to Just Equations. She has also served an adjunct instructor for The University of Virginia, Old Dominion University, and Norfolk State University.
Ms. Walston received her B.A. degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in mathematics and history, her M.Ed. in mathematics education from Old Dominion University, and has completed additional study at The College of William and Mary and at the Woodrow Wilson Institute (Princeton University).
FUN FACTS: Denise loves old-school music, “chair dancing”, reading, and is an avid collector of African American Santas and fairies.
