Aly Martinez

Chief Program Officer, Math

A Quote That Inspires Me

“Yet, students don’t have misconceptions. They have conceptions. And those conceptions make sense for them, until they encounter something that no longer works. They are only ‘misconceptions’ when we begin with the expectation that others need to come to our way of thinking or viewing the world”. — Dr. Rochelle Gutierrez from “The Need to Rehumanize Mathematics”, Rehumanizing Mathematics for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Students

About

Aly (she/her/hers) is the Math Chief Program Officer at Student Achievement Partners, where she collaborates with and supports colleagues and partners to design, lead, and enact projects, primarily in mathematics, that rehumanize educational systems for all students. She holds a bachelor's degree and master's degree from University of California San Diego, and she also contributed to books like NCTM's Success Stories from Catalyzing Change and Partnering with Parents in Elementary School Math.

Experience

After starting her career as a secondary math educator, Aly went on to work as a math coach and later, as the district administrator of UTK-12 mathematics for the San Diego Unified School District, where she led an expansive mathematics initiative to foster student-centered learning and the scale of high-quality math instructional materials. She lives in San Diego with her partner, three children, and two dogs. She loves donuts, community math events, and puzzles.