+ Professional development workshops from top local, national, and international math educators who have closed the achieve- ment gap in mathematics

+ A skills profile for you outlining the skills and understandings needed to become an outstanding math teacher

+ Curriculum resources, including lesson plans developed by you and your fellow participants for use in your classroom

+ An opportunity to work with 19 other math teachers in New Orleans who share your commitment to learn from one another and to join in a system-wide effort to close the math achievement gap.

+ An opportunity to visit exemplary schools that are showing extraordinary gains in their students’ mathematics achievement

+ An opportunity to earn $3800 for the Xavier Math Fellows year long experience as well as 50 out of the 70 CPU’s you must earn to maintain your certification within the next 4 years.