Co-Sponsors

Margaret Gaston, Senior Policy Advisor
The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd

Bob Gleeson, Vice President of Policy Research
Public Policy Institute of California

Ric Hovda, Dean and Professor
College of Education
California State University, San Diego

Holly Jacobson, Director
The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd

Harold Levine, Dean
School of Education
University of California, Davis

Advisors

Danny Alvarez, Staff Director
Senate Committee on Education

Davis Campbell, Advisor
California School Boards Association

Susana Cooper, Principal Consultant
Office of the Senate President
pro Tempore

Paula Cordeiro, Dean
School of Leadership and Education Sciences
University of San Diego

Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education
Stanford University

Ken Futernick, Director
Tipping Point Assistance Center
WestEd

Glen Harvey, Chief Executive Officer
WestEd

Jerry Hayward, Director Emeritus
Policy Analysis for California Education

John Mockler, President
John Mockler and Associates

Gerry Shelton, Chief Consultant
Assembly Committee on Education

Richard Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff
Office of the Speaker of the Assembly

Catherine Walcott, Director of Strategic Initiatives
WestEd

Task Force Co-Chairs

Stan Hitomi, Principal
Alamo School
Science and Math Coordinator
San Ramon Valley Unified School District       

Karl Pister, Chancellor Emeritus
University of California, Santa Cruz  

Members

Tammie Adams, Teacher
Brookfield Elementary School

John Affeldt, Managing Attorney
Public Advocates

Lora Bartlett, Assistant Professor
Department of Education
University of California, Santa Cruz

Mary Bergan, Past President
California Federation of Teachers

Liane Cismowski, Teacher
Mt. Diablo Unified School District

Teri Clark, Director of the Professional Services Division
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Sandy Dean, Director
National Board Resource Center
Stanford University

Roberta Furger, Communications Manager
Pacific Institute for Community Organizing

Dave Gordon, Superintendent
Sacramento County Office of Education

Beth Graybill, Principal Consultant
Senate Committee on Education

Susan Hackwood, Executive Director
California Council on Science and Technology

Gary Hoachlander, President
Connect Ed

Alastair Inman, Teacher
Lexington Junior High School

Judy Johnson, Executive Director
Cotsen Family Foundation

Juliana Jones, Teacher
Longfellow Middle School

Julie Maxwell-Jolly, Managing Director
Center for Applied Policy in Education

Judith Miner, President
Foothill Community College

Heather Rose, Assistant Professor
School of Education
University of California, Davis

Patricia Rucker, Legislative Advocate
California Teachers Association

Mary Ruhter, Teacher
Badger Springs Middle School

Mary Sandy, Executive Director
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Aida Walqui, Director of Teacher Development Programs
WestEd

Beverly Young, Assistant Vice Chancellor
Teacher Education and Public School Programs
California State University System

Rich Zeiger, Chief Deputy Superintendent
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Department of Education