Co-Sponsors Mark Baldwin, Dean School of Education Cal State University, San Marcos Ken Futernick, Director Tipping Point Assistance Center WestEd Margaret Gaston, President & Executive Director The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Harvey Hunt, Vice President of Programs The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Harold Levine, Dean School of Education University of California, Davis Catherine Walcott, Director of Strategic Initiatives WestEd Advisors Stephen Blake, Executive Director Governor’s Advisory Committee on Education Excellence Davis Campbell, Executive Director Emeritus California School Boards Association Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education Stanford University Jerry Hayward, Director Emeritus Policy Analysis for California Education Ellen Hershey, Independent Consultant Milbrey McLaughlin, Professor of Education Stanford University John Mockler, President John Mockler and Associates Gerry Shelton, Chief Consultant Assembly Education Committee Richard Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff Office of the Speaker of the Assembly Diane Siri, Consultant The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning James Wilson, Staff Director Senate Standing Committee on Education

Task Force Co-Chairs Stan Hitomi, 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, Vice President American Federation of Teachers Sue Burr, Executive Director California County Superintendents Educational Services Association Paul Chatman, President California School Board Association Liane Cismowski, Teacher Mt. Diablo Unified School District Diane Cordero de Noriega, Professor Department of Teacher Education California State University, Monterey Bay Sandy Dean, Director National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Resource Center Stanford University Roberta Furger, Communications Manager Pacific Institute for Community Organizing Dave Gordon, Superintendent Sacramento County Office of Education Susan Hackwood, Executive Director California Council on Science and Technology Marty Hittleman, President California Federation of Teachers Gary Hoachlander, President Connect Ed Dale Janssen, Executive Director California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Judy Johnson, Executive Director Cotsen Family Foundation Juliana Jones, Teacher Longfellow Middle School Edward Landesman, Associate Director Intersegmental Relations Science and Math Initiative, UCOP Julie Maxwell-Jolly, Managing Director Center for Applied Policy in Education Debora Merle, Executive Director State Board of Education Gavin Payne, Chief Deputy Superintendent California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Scott Plotkin, Executive Director California School Boards Association Heather Rose, Assistant Professor School of Education University of California, Davis Patricia Rucker, Induction and Professional Development Consultant California Teachers Association Mary Ruhter, Teacher Badger Springs Middle School Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Director of Education Justice Earl Warren Institute University of California, Berkeley Mary Sandy, Director CRESS Center University of California, Davis William Thompson, Teacher Salinas High School Jean Treiman, Executive Director California Subject Matter Projects University of California, Office of the President Corina Vasaure, Education Coordinator California ACORN Aida Walqui, Director of Teacher Development Programs WestEd Beverly Young, Assistant Vice Chancellor Teacher Education and Public School Programs California State University System