Wallace Foundation State/District Network

The goal of CCSSO’s education leadership initiative is to ensure our members are informed of, understand the value of, and have the capacity to implement leadership initiatives within their state education agencies to ensure high-quality education leaders are at all levels and the right conditions are in place to ultimately impact student learning and achievement. Therefore, we work not only with the following 24 Wallace-funded states but ensure that all of our members are provided with useful information to make the important decisions necessary in the area of education leadership. The chief state school officer, often through statutory authority for state licensure and certification rules and regulations, provides a major lever for quality control in the establishment of standards, university program approval, ongoing professional development, selection, and evaluation criteria for school leaders. Chiefs reach out and work collaboratively with other state level policymakers (governors, legislators, state board members) to create a comprehensive and aligned system that helps recruit, support, and retain effective leaders. Wallace Foundation Education Leadership Network States (24) Chief State School Officer State Contact(s) for Wallace Grant Alabama Joe Morton John Bell Arizona Thomas Horne Rene Diaz Connecticut Mark McQuillan Anna Cutaia-Leonard Delaware Valerie Woodruff Jacquelyn Wilson Georgia Kathy Cox Ann Duffy Illinois Christopher Koch Erika Lee Hunt Indiana Suellen Reed Phyllis Usher Iowa Judy Jeffrey Troyce Fisher Kansas Alexa Posny Howard Shuler, Larry Wheeles Kentucky Jon Draud Debbie Daniels Louisiana Paul Pastorek Sheila Talamo, Jeanne Burns Massachusetts Jeffrey Nellhaus (interim) Bobbie D’Alessandro, Caryl Brayton Toole Michigan Michael Flanagan Van Cooley, Jianping Shen Mississippi Hank Bounds   Missouri D. Kent King Paul Katnik New Jersey Lucille Davy Wendi Webster O’Dell, Cathy Pine New Mexico Veronica Garcia Peter Winograd New York Richard Mills David Miller Ohio Susan Zelman Cyndi Yoder Oregon Susan Castillo Rob Larson Rhode Island Peter McWalters Mary Canole Texas Robert Scott Ana Tilton Virginia Billy Cannaday Patty Pitts, William Bosher Wisconsin Elizabeth Burmaster Sue Grady Individual district sites include: Harford Public Schools (CT), Atlanta Public Schools (GA), Chicago Public Schools (IL), Springfield Public Schools (IL), Fort Wayne Community Schools (IN), Jefferson County Public Schools (KY), Boston Public Schools (MA), Springfield Public Schools (MA), St. Louis Public Schools (MO), Trenton Public Schools (NJ), New York City Region 1 (NY), Eugene School District 4J (OR), Providence School Department (RI), and Fairfax County Public Schools (VA).

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document last updated 1/23/2008