Renzi (AZ01) - Press Release - Renzi, Rural AZ Education Leaders Launch No Child Left Behind Congressional Advisory Council

CONGRESSMAN RICK RENZI (AZ-1)
Rural Arizona’s Voice in the House of Representatives

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	August 24, 2006	Vartan Djihanian – 202-226-8273


	Renzi, Rural AZ Education Leaders Launch No Child Left Behind Congressional Advisory Council Group set to meet with highest ranking education leader in the House to address concerns about the controversial legislation


	(WASHINGTON, D.C) - U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) today appointed rural Arizona’s top education leaders to serve on his “No Child Left Behind Congressional Advisory Council (NCLBCAC),” an ad hoc committee dedicated to examining and making recommendations to reform No Child Left Behind when it is reauthorized next year. The group will hold its introductory meeting next Wednesday, August 30, in Flagstaff, where members will meet with House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the highest ranking education leader in the House of Representatives, to address concerns about the legislation. “I am grateful to the parents, teachers, school administrators, superintendents, and area businesspeople who have agreed to serve on this important panel,” said Rep. Renzi. “Not only will the committee serve as a clearinghouse to air concerns about No Child Left Behind, but it will make recommendations to reform the legislation, ensuring that rural Arizona’s unique educational needs are addressed during the reauthorization process. I look forward to working closely with all the members of the Advisory Council in the months ahead, and will listen closely to each of their recommendations to improve the quality of education and teaching in our schools.” The NCLBCAC will hold a roundtable meeting with Chairman McKeon next Wednesday, August 30^th, at 9:30 a.m. at W.F. Killip Elementary School, located at 2300 East 6^th Avenue, in Flagstaff. The meeting will be open to the media, and will be followed by a press conference. The House of Representatives approved the No Child Left Behind Act on December 13, 2001. Signed into law on January 8, 2002, the measure is a comprehensive overhaul of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) built on principles of accountability for results; local control and flexibility; expanded parental choice; and increased funding for what works. Below is the list of the NCLBCAC membership. Apache County Dr. Pauline Begay - Superintendent of Apache County Schools/ Board Member of National Indian Education Association Charter Schools Dr. Mark Sorensen - President of STAR School (charter schools) Cocinino County Cecelia Owen - Coconino County Schools Superintendent Dale Tsosie - Page Unified School District Board President Tuba City Leroy Shingoitewa – Chief School Administrator of Moencopi Day School Dolly Manson – Retired – recently was Tuba City BIA OIEP line officer Flagstaff Dr. Kevin Brown - Flagstaff Unified School District Superintendent Michael Fillerup – Director of Bilingual Education at Flagstaff Unified Sylvia Johnson – Director of Educational Enrichment Dept Diana Shaum – Director of Student Support Services Elaine Kasch - Indian Education Programs Director, Flagstaff Unified School District School Board Joe Gutierrez – Principal at W.F. Killip Elementary Robert Kuhn - Middle School Principal at Flagstaff Middle School Tony Cullen - High School Principal Flagstaff High School Tina Hurst - Elementary School Teacher Killip Elementary School Dr. Andy Smith – Superintendent at Yarnell Elementary School District Peggy Pavlich – Local businesswoman and member of Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce’s Committee on Education Stacie Zanzucchi – Language Teacher at Coconino High School Chris Bavasi - Chairman of the Flagstaff School Board Paul Kulpinksi – Flagstaff School Board member Diana Laufenberg – Teacher at Mt. Eldon Middle School Gila County Dr. Linda O’Dell – Superintendent of Gila County Don Nelson - Superintendent of the Miami Area Unified School District Melanie O’Neil – Regional Director for Head Start in Pinal and Gila County Graham County Donna McGaughey - Graham County School Superintendent Greenlee County Tom Powers – Greenlee County School Superintendent Navajo Nation Leonard Chee – Chairman of the Education Committee of the Navajo Nation Council Katherine Benally – Member of the Education Committee of the Navajo Nation Council Dr. Ferlin Clark - President of Dine College Dr. Deborah Dennison – Superintendent of Ganado Unified School District Dr. Tommy Lewis – Navajo Department of Education, Superintendent Florian Johnson - Director of Dual Language Program, Window Rock Unified School District Jennifer Wilson - Federal Projects Director, Window Rock Unified School District Joe Martin – Professor at NAU. He is on Navajo Dept of Ed. Former Superintendent of Kayenta School District Pinal County Yvonne Corley - Associate Superintendent for Pinal County Dr. Frank Davidson – Casa Grande Elementary Schools Superintendent Ruby James – Superintendent of Eloy Elementary Schools San Carlos Apache Chairwoman Kathy Kitcheyan Yavapai County Tim Carter – Yavapai County School Superintendent # # #

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