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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Congressional Advisory Council

Roundtable Discussion with House Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA)

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

W.F. Killip Elementary School

2300 East 6^th Avenue

Flagstaff

9:30 a.m. – Meeting Begins

11:30 a.m. – Press Availability

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 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.

No Child Left Behind Congressional Advisory Council Members

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

Dr. Dolly Manson-Montoya – Western Navajo Agency Education Specialist

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

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