Every Student Succeeds Act Advisory Committee

A state committee to provide input on the development of Iowa’s plan to meet the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

Meeting Dates, Agendas, and Notes

Meeting Location:
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Room B100 (located in the basement)
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

July 25, 2017

• 2017-07-25 ESSA Advisory Committee Agenda

February 17, 2017

December 7, 2016

October 19, 2016

• 2016-10-19 ESSA Advisory Committee Agenda

August 18, 2016

• 2016-08-18 ESSA Advisory Committee Agenda

Membership

• Tom Ahart, Superintendent, Des Moines Public Schools
• Perla Alarcon-Flory, Sioux City School Board Member
• Lisa Bartusek, Executive Director, Iowa Association of School Boards
• Mike Beranek, teacher, West Des Moines Schools
• Amber Boyd, Iowa City Community Schools
• Tod Bowman, State Senator
• Margaret Buckton, Iowa School Finance Information Services
• Mary Jane Cobb, Executive Director, Iowa State Education Association
• Bill Decker, Administrator, Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency
• Sandy Dockendorff, School Board Member, Danville Community Schools
• Mark Felderman, Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs, Professional Educators of Iowa
• Kevin Fiene, Superintendent, Interstate 35 Community Schools
• Jim Hawkins, Senior Director, Professional Educators of Iowa
• Jennykaye Hampton, Cedar Rapids Schools
• Roark Horn, Executive Director, School Administrators of Iowa
• Terri Lasswell, University of Northern Iowa
• Josie Lewis, Director of Policy and Legal Services, Iowa Association of School Boards
• Charles McNulty, Assoc. Supt., Educational Services, Waterloo Community Schools
• Sam Miller, Administrator, Area Education Agency 267
• Jill Morrill, School Board Member, Johnston Community Schools
• Tom Moore, State Representative
• Robert Nishimwe, Student State Board Member
• Bob Olson, Superintendent, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community Schools
• Melissa Peterson, Government Relations Specialist, Iowa State Education Association
• Jill Philby, teacher, Lynnville-Sully Community Schools
• Dan Ryan, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Sioux City
• Dana Schon, Professional Learning Director, School Administrators of Iowa
• Amy Sinclair, State Senator
• Scott Slechta, 2016 Iowa Teacher of the Year, Fairfield Community Schools
• Daniel Spikes, Professor, Iowa State University
• Bryan Stearns, Assoc. Principal, West Des Moines Schools
• Dani Trimble, Superintendent, Alburnett Community Schools
• Tammy Wawro, President, Iowa State Education Association
• Justin Wagner, Superintendent, Harlan Community Schools
• Thatcher Williams, Iowa PTA