Appointed by Governor: Adela M. Acosta; Michael Bender, Ed.D.; Victor E. Bernson, Jr.; William E. Brock; Eugene M. DeLoatch, Ph.D.; Charles I. Ecker, Ed.D.; Chester E. Finn, Jr., Ed.D.; Dorothy E. Hardin; James M. Harkins; James Howard Henderson; Robert M. Hutcheson; Andrew C. Jones, Ed.D.; Kwang-Ja Sunny Lee; Adrienne Mayonado; Grace Foxwell Murdock; Paula R. Noble; Robert Michael Pitts; Sister Rita Michelle Proctor; William R. Roberts; Andrew R. Smarick.
Appointed by Senate President: Ulysses Currie
Appointed by Senate Minority Leader: Sandra B. Schrader
Appointed by House Speaker: Nancy J. King
Appointed by House Minority Leader: Jean B. Cryor
Ex officio: Cecilia Januszkiewicz, Secretary of Budget & Management; Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., Secretary of Juvenile Services; Calvin W. Burnett, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education.
Robert J. Kemmery, Executive Director
c/o Office of Lt. Governor
State House, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-2002; 1-800-811-8336 (toll free)
e-mail: rkemmery@gov.state.md.us
fax: (410) 974-5882
web: www.gov.state.md.us/gcqe/gcqe.html
The Governor's Commission on Quality Education was created in September 2004 (Executive Order 01.01.2004.52).
The Commission charge was to examine and make recommendations on: enhancing the effectiveness of teachers and principals; linking schools with their communities; incorporating best practices to effectively prepare students for postsecondary education and career success; and improving school readiness and early childhood programs.
Work of the Commission was organized under four subcommittees.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON GLOBAL BEST-PRACTICES IN EDUCATION
William E. Brock, Chair
Charles I. Ecker, Ed.D., Vice-Chair
Ulysses Currie; Eugene M. DeLoatch, Ph.D.; Robert M. Hutcheson; Adrienne Mayonado; Aris Melissaratos.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCHOOL & COMMUNITY LINKAGES
Andrew C. Jones, Ed.D., Chair
Andrew R. Smarick, Vice-Chair
James M. Harkins; James Howard Henderson; Nancy J. King; Kenneth C. Montague, Jr.; Paula R. Noble; William R. Roberts.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCHOOL READINESS & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Adela M. Acosta, Chair
Michael Bender, Ed.D., Vice-Chair
Jean B. Cryor; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D.; Kwang-Ja Sunny Lee; Grace Foxwell Murdock; Sister Rita Michelle Proctor.
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