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State Education Policy Tracking We compile information on education policies from We have been researching education legislation for more than 25 years. Summaries early childhood through of enacted and vetoed legislation — from early postsecondary education learning through postsecondary education and from the early 1990s through 2016 — are and workforce, so state accessible on our website. policymakers can make Our one-of-a-kind State STATE EDUCATION POLICY TRACKING informed decisions. Education Policy Tracking 15,580 resource, launched in 2017, allows users to search 1,680 enacted and vetoed legislation across more than 45 education issues and 275

sub-issues. Search results BILLS PAGE SUMMARIZED VIEWS can be filtered by state and/ or issue and sub-issue, or by keywords found in the bill titles. In 2018, our staff summarized 1,680 bills for this resource. The State Education Policy Tracking resource received more than 15,580 pageviews in 2018.

In 2018 we began closely STATE EDUCATION POLICY WATCH LIST monitoring policy action 3,930 in a few issue areas and updating a new resource, 850 the State Education Policy Watch List, with pending, enacted and vetoed bills. We BILLS PAGE tracked about 850 bills from TRACKED VIEWS introduction related to need- and merit-based financial aid, postsecondary governance, career and technical education, dual enrollment, and teacher certification and licensure. The State Education Policy Watch List resource received more than 3,930 pageviews in 2018. 2 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission 50-State Comparisons State Information Requests

Our issue-specific50-State Comparisons allow One of the most unique and valued ways we policymakers to compare their states' laws assist state education leaders is by responding against other states on topics such as teacher to State Information Requests with personalized license reciprocity, open enrollment, statewide research, typically within 24 hours. admissions, K-12 governance structures and In 2018, our policy staff completed over820 many others. personalized responses to State Information In 2018, we updated several existing 50-State Requests. These requests came from every Comparisons and compiled multiple new ones state and the District of Columbia, and the top in key policy areas: categories include:

• Charter School Policies • High school graduation requirements.

• States' School Accountability Systems • Dual enrollment.

• Academic Credit for Military Experience • Teacher preparation (certification/ • Governors’ Top Education Priorities in licensure). 2018 State of the State Addresses • Teacher pay.

• State Summative Assessments • School finance.

• Instructional Time Policies • Career and technical education.

• School Leader Certification and • Assessments. Preparation Programs • Accountability. • State Kindergarten-Through- • School choice. Third-Grade Policies • Postsecondary financial aid. • Transfer and Articulation Policies • Postsecondary governance. • State Policies on School Discipline • School safety. • Teacher Leadership and Licensure Advancement We maintain an online database • Open Enrollment Policies with summaries of education-related • Developmental Education Policies proposals from governors' State of the State addresses. The database was updated with information from the 2018 State of the State addresses; and users can view the content by state, issue and year, from 2011 to present.

3 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission www.ecs.org | @EdCommission We regularly issue relevant Your education policy blog. and timely resources that provide education Our blog, Ed Note, provides timely education leaders with , policy updates. Through 77 blog posts in 2018, concise state education leaders learned new strategies factual information on for approaching issues from STEM in early the full spectrum of state learning to supporting adult learners through postsecondary education. Top five viewed education policies. blogs in 2018:

• "Supporting Students With Disabilities by Preparing Arts Teachers"

• "Why the 2018 Elections Matter for Education"

• "How Does Arts Education Fare in the Final Round of State ESSA Plan Submissions?"

• "How Is the Opioid Epidemic Affecting Schools and Students?"

• "Suicide Prevention in Schools: What Are States Doing to Prevent Youth Suicide?"

Reports

In 2018, we released 34 reports on key policy issues ranging from preschool through postsecondary education and the workforce. All reports can be accessed by clicking on the thumbnail images.

4 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission How Students Use Federal, State and Using State Data Systems Institutional Aid to Pay for College: Teacher Evaluations to Report Information on A Primer for State Policymakers Arts Education

Work-Based Learning: Model Open Enrollment Quick Guide Teacher Development and Advancement Policy Components

Math Pathways: Expanding Suspension and Expulsion Targeted Teacher Recruitment Options for Success in College Math

Approaches to State Alternative School Rethinking Dual Enrollment to Reach Workforce Development Discipline Strategies More Students Systems

Preparing Educators and School STEM Dual Enrollment: Model Restraint and Seclusion Leaders for Effective Arts Integration Policy Components

Initiatives From Preschool to Third School Leadership: A Primer for Tuition-Setting in Grade: A Policymaker’s Guide State Policymakers Postsecondary Education

Increasing the Supply of Qualified High How States Fund Pre-K: School Teachers for Dual Enrollment Postsecondary Tuition A Primer for Policymakers Programs: An Overview of State and Capping and Freezing Regional Accreditor Policies

Developmental Education: An Guiding Questions for State School School and District Leadership Introduction for Policymakers Improvement Efforts

High School Diploma Options That Engaging the Arts in the Opening Credits: An Introduction to Meet Federal Graduation Rate Broader Education Policy PLA Policies Calculation Requirements Landscape

Redesigning State Financial Aid: Governance in Early Funding Transparency Under ESSA Principles to Guide State Aid Childhood Education Policymaking

Transitions and Alignment From ArtScan at a Glance Preschool to Kindergarten

Governors’ Top Education Priorities Creative Youth Development: in 2018 State of the State Addresses Transforming the Learning Environment

5 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission www.ecs.org | @EdCommission 2018 Election Tracking

Our state relations team closely monitored We provide unbiased the impact of the 2018 elections on state education leaders, including governors, those advice on policy plans, in legislative chambers, chief state school consult on proposed officers and state board members. legislation and testify at We published our findings as resources, legislative hearings as including an interactive map and a sharable infographic. third-party experts.

6 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission 2018 State Visits

We visited 46 states and DC.

State Relations Visits Testimony

We visited We provided 39 states. testimony in 28 states and DC.

Technical Assistance Presentations

We provided We gave technical presentations assistance in 16 in 11 states states and DC. and DC.

7 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission www.ecs.org | @EdCommission We bring education leaders together within and across states to The 2018 National Forum on Education Policy, held in Washington, D.C., convened pivotal interact, collaborate and education leaders — governors, legislators, learn from each other. state commissioners, higher education leaders, teachers and business leaders — all focused on transforming policy and advancing student success. The three-day event also brought some of the nation’s top education speakers and included sessions on topics ranging from preschool through postsecondary education and workforce readiness.

The 2018 National Forum on Education Policy convened 596 registrants, including 28 Steering Committee Members and 80 Commissioners.

Five ancillary meetings were held in conjunction with the 2018 National Forum on Education Policy:

• Executive Directors of State Boards of Education with 19 attendees from 17 states.

• Governors’ Education Policy Advisors with 20 attendees from 20 states.

• Strong Start to Finish with nine attendees from eight states.

• State Teachers of the Year with 34 attendees from 33 states.

• Legislative Education Staff Network with 40 attendees from 30 states.

8 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission We hold the Winter Commissioners Meeting annually. This convening presents an opportunity for Commissioners and our staff to build relationships, engage in rich discussions and prepare for the year ahead.

In 2018, 141 registrants, including 27 Steering Committee members and 41 Commissioners, attended the Winter Commissioners Meeting in New Orleans.

A State Longitudinal Data Systems Thinkers Meeting, with 16 attendees from 11 states, was held in New Orleans in conjunction with the Winter Commissioners Meeting.

Other Convenings

In 2018, we convened several small groups of education leaders from across the states to discuss — and learn about — specific education policies. These opportunities allow attendees to examine details and best practices, through sharing lessons and celebrations from each other’s states.

A few highlights include:

• ESSA Thinkers Meeting in Chicago with 16 attendees from 11 states.

• Financial Aid Redesign meeting in Denver with eight attendees from four states.

• Scaling AP Computer Science to Meet State Workforce Needs meeting in Denver with 35 attendees from 14 states.

• STEM Dual Enrollment Policy Academy in Indianapolis with 30 attendees from eight states and a second meeting in Chicago with 32 attendees from seven states.

• K-3 Policy Academy in Denver with 23 attendees from six states.

• Higher Education Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. with 118 attendees from five states.

9 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix

A | Education Commission of the States Leadership Team

B | Standing Committees

C | Steering Committee and Commissioners

D | Partners and Policy Support

E | Budget and Financial Summary

10 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix A Education Commission of the States Leadership Team

JEREMY ANDERSON BRIAN SPONSLER PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY 303.299.3624 | [email protected] 303.299.3615 | [email protected]

JANE BEST MATT PADILLA Director, Arts Education Partnership Chief Financial Officer 303.299.3638 | [email protected] 303.299.3693 | [email protected]

ANTOINETTE GARCIA SARA SHELTON Director, Administrative Services Director, State Relations 303.299.3610 | [email protected] 303.299.3667 | [email protected]

MATT JORDAN AMY SKINNER Director, Strategic Initiatives Director, Communications 303.299.3686 | [email protected] 303.299.3609 | [email protected]

SHARMILA MANN JENNIFER THOMSEN Director, Policy Director, Policy 303.299.3670 | [email protected] 303.299.3633 | [email protected]

CHRIS MULLIN Director, Strong Start to Finish 303.299.3608 | [email protected]

11 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix B 2018 Standing Committees

Executive Committee

CHAIR VICE CHAIR

Phil Bryant Shirley Weber Governor, Mississippi Assemblymember, Education and Higher Education Standing Committee, California Laurie Smith Executive Director, State Workforce TREASURER Investment Board, Office of Governor Phil Bryant. Mississippi Jillian Balow Superintendent of Public Instruction, Pat Ross Wyoming Education Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Phil Bryant, Mississippi

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Steve Bullock Siri Smillie Governor, Montana Education Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Steve Bullock, Montana

MEMBERS

Stephanie Bell Dolores Gresham Vice Chair, State Board of Education, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Alabama Tennessee

Peter Blake Luther Olsen Director, State Council of Higher Chair, Senate Education Committee, Education, Virginia Wisconsin

Ben Cannon Tony Smith Executive Director, Higher Education State Superintendent of Education, Coordinating Commission, Oregon Illinois

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Finance Committee

TREASURER and COMMITTEE CHAIR VICE CHAIR Jillian Balow Dennis Kruse Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chair, Senate Education and Career Wyoming Development Committee, Indiana

MEMBERS

John Bonaiuto Shirley Turner Government Relations Consultant, Vice Chair, Senate Education Committee, Association of School Boards, Nebraska New Jersey

Wendy Horman Representative, Idaho

National Forum Planning Committee

CHAIR VICE CHAIR

Shirley Weber Nancy Norman Assemblymember, Education Consultant, Norman Consultant and Higher Education Standing Services, Alaska Committees, California

MEMBERS

Katy Anthes Mary Fallin Commissioner of Education, Governor, Oklahoma Colorado

Doug Ducey Jake Yunker Governor, Arizona Oklahoma

Dawn Wallace Tami Pyfer Education and Strategic Initiatives Education Advisor, Office of Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Governor Gary Herbert, Utah Doug Ducey, Arizona

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Nominating Committee

CHAIR VICE CHAIR

Dolores Gresham Stephanie Bell Chair, Senate Education Committee, Vice Chair, State Board of Education, Tennessee Alabama

MEMBERS

Linda Fandel David Volkman Special Assistant for Education, Office Executive Deputy Secretary, of Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Department of Education, Pennsylvania

Erin Hames Chuck Wiger President, ReformED, Georgia Ranking Minority Member, E-12 Senate Finance Committee, Minnesota

Adrienne Jones Chair, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, House of Delegates, Maryland

14 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix C 2018 Steering Committee and Commissioners

The Steering Committee is the primary policy-setting body of Education Commission of the States. Specifically, the Steering Committee adopts and approves statements and communications to implement, effectuate and share our work; considers policy recommendations from any person, committee or other body; discusses and debates education issues in order to provide major programmatic direction; recommends bylaw changes; and approves our strategic plan, annual budget and annual report.

Commissioners by state as of December 31, 2018. Steering Committee members are listed in bold.

ALABAMA ARKANSAS ● Stephanie Bell, Member, Alabama State Board of Education ● Terri Hardy, President, TNH Educational Consulting, Inc. — Kay Ivey, Governor, State of Alabama — Asa Hutchinson, Governor, State of Arkansas — Governor's Proxy: Nick Moore, Education Policy Advisor, — Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., former Chair, Higher Education Alabama Governor's Office Coordinating Board, Arkansas Department of Higher Education — Dick Brewbaker, Chair, Senate Education and Youth Affairs — Calvin Johnson, former Dean of Education, University of Committee, Alabama State Senate Arkansas — Eric Mackey, State Superintendent, Alabama State Department — Johnny Key, Commissioner of Education, Arkansas Department of Education of Education — Bill Poole, Chair, House Ways and Means Education Committee, Alabama House of Representatives CALIFORNIA — Jim Purcell, Executive Director, Alabama Commission on Higher ● Shirley Weber, Member, Assembly Education Committee, Education California Assembly — Jeana Ross, Secretary, Alabama Department of Early Childhood — Jerry Brown, Jr., Governor, State of California Education — Ben Allen, Chair, Senate Education Committee, California State Senate ALASKA — Estela Bensimon, Professor and Director, University of Southern ● Nancy Norman, Education Consultant, Norman Consultant — Lark Park, Senior Advisor for Policy, State of California Services — Ilene Straus, Vice President, California State Board of Education — Bill Walker, Governor, State of Alaska — Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, — Deena Bishop, Superintendent of Schools, Anchorage School California Department of Education District — Harriet Drummond, Chair, House Education Committee, Alaska COLORADO House of Representatives ● Katy Anthes, Commissioner of Education, Colorado Department — James Fields, Chair, Alaska Board of Education and Early of Education Development — John Hickenlooper, Governor, State of Colorado — Michael Johnson, Commissioner, Alaska Department of — Dan Baer, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Higher Education & Early Development Education — Gary Stevens, Member, Senate Education Committee, Alaska — James Coleman, Representative, Colorado General Assembly State Senate — Kerrie Dallman, President, Colorado Education Association — David Padrino, Chief of Staff, Office of Lt. Governor Colorado AMERICAN SAMOA — Kevin Priola, Vice Chair, Senate Education Committee, Colorado ● Moreli Niuatoa, President, Kanana Fou Theological Seminary Senate — Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Governor, Territory of American Samoa — Seth Galea'i, President, American Samoa Community College CONNECTICUT — Vaetasi Tu'umolimoli Moliga, Chair, House Education Committee, ● Beth Bye, Co-Chair, Higher Education and Employment American Samoa House of Representatives Advancement, Connecticut General Assembly — Etuale Viane, Director, Office of Catholic Education — Dannel Malloy, Governor, State of Connecticut — Ellen E. Cohn, Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of ARIZONA Education ● Doug Ducey, Governor, State of Arizona — Cheryl Dickinson, Professor, Southern Connecticut State — Governor's Proxy: Dawn Wallace, Education Policy Advisor, University Arizona Governor's Office — Andrew Fleischmann, Co-Chair, Joint House Education — Sylvia Allen, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Arizona Senate Committee, Connecticut House of Representatives — Heather Carter, Vice-Chairman, House Appropriations — Gail Lavielle, Ranking Member, House Education Committee, Subcommittee on Education, Arizona House of Representatives Connecticut House of Representatives — Janice Palmer, Vice President & Director of Policy, Helios — Dianna Roberge Wentzell, Commissioner of Education, Education Foundation Connecticut Department of Education — Kimberly Yee, Senate Majority Leader, Arizona Senate — Hayley Zinn-Rowthorn, Owner, Educational Consultant, REALize Learning, LLC

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DELAWARE — Matt Freeman, Executive Director, Idaho State Board of ● David Sokola, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Delaware Education Senate — Rod Gramer, President and CEO, Idaho Business for Education — John Carney, Jr., Governor, State of Delaware — Dean Mortimer, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Idaho — Madeleine Bayard, Vice President, Policy and Practice, Rodel Senate Charitable Foundation of Delaware — Julie VanOrden, Representative, Idaho House of Representatives — Susan Bunting, Secretary of Education, State of Delaware — Sherri Ybarra, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Idaho — Kevin Fitzgerald, Superintendent, Caesar Rodney District, Caesar Department of Education Rodney School District — John C. Gooden, President, M. Davis & Sons, Inc. ILLINOIS ● Tony Smith, State Superintendent, Illinois State Board DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA of Education ● Hanseul Kang, State Superintendent of Education, Office of the — Bruce Rauner, Governor, State of Illinois State Superintendent of Education — Kimberly Lightford, Vice-Chairperson, Senate Education — Muriel Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia Office of the Mayor Committee, Illinois Senate — Christopher Bell, Chairman, Board of Trustees, University of the — Craig Lindvahl, member, Illinois Board of Education District of Columbia — David Grosso, Chair, Education Committee, Council of the District INDIANA of Columbia — Dennis Kruse, Chair, Senate Education and Career Development — Ronald Mason, Jr., President, University of the District of Committee, Indiana Senate Columbia — Eric Holcomb, Governor, State of Indiana — Phil Mendelson, Chair, Council of the District of Columbia — Robert Behning, Chair, House Education Committee, Indiana — Karen Williams, President, Board of Education of District of House of Representatives Columbia — Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner, Indiana Commission for Higher Education FLORIDA — Jeff Raatz, Senator, Indiana Senate ● Kelli Stargel, Deputy Majority Leader, Florida Senate — Rick Scott, Governor, State of Florida IOWA — Michael Bileca, Chair, House Education Committee, Florida House ● Linda Fandel, Special Assistant for Education to the Governor, of Representatives State of Iowa — Manny Diaz, Jr., Chair, House Appropriations for Pre-K-12 — Kim Reynolds, Governor, State of Iowa Subcommittee, Florida House of Representatives — Tod R. Bowman, Member, Senate Education Committee, — Bill Montford, Member, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Iowa Senate Pre-K-12 Education, Florida Senate — Craig Johnson, Member, Senate Education Committee, — Eric Smith, Member, AVID Center of Florida & Georgia Iowa Senate — Walt Rogers, Chair, House Education Committee, Iowa House of GEORGIA Representatives ● Erin Hames, President, ReformEd Georgia — Cindy Winckler, Member, House Education Committee, Iowa — Nathan Deal, Governor, State of Georgia House of Representatives — Governor's Proxy: Alexis Oberg, Education Policy Advisor, — Ryan Wise, Director, Iowa Department of Education Georgia Governor's Office — Wes Cantrell, Member, Education Committee, Georgia House of KANSAS Representatives ● Sally Cauble, Board Member, Kansas State Board — William S. Schofield, Superintendent, Hall County School District of Education — Freddie Powell Sims, Secretary, Education and Youth Committee, — Ann Brandau-Murguia, Kansas Board of Regents Georgia Senate — Jeff Colyer, Governor, State of Kansas — Richard Woods, State Superintendent of Schools, Georgia — Clay Aurand, Chair, House Education Committee, Kansas House Department of Education of Representatives — Steve Wrigley, Chancellor, University System of Georgia — Molly Baumgardner, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Kansas State Senate HAWAII — Diane DeBacker, CEO and President, DeBacker Consulting ● Michelle Kidani, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Hawaii — Randy Watson, Commissioner of Education, Kansas Department Senate of Education — David Ige, Governor, State of Hawaii — Joan Husted, Board of Directors, Education Institute of Hawaii KENTUCKY — Christina Kishimoto, State Superintendent of Schools, Hawaii ● Derrick Graham, Member, Educational Assessment & Department of Education Accountability Review Subcommittee, Kentucky House of — Carmielita Minami, Adjunct, University of Hawaii at Manoa Representatives — Alan Oshima, President and CEO, Hawaiian Electric Company — Matt Bevin, Governor, State of Kentucky — Justin Woodson, Chair, House Education Committee, Hawaii — Gary Houchens, Associate Professor, Western Kentucky House of Representatives University — Bob Hutchison, Owner, McDonalds of Eastern Kentucky IDAHO — Sherry Powers, Dean, Eastern Kentucky University ● Wendy Horman, Representative, Idaho State Legislature — Aaron Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic — C.L. Otter, Governor, State of Idaho Officer, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education — Governor's Proxy: Marilyn Whitney, Education Policy Advisor, — Mike Wilson, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Kentucky Senate Idaho Governor’s Office 16 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix C 2018 Steering Committee and Commissioners

LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI ● John Bel Edwards, Governor, State of Louisiana ● Phil Bryant, Governor, State of Mississippi — Conrad Appel, Member, Senate Education Committee, Louisiana — Governor's Proxy: Laurie Smith, Education & Workforce Senate Development Policy Advisor, Mississippi Governor’s Office — Steve Carter, Member, House Education Committee, Louisiana — Josh Harkins, Chairman, Universities and Colleges Committee, House of Representatives Mississippi Senate — Richard Lipsey, Member, Louisiana Board of Regents — Nolan Mettetal, Chair, House Universities and Colleges — Donald Songy, Senior Policy Advisor, State of Louisiana Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives — Phyllis Taylor, Chairman and President, Patrick F. Taylor — Alfred Rankins, Jr., Commissioner of Higher Education, Foundation Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning — John White, State Superintendent of Education, Louisiana — Gray Tollison, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Mississippi Department of Education Senate — Carey Wright, State Superintendent of Education, Mississippi MAINE Department of Education — Paul LePage, Governor, State of Maine — Duke Albanese, Senior Policy Advisor, Great Schools Partnership MISSOURI — Brian Langley, Chair, Joint Committee on Education and Cultural — Michael Parson, Governor, State of Missouri Affairs, Maine Senate — Steve Cookson, Member, House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Missouri House of Representatives MARYLAND — Patrick Gadell, Attorney at Law ● Adrienne Jones, Chair, Education and Economic Development — Joel Jennings, Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University Subcommittee, Maryland House of Delegates — Mike Nietzel, Deputy Director, Missouri Department of Mental — Larry Hogan, Governor, State of Maryland Health — Kathleen Hetherington, President, Howard Community College — Nancy J. King, Chair, Senate Education, Business and MONTANA Administration Subcommittee, Maryland Senate ● Steve Bullock, Governor, State of Montana — Karen Salmon, Superintendent of Schools, Maryland State — Governor's Proxy: Siri Smillie, Education Policy Advisor, Montana Department of Education Governor’s Office — Gregory Schuckman, Assistant Vice President of University — Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Montana Relations, University of Central Florida Office of Public Instruction — Bill Ferguson, State Senator, Maryland General Assembly — Seth Berglee, Chair, House Education Committee, Montana House of Representatives MASSACHUSETTS — Elly Driggers, STARS Preschool Coach, State of Montana — Maura Banta, Director, Global Citizenship Initiative, IBM — Alison Harmon, Dean, College of Education, Health and Human — Richard Freeland, President Emeritus, Northeastern University Development, Montana State University — Matthew Malone, Former Secretary of Education, Private citizen — Keith Regier, Senator, Montana Senate — James Peyser, Secretary of Education, State of Massachusetts — Darlene Schottle, Vice-Chair, Montana Board of Public Education — Paul Toner, Executive Director, Teach Plus Massachusetts — Thomas Weber, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of NEBRASKA Early Education and Care ● John Bonaiuto, Government Relations, Nebraska Association of School Boards MICHIGAN — Pete Ricketts, Governor, State of Nebraska — Rick Snyder, Governor, State of Michigan — Mike Baumgartner, Executive Director, Nebraska Coordinating — Governor's Proxy: Eileen Weiser, Board Member, Michigan State Commission for Postsecondary Education Board of Education — Matthew Blomstedt, Commissioner of Education, Nebraska — Sheila Alles, Interim State Superintendent, Michigan Department Department of Education of Education — Mike Groene, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Nebraska — Nancy Danhof, Executive Director, Todd Martin Development Fund State Legislature — Kellie Dean, President/CEO, Dean Transportation Headquarters — Tyson Larson, Chair, General Affairs Committee, Nebraska State — Phil Pavlov, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Michigan Senate Legislature — Tyler Sawher, Senior Strategy Advisor, Michigan — Adam Morfeld, Member, Senate Education Committee, Nebraska Governor’s Office State Legislature

MINNESOTA NEVADA ● Charles Wiger, Ranking Minority Member, E-12 Finance ● Brian Sandoval, Governor, State of Nevada Committee, Minnesota Senate — Governor's Proxy: Brian Mitchell, Director, Governor’s Office of — Mark Dayton, Governor, State of Minnesota Science, Innovation and Technology — Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner of Education, Minnesota — Carolyn Edwards, Member, Board of School Trustees, Clark Department of Education County School District — Sondra Erickson, Chair, Education Innovation Policy, Minnesota — Aaron D. Ford, Senate Majority Leader, Nevada Senate House of Representatives — Robin Titus, Assemblywoman, Nevada Assembly — Carla Nelson, Chair, Senate E-12 Finance Committee, Minnesota — Michael B. Wixom, Former Vice Chair, Board of Regents, Nevada Senate System of Higher Education — Lawrence Pogemiller, Commissioner of Higher Education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education

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NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTH DAKOTA — Chris Sununu, Governor, State of New Hampshire ● Donald Schaible, Chair, Senate Education Committee, North — Virginia Barry, Former Commissioner of Education Dakota Senate — Kathryn Dodge, Principal, Dodge Advisory Group, LLC — Doug Burgum, Governor, State of North Dakota — Tom Horgan, President Emeritus, New Hampshire College and — Governor's Proxy: Levi Bachmeier, Policy Advisor, North Dakota University Council Governor's Office — Jay Kahn, Member, Education Committee, New Hampshire — Kirsten Baesler, State Superintendent, North Dakota Department Senate of Public Instruction — Mel Myler, Member, House Education Committee, New Hampshire — Mike Bitz, Superintendent, Mandan Public School District House of Representatives — Mark Hagerott, Chancellor, North Dakota University System — Travis Jordan, Superintendent, Beulah School District 27 NEW JERSEY — Mark Owens, Chair, House Education Funding Committee, North ● Shirley Turner, Vice Chair, Senate Education Committee, New Dakota House of Representatives Jersey Senate — Philip Murphy, Governor, State of New Jersey OHIO — Clinton Calabrese, Member, Assembly Higher Education — John Kasich, Governor, State of Ohio Committee, New Jersey Assembly — Susan Cole, President, Montclair State University OKLAHOMA — Kristin Hennessy, Elementary School Teacher, Brielle Elementary ● Mary Fallin, Governor, State of Oklahoma School — Governor's Proxy: Jake Yunker, Deputy Policy Director, State of — Peter Renwick, Former Director, Special Projects, Westfield Town Oklahoma School District — Joy Hofmeister, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oklahoma Department of Education NEW MEXICO — Glen Johnson, Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher ● William Soules, Chair, Senate Education Committee, New Mexico Education Senate — Marcie Mack, Director, Oklahoma State Board of Career and — Susana Martinez, Governor, State of New Mexico Technical Education — Barbara Damron, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Higher — Michael Rogers, Chair, House Common Education Committee, Education Department Oklahoma House of Representatives — Stephanie Garcia Richard, Chair, House Education Committee, — Jason Smalley, Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on New Mexico House of Representatives Education, Oklahoma Senate — Matt Pahl, Executive Director, New Mexico Coalition for Charter — Gary Stanislawski, Majority Caucus Chair & Senate Education Schools Chair, Oklahoma Senate — Dennis Roch, Representative, New Mexico House of Representatives OREGON — Joseph Shepard, President, Western New Mexico University ● Ben Cannon, Executive Director, Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission NEW YORK — Lindsey Capps, Acting Chief Education Officer, Oregon ● Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor of Community Education Investment Board Colleges & the Education Pipeline, State University of New York — Colt Gill, Director, Oregon Department of Education — Andrew Cuomo, Governor, State of New York — Diego Hernandez, Vice Chair, House Education Committee, — MaryEllen Elia, Commissioner of Education, New York State Oregon House of Representatives Department of Education — Sherrie Sprenger, Member, House Interim Committee on — John Flanagan, Majority Leader, New York Senate Education, Oregon House of Representatives — Bethaida Gonzalez, Vice President for Community Engagement, Syracuse University PENNSYLVANIA ● David Volkman, Executive Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania NORTH CAROLINA Department of Education ● Craig Horn, Co-Chair, House Education Committee, North — Tom Wolf, Governor, State of Pennsylvania Carolina House of Representatives — Andrew Dinniman, Minority Chair, Senate Education Committee, — Roy Cooper, Governor, North Carolina Governor's Office Pennsylvania Senate — Governor’s Proxy: Geoff Coltrane, Education Policy Advisor, — Nichole Duffy, Senior Education Advisor, Pennsylvania House of North Carolina Governor’s Office Representatives — Chad Barefoot, Co-Chair, Senate Appropriations on Education — Stanley Saylor, Chair, House Appropriations Committee, State of and Higher Education Committee, North Carolina Senate Pennsylvania House of Representatives — Peter Hans, President, North Carolina Community College System PUERTO RICO — Cecilia Holden, Director, Legislative Affairs & Special Initiatives, — Ricardo Rossello, Governor, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico North Carolina State Board of Education — Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Representative, Puerto Rico House of — Mark Johnson, Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Representatives Carolina Department of Public Instruction — Julia Keleher, Secretary of Education, Puerto Rico Department of — James Williamson, President, North Carolina Community Education Colleges — Angel Rosa Rodriguez, Chair, Government Affairs, Government — Margaret Spellings, President, University of North Carolina Efficiency and Economic Innovation Committee, Puerto Rico System Senate

18 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix C 2018 Steering Committee and Commissioners

RHODE ISLAND VIRGIN ISLANDS ● Gina Raimondo, Governor, State of Rhode Island — Kenneth Mapp, Jr., Governor, U.S. Virgin Islands — Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director, Rhode Island — Angeli Ferdschneider, Education Policy Advisor, U.S. Virgin KIDS COUNT Islands — Anna Cano Morales, Assistant Vice President, Community, — David Hall, President, University of the Virgin Islands Equity & Diversity, Rhode Island College — Nereida Rivera O'Reilly, Member, Committee on Education and — Brenda Dann-Messier, Acting Commissioner of Postsecondary Workforce Development, Virgin Islands Senate Education, Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education — Ken Wagner, Commissioner, Rhode Island Department of VIRGINIA Elementary and Secondary Education ● Peter Blake, Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia SOUTH CAROLINA — Ralph Northam, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia — Henry McMaster, Governor, South Carolina Office of the Governor — Kristen Amundson, President and CEO, National Association — Larry Kobrovsky, Former Member, State Board of Education of State Boards of Education — Steven Landes, Chair, House Education Committee, Virginia SOUTH DAKOTA House of Delegates — Dennis Daugaard, Governor, State of South Dakota — James Lane, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia — Jim Bolin, Chair, Senate Education Committee, South Dakota Department of Education Senate — Stephen Newman, Chair, Senate Education and Health — Timothy Johns, Chair, House Education Committee, South Committee, Virginia Senate Dakota House of Representatives — Joan Wodiska, Senior Federal Affairs Counsel, National — Rick Melmer, Director, Leadership South Dakota Conference of State Legislatures — Tony Venhuizen, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, State of South Dakota WEST VIRGINIA ● Robert Plymale, Senator, West Virginia Senate TENNESSEE — James Justice, Governor, State of West Virginia ● Dolores Gresham, Chair, Senate Education Committee, State — Amelia Courts, President/CEO, The Education Alliance of Tennessee — Paul Espinosa, Chair, House Education Committee, West — Bill Haslam, Governor, State of Tennessee Virginia Legislature — Governor's Proxy: Candice McQueen, Commissioner of — Paul Hill, Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Education, Tennessee Department of Education Commission — Harry Brooks, Chair, House Education Administration and — Steven L. Paine, Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia Planning Committee, Tennessee House of Representatives Department of Education and the Arts — John DeBerry, Representative, Tennessee House of Representatives WISCONSIN — Tammy Grissom, Executive Director, Tennessee School Boards ● Luther Olsen, Senator, Wisconsin Senate Association — Scott Walker, Governor, State of Wisconsin — Claude Pressnell, Jr., President, Tennessee Independent — Tony Evers, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Colleges and Universities Association Department of Public Instruction — Lana Seivers, Dean, College of Education, Middle Tennessee — Tracie Happel, Former Assistant Center Director, School State University District of La Crosse — Demond Means, Former Superintendent, Mequon-Thiensville TEXAS School District — Greg Abbott, Governor, State of Texas — John Reinemann, Executive Secretary, Wisconsin Higher — Governor's Proxy: John Colyandro, Senior Advisor and Policy Educational Aids Board Director, State of Texas — Dwayne Bohac, Member, Public Education Committee, Texas WYOMING House of Representatives ● Jillian Balow, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, — Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education, Texas Education Wyoming Department of Education Agency — Matt Mead, Governor, State of Wyoming — Raymund Paredes, Commissioner of Higher Education, Texas — Governor's Proxy: Mary Kay Hill, Education Policy Advisor, Higher Education Coordinating Board Wyoming Governor’s Office — Ron Simmons, Representative, Texas House of Representatives — David Northrup, Chair, House Education Committee, Wyoming — Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Education Committee, Texas Senate House of Representatives — Royce West, Member, Senate Education Committee, Texas Senate — Jim Rose, Executive Director, Wyoming Community College Commission UTAH — Rachel Rubino, Case Manager, Albany County School District ● Tami Pyfer, Education Advisor, State of Utah — Kathy Vetter, President, Wyoming Education Association — Gary Herbert, Governor, State of Utah — Jeff Wasserburger, Member, Senate Education Committee, — David Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education, Utah System Wyoming Senate of Higher Education — Sydnee Dickson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah State Office of Education — Francis Gibson, Member, House Education Committee, Utah House of Representatives — Tracy Gruber, Director, Office of Childcare, State of Utah — Dave Woolstenhulme, Commissioner, Utah College of Applied Technology 19 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix D 2018 Partners and Policy Support

2018 Education Commission of the States Partners

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20 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix D 2018 Partners and Policy Support

2018 Education Commission of the States Policy Support

● Alliance for Early Success

● Ascendium Education Group

● Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

● Heising-Simons Foundation

● Hewlett Foundation

● National Endowment for the Arts

● Strada Education Network

● Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation

● The Joyce Foundation

● The Kresge Foundation

● The Wallace Foundation

● U.S. Department of Education

● Walton Family Foundation

21 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission www.ecs.org | @EdCommission Appendix E Budget and Financial Summary

Statement of financial position for year ending Dec. 31, 2018.

Income Statement REVENUES GRANTS/CONTRACTS 9,611,153 SPONSORSHIP FUNDING/REGISTRATION 815,310 STATE FEES 3,118,519 GAINS/LOSS - INVESTMENTS (296,379) IN-KIND 95,000 OTHER 6,305 TOTAL REVENUE $13,349,908

Expenses SALARIES AND BENEFITS 5,532,666 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 7,130,561 TOTAL EXPENSES $12,663,227

Balance Sheet ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS 12,160,142 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 672,016 TOTAL ASSETS $12,832,158

Liabilities CURRENT LIABILITIES 183,433 ACCRUALS 279,255 DEFERRED REVENUE 44,444 DEFERRED RENT 302,106 TOTAL LIABILITIES $809,238

Net Assets INVESTED IN CAPITAL ASSETS 672,016 OPERATING RESERVE 1,559,260 TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED 8,057,599 UNDESIGNATED 1,734,045 TOTAL NET ASSETS $12,022,920

Audited financial statements are available upon request. 22 www.ecs.org | @EdCommission 20182018

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