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Record-breaking 803 Superintendents Pledge to Prioritize Attendance in 2019-20 School Year

District leaders pledge to engage families and communities while using data to ensure absences don’t add up .

SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, 2019 – Today Attendance Works and nine national Attendance Awareness Campaign partners are pleased to announce that 803 superintendents across the country have signed the Superintendents Call to Action. These local superintendents are raising their voices to lead the effort to improve attendance starting in the early grades.

The top ten states with the most superintendents who signed the Call to Action are: (133), Oregon (97), Kentucky (49), Washington (49), Connecticut (35), Georgia (35), West Virginia (27), Mississippi (26), Iowa (25), and Michigan (25). Find the complete list of superintendents on pages 3-11 of this press release. The names are also listed on our website.

We salute the superintendents who have launched this new school year with a commitment to:

1. Prioritize Attendance: By making reducing chronic absence a top priority in their districts from the superintendent to the teachers, from the school staff to the families. 2. Mobilize the Community: By ensuring student attendance is a broadly owned and widely shared civic priority. That includes engaging families and tapping civic and elected leaders, local businesses, health providers, housing authorities, clergy members and more. 3. Drive with Data: By using data to determine how many and which students are chronically absent in each grade, school and population, then intervening to ensure absences don’t add up.

“When the majority of urban and rural public school families live at or below the federal poverty level, and many parents are working two or three jobs to make ends meet, getting students to school every day can be a challenge,” said Jonathan Raymond, executive director of the National Association of School Superintendents. “The Superintendents Call to Action offers online resources to support district leaders in their work with community partners to help families and students overcome barriers to getting to school.”

Find out more about the Superintendents Call to Action (www.attendanceworks.org) 1 Nearly 8 million students in the nation were chronically absent in the 2015-16 school year, missing nearly a month of school in excused and unexcused absences that erode student achievement. Children living in poverty are two to three times more likely to be chronically absent, although many lack the resources to make up for lost time in class. Students from communities of color (African American, Native American, Pacific Islander, Latinx) and those with disabilities are also disproportionately affected, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.

“Across the country, local superintendents have pledged to guarantee all students have a chance to learn and succeed by making sure every day counts, starting in kindergarten,” said Hedy N. Chang executive director of Attendance Works. “By determining who shows signs of chronic absence starting in the first month of school, schools and community partners can work together to help students get to class before they have missed so much instruction that they require academic remediation.”

Attendance Works defines chronic absence as missing 10 percent of the school year, in excused and unexcused absences and suspensions. Too many absences in the early grades can leave children unable to master reading by the end of third grade, a key indicator of school success. By middle and high school, chronic absence becomes a red flag that a student may not graduate from high school.

The Superintendents Call to Action is a component of the Attendance Awareness Campaign, led by Attendance Works and nine national non-profits.

Attendance Works is a national and state initiative that works to advance student success and help close equity gaps by reducing chronic absence. Learn more at www.attendanceworks.org.

2 Find out more about the Superintendents Call to Action (www.attendanceworks.org) NAME & DISTRICT NAME & DISTRICT NAME & DISTRICT

Alabama ______Bobby Hart Craig Conte Rodney Green Hope School District Old Adobe Union School District Blount County Schools Wes Henderson Jim Coombs Eric Mackey Yellville-Summit School District Lowell Joint School District Alabama State Department of Education Karla Neathery Juan Cruz Ann Roy Moore Arkadelphia School District Heber Elementary School District Montgomery Public Schools Stephanie Nehus David Curry Gale Satchel Hot Springs School District Union Hill School District Colbert County Schools Mike Poore Terrence Davis Shun Williams Little Rock School District Beaumont Unified School District Midfield City Schools Owen Powell Terry Deloria David Wofford Berryville School District Jefferson Union High School District Chickasaw City School System Ken Ramey Debra Duardo Alaska ______Siloam Springs School District Los Angeles County Office of Education Kathy Ahgeak Jim Rollins Richard DuVarney North Slope Borough School District Springdale School District Tehama County Department of Education Arizona ______Lee Smith David East Lily DeBlieux Horatio Public Schools Reef-Sunset Unified School District Pendergast Elementary School District Mary Ann Spears Dana Eaton Curtis Finch Lincoln Consolidated School District Brentwood Union School District Deer Valley Unified School District Melissa Speers Torie England Chad Gestson Jessieville School District Penn Valley Union Elementary School Phoenix Union High School District Dennis Truxler District Betsy Hargrove Quitman Public Schools Lisette Estrella-Henderson Avondale Elementary School District California ______Solano County Office of Education Jerry Jennex Robert Adams Chris Evans Globe Unified School District No. 1 Redding School District Natomas Unified School District Bill Johnson Stacey Adler Brock Falkenberg Laveen Elementary School District Mono County Office of Education Lake County Office of Education Kathy Prather Jorge Aguilar Todd Finnell Pima County Joint Technical Education Sacramento City Unified School District Imperial County Office of Education District Ted Alejandre Tanya A. Fisher Antonio Sanchez San Bernardino County Superintendent of Selma Unified School District Wilson Elementary School District #7 Schools Deborah Flores Lori Shough Jerry Almendarez Gilroy Unified School District Liberty Elementary School District No. 25 Colton Joint Unified School District Rauna Fox Jeffrey Smith Susan Andreas-Bervel San Pasqual Valley Unified School District Balsz School District Wilsona School District Eric Fredrickson Paul Stanton Ward Andrus Grass Valley School District Washington Elementary School District Central Union High School District Russell Freitas Gabriel Trujillo Stephanie Anello Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School Tucson Unified School District Antioch Unified School District District Mario Ventura Donald Austin Chris Funk Isaac School District Palo Alto Unified School District East Side Union High School District Larry Weeks Scott Bailey Gayle Garbolino-Mojica Phoenix Elementary School District #1 Desert Sands Unified School District Placer County Office of Education Mark Yslas Mary Barlow Reyes Gauna Alhambra Elementary School District Kern County Office of Education Byron Union School District Arkansas ______James Berardi Brett Geithman Bobby Ashley Twin Ridges Elementary School District Larkspur Corte Madera School District Blytheville School District Glen Billington Carol Geyer Debbie Atwell Yosemite Unified School District Pierce Joint Unified School District Mountainburg Public Schools Michele Bowers Kathy Granger Sally Bennett Lancaster School District Mountain Empire Unified School District Rivercrest School District James Brescia Merrill Grant James Caton San Luis Obispo County Office of Sierra County Office of Education Arkansas School for the Blind Education Jose Gonzalez Andy Chisum Mike Brown Planada Elementary School District West Side School District Lucerne Elementary School District Miguel Guerrero Josh Daniels Bruce Burns Lamont Elementary School District Dover School District Moraga School District Patrica Gunderson Bryan Duffie CJ (Christopher) Cammack Lassen County Office of Education Jacksonville North Pulaski School District Martinez Unified School District Jeff Harris Joe Fisher Mark Campbell Del Norte Unified School District Atkins School District Calaveras Unified School District Patrick Hefflin Tyrene Gardner Ronan Collver Julian Union High School District Shirley School District Brisbane School District

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Mike Heffner Mike McLaughlin Paula Silva Bonny Doon Union Elementary School San Leandro Unified School District Big Valley Joint Unified School District District David McQueen Kevin Skelly Craig Helmstedter Kelseyville Unified School District San Mateo Union High School District Ocean View School District Tracy McSparren Kari Skidmore Steven Herrington Bellflower Unified School District Santa Clara Elementary Sonoma County Office of Education Froilan Mendoza Amy Slavensky Greg Hetrick Baldwin Park Unified School District Amador County Unified School District Oakley Union Elementary School District Paul Meyers Brenda Smith Christopher Hoffman Standard School District Hughson Unified School District Elk Grove Unified School District Charles Miller Kelly Staley Cheryl Hunt John Swett Unified School District Chico Unified School District Lemoore Union Elementary School District L. Karen Monroe Julia Tidball Michele Huntoon Alameda County Office of Education Mark Twain Union Elementary School Aromas-San Juan Unified School District Jenny Montoya District Linda Irving Gerber Union Elementary School District Patrick Traynor Sebastopol Union Schools Marie Morgan Alpine County Unified School District Michelle John Walnut Creek School District Bernardo Vidales Paradise Unified School District Barbara Nemko Jefferson Elementary School District Kyla Johnson-Trammell Napa County Office of Education Jason Waddell Oakland Unified School District Amy Nguyen-Hernandez Susanville School District Doug Kaelin Adelanto Elementary School District Christine Walker Biggs Unified School District Gregory O’Brien Hueneme Elementary School District Nancy Kelly Centinela Valley Union High School District Kermith Walters Upland Unified School District Doreen Osumi Siskiyou County Office of Education Steve Kennedy Yuba City Unified School District Michael Watenpaugh Menifee Union School District Trevor Painton Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District Linda Kimble Romoland School District Jim Yovino Vista Unified School District Adrian Palazuelos Fresno County Office of Education Diann Kitamura Fillmore Unified School District Dan Zeisler Santa Rosa City Schools Cathy Parker Clear Creek Elementary Douglas Kline Tuolumne County Superintendent of Colorado ______Calipatria Unified School District Schools Rocco Fuschetto Scott Lay Marc Patterson Ignacio School District 11JT Nevada County Superintendent of Schools East Whittier City School District Chris Fiedler Robert Leri Dana Pedersen School District 27J Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Guerneville School District Connecticut ______Joshua Lightle Contessa Pelfrey Mark Benigni Eastside Union School District Jamestown School District Meriden Public Schools Michael Lin Diane Perez Carol Birks Corona-Norco Unified School District San Jacinto Unified School District New Haven School District Peter Livingston Vahn Phayprasert Maureen Brummett Lucerne Valley Unified School District Millbrae School District Plainville Community Schools Krystal Lomanto Benjamin Picard Patricia Buell San Benito County Office Of Education Sunnyvale School District Brooklyn Public Schools Lynn Mackey Audra Pittman Neil Cavallaro Contra Costa County Office of Education Bayshore Elementary School District West Haven Public Schools Raul Maldonado Robert Pletka Matt Conway Palmdale School District Fullerton School District Derby Public Schools Stan Mantooth Andrew Pulver Catherine Carbone Ventura County Office of Education Los Alamitos Unified School District Bristol Public Schools Dale Marsden Ruben Reyes Francine Coss San Bernardino City Unified School District Robla Elementary School District Thomaston Public Schools Cindy Marten Alfredo Rubalcava Christopher Drezek San Diego Unified School District Magnolia Public Schools Enfield Public Schools Norma Martinez Terri Rufert Erica Forti Centralia Elementary School District Sundale Union Elementary School District East Haven Public Schools Steve Martinez Bryon Schaefer Matthew Geary Kernville Union School District Kern High School District Manchester Public Schools Michael Matsuda Janet Schulze Thomas Giard Anaheim Union High School District Pittsburg Unified School District Waterford Public Schools Vincent Matthews Richard Sheehan Michael Graner San Francisco Unified School District Covina-Valley Unified School District Groton Public Schools Michael McCormick Mary Sieu Jason Hartling Val Verde Unified School District ABC Unified School District Ledyard Public Schools Trevor McDonald Anne Silavs Aresta Johnson Lompoc Unified School District Cypress School District Bridgeport Public Schools

4 Find out more about the Superintendents Call to Action (www.attendanceworks.org) NAME & DISTRICT NAME & DISTRICT NAME & DISTRICT

Toni Jones Larry Moore Steve Smith Greenwich Public Schools Jackson County School Board Bleckley County Schools Joseph Macary Traci Moses Wes Taylor Vernon Public Schools Franklin County School District Lowndes County Schools Ralph Mayo Mark Porter Glenn Tidwell Greenwich Public Schools Monroe County School District Marion County Board of Education Sean McKenna Robert Runcie Barry Waller Griswold Public Schools Broward County Public Schools Toombs County Schools Steven Moccio Cynthia Saunders Martin Waters Stafford Public Schools School District of Manatee County Evans County Schools Thomas Moore Georgia ______Jeremy Williams West Hartford Public Schools Morcease J. Beasley Gainesville City Schools Jeffrey Newton Clayton County Public Schools Jute Wilson East Lyme Public Schools Chuck Bell Lamar County Schools Maryann O’Donnell Elbert County Schools Hawaii ______Clinton Public Schools Jay Brinson Ann Mahi Sal Pascarella Wayne County School System Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Danbury Public Schools Rosemary Caddell Illinois ______Nathan Quesnel Wilkes County Schools Julie Brua East Hartford Public Schools William Cason Gavin School District 37 Van Riley Valdosta Board of Education Richard Decman Stonington Public Schools Scarlett Copeland Herscher Community Unit School District Cynthia Ritchie Appling County Schools No. 2 New London Public Schools Melody Day Scott Goselin Janet Robinson Chickamauga City Schools Bradley School District 61 Stratford Public Schools Rudolph Falana Lisa Harrod Lorrie Rodrigue Burke County Schools Manteno Community Unit School District Newtown Public Schools Samantha Fuhrey No. 5 Nancy Sarra Newton County Schools Kristin Humphries The Consolidated School District of New Robert Griffin East Moline School District 37 Britain Meriwether County Schools Carol Kelley Melinda Smith Johnnie Grimsley Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Thompson Public Schools Clay County School System Reginald Lawrence Kristen Stringfellow April Howard Rock Island-Milan School District 41 Norwich Public Schools Jackson County Schools Jay Morrow James Thompson Jr. Molly Howard United Township High School District #30 Bloomfield Public Schools Jefferson County Schools Theresa Plascencia Leslie Torres-Rodriguez Curtis Jones Waukegan Public School District #60 Hartford Public Schools Bibb County Schools Nick Polyak Jack Zamary John Lairsey Leyden High School District 212 Monroe Public Schools Charlton County Board of Education Andy Richmond District of Columbia ______Morris Leis Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District #36 Lewis Ferebee Coffee County Schools Dan Riordan District of Columbia Public Schools Samuel Light Reavis High School District 220 Florida ______Lincoln County School System Jesse Rodriguez Greg Adkins Bubba Longgrear Proviso Township High School District 209 School District of Lee County Candler County Schools Gabrielle Schwemmer Todd Bowden Chris McMichael Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Sarasota County Schools Barrow County School System Darryl Taylor Kurt Browning Franklin Perry Lincoln Elementary School District 156 Pasco County Schools Liberty County School System Amy Warke Alberto Carvalho Noris Price LaGrange Highlands District 106 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Baldwin County School District ______Adrian Cline Angela Pringle Amanda Alaniz School District of DeSoto County Richmond County School System Portage Township Schools Steve Dionisio Damon Raines Keith Nance Charlotte County Public Schools Walker County Schools West Washington School Corporation Jeff Eakins Vickie Reed Mary Roberson Hillsborough County Public Schools Brooks County Schools Perry Central Community School Danny Glover Grant Rivera Corporation Taylor County School District Marietta City Schools David Smith Michael Grego Mark Scott Evansville Vanderburgh School Pinellas County Schools Houston County Board of Education Corporation Russell Hughes Bill Settle Iowa ______Walton County School District Worth County Schools Thomas Ahart Barbara Jenkins Kevin Smith Des Moines Public Schools Orange County Public Schools Pierce County Schools Steve Bass

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Urbandale Community School District Jeff Jones Matt Morgan Matt Berninghaus Western Plains USD 106 Grant County Schools Center Point-Urbana Community School Joel Lovesee Paul Mullins District Bluestem Unified School District #205 Logan County Schools Brad Buck Nathan Reed Edwin Oyler Cedar Rapids Community School District Winfield Public Schools USD #465 Todd County School District Mark Dohmen Kentucky ______Randy Poe North Cedar Community School District Houston Barber Boone County Schools Paul Gausman Frankfort Independent Schools Martin Pollio Sioux City Commmunity School District Buddy Berry Jefferson County Public Schools Steve Gettel Eminence Independent Schools David Raleigh Iowa School for the Deaf Ken Bicknell Larue County Schools Mary Hainstock Paris Independent School District Wayne Roberts Vinton-Shellsburg Community Schools Tim Bobrowski Wayne County Schools Ed Hawks Owsley County Schools Rick Ross Underwood Community School District Michael Borchers Mason County Schools Chris Hoover Ludlow Independent Schools Jeffery Saylor Maquoketa Community School District Nicholas Brake Estill County Schools Lou Howell Owensboro Independent Schools William Sexton Treynor Community Schools Mickey Brangers Clay County Schools Angela Huseman West Point Independent School District Donald Shively Tri-Center Community School District Nick Carter Paducah Independent Schools Jane Lindaman Breckinridge County Schools Jay Simmons Waterloo Community Schools Emmanuel Caulk Carlisle County Schools Susie Meade Fayette County Public Schools Robb Smith Winterset Community Schools Vince Clark Bellevue Independent Schools Tom Meyer Crittenden County Schools Timothy Spencer Bellevue Community School District J. Robin Cochran Menifee County Schools Timothy Mitchell Washington County Schools Kelly Sprinkles Riverside Community School District Thom Cochran Knox County Public Schools Vickie Murillo Johnson County Schools Marganna Stanley Council Bluffs Community School District Aaron Collins Henderson County Schools Lisa Remy Fulton County Schools Harvey Tackett West Des Moines Community Schools Dennis Davis Bath County Schools Mark Schneider Mercer County Schools Sarah Wasson Mid-Prairie Community School District Keith Davis Lee County School District Theron Schutte Bullitt County Public Schools Phillip Watts Marshalltown Community School District Kay Dixon Breathitt County Schools Mark Schweer Barbourville Independent Schools Louisiana ______Lewis Central Community Schools Gary Fields Henderson Lewis, Jr. David Schweitzer Bowling Green Independent School District New Orleans Public Schools Saint Albert Catholic Schools Michael Ford Maine ______Deron Stender Russell County Schools Xavier Botana Clarinda Community School District Mary Ann Gemmill Portland Public Schools Brian Strusz Christian County Schools William Braun Pleasant Valley Community School District Keith Haynes Eastern Maine Area School System - Joe Stutting Cloverport Independent School District AOS 90 North Scott School District Casey Henderson Chris Clark Kansas ______Hickman County Schools Zion-Benton Twp. High School District 126 Michael Argabright Sean Horne Andrew Dolloff Southern Lyon County USD 252 Russell Independent Schools Yarmouth School Department Susan Beeson Sandra Johnson Marc Gousse Centre USD 397 Hazard Independent Schools Mount Desert Island Regional School John Bergkamp Vicki Jones System Valley Heights USD #498 East Bernstadt Independent School District Katy Grondin John Black Mark Kopp Auburn School Department Augusta Public School Franklin County Schools Patricia Hopkins Dan Brungardt Ron Livingood Maine School Administrative District 11 Bonner Springs/Edwardsville Unified Carroll County Schools Ken Kunin School District 204 Bo Matthews South Portland School Department John Burke Barren County Schools Maria Libby Haysville Public Schools Lisa McCane Five Town School District Augusta Independent School District Jason Crawford Misty Middleton Heather Perry Elk Valley School District Williamstown Independent Schools Gorham School Department Alan Jamison John Millay Jeff Porter USD 360 Caldwell Schools Meade County Schools Maine School Administrative District 51

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Sanford Prince Jerry McDowell Debra Dace Windham-Raymond School System Whitehall District Schools Sunflower County Consolidated School Matt Schmidt Ryan McLeod District Bangor Township Schools East Detroit Public Schools Billy Ellzey Gwen Smith Kevin Oxley Kosciusko School District Greenbush Public Schools Jackson County Intermediate School Carla Evers Maryland ______District Pass Christian School District Daniel Curry Kevin Polston Jay Foster Calvert County Public Schools Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Senatobia Municipal School District Donna Hanlin George Rierson Brian Freeman Wicomico County Public Schools Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District Forrest County School District Massachusetts ______James Schwarz Jason Harris Maureen Binienda Avondale School District Columbia School District Worcester Public Schools Lori Tubbergen Clark Brian Harvey Pam Gould Newaygo County Regional Educational Oxford School District Sandwich Public Schools Service Agency James Henderson Robert Jokela Teresa Weatherall Neal Holmes County Consolidated School Fitchburg Public Schools Grand Rapids Public Schools District Brandi Kwong Kelley Williams Teresa Jackson Methuen Public Schools Pontiac School District Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School Barbara Malkas Minnesota ______District North Adams Public Schools Kimberly Belcastro Jessie King Matthew Malone Wrenshall School District Leland School District Fall River Public Schools Randal Bergquist Alan Lumpkin Margaret Marotta Osakis Public Schools Pearl River County School District Haverhill Public Schools David Bottem Delesicia Martin Jason McCandless Barnum Public Schools ISD 91 Hinds County School District Pittsfield Public Schools Robert Brandl Larry Mitchell Michael Richard Cedar Mountain School District Alcorn School District West Springfield Public Schools Joseph Brown Brock Puckett Daniel Warwick Fairmont Area Schools Pontotoc County Schools Springfield Public Schools Gwen Carman Adam Pugh Stephen Zrike Carlton School District Lafayette County School District Holyoke Public Schools Paul Durand Vivian Robinson Michigan ______Rockford Area Schools Coffeeville School District Adam Bayne Aaron Fischer Chad Shealy Holton Public Schools Esko Public Schools Vicksburg Warren School District Andrew Brodie William Gronseth Tess Smith Flat Rock Community Schools Duluth Public Schools Lamar County School District Geoff Bontrager Matt Grose Shannon Vincent Northwest Community Schools Deer River ISD 317 Moss Point School District Jamie Cain Robert Indihar Jimmy Weeks Port Huron Schools Moose Lake Community School Lee County Schools Kimberly Carter Nathan Libbon Robert Williams Battle Creek Public Schools Cromwell-Wright ISD #95 Hattiesburg Public Schools Brady Cook Scott Monson Missouri ______Michigan Center School District Marshall Public Schools ISD 413 Mark Bedell Steve Doerr Gregg Parks Kansas City Public Schools East Jackson Community Schools Nevis Public School ISD 308 Yolanda Cargile Steve Edwards Noel Schmidt Hickman Mills C-1 School District Reeths-Puffer Schools Virginia Minnesota Public Schools Matt Ruble Bill Fetterhoff Patrick Walsh Farmington R-7 School District Godwin Heights Public Schools Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District Rob Picou Dan Funston Mississippi ______Tupelo Public Schools Concord Community Schools Donna Boone Renee Sagaser Clarence Garner Forrest County Agricultural High School Fair Play R-II School District Grand Blanc Community Schools District Jason Snodgrass Jeffrey Hartel Wendy Bracey Fort Osage School District Cass City Public Schools Marion County School District Montana ______David Hornak Frank Campbell Craig Barringer Holt Public Schools South Tippah School District Libby Public Schools Amy Kruppe Amy Carter Laurie Barron Hazel Park Schools Meridian Public School District Evergreen School District Sandy Maxson Tony Cook Bob Connors da Vinci School District Houston School District Glasgow School District Marjie McAnally Mark Flatau Romulus Community Schools Kalispell Public Schools

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Judy Jonart Tony Trongone Edward Kurt Butte School District Pemberton Township Schools Findlay City Schools Tammy Lacey Michelle Vella Kirk Koennecke Great Falls Public Schools North Plainfield School District Graham Local Schools Tobin Novasio Troy Walton Katherine Sabo Lockwood Schools Township of Franklin Public Schools Norwood City School District Nebraska ______New Mexico ______David Toth Mark Adler TJ Parks Crestwood Local School District Ralston Public Schools Hobbs Municipal Schools Dwayne Thompson Tawana Grover New York ______Piqua City Schools Grand Island Public Schools Kriner Cash Greg Williams Terry Haack Buffalo City Schools New Lebanon Local Schools Bennington Public Schools Thomas Douglas Chad Wyen Bary Habrock Horseheads Central School District Mad River School District Elkhorn Public Schools Mary Beth Fiore ______Ron Hanson Elmira Heights Central School District Shelly Arrott North Platte School District Patricia Follette Ponca City Public Schools Melissa Poloncic Whitney Point Central School District Darrell Floyd DC West Community Schools Linda Goewey Enid Public Schools Brett Richards Hudson Falls Central School District Geri Gilstrap Springfield Platteview Community Schools Daniel Mannix Stilwell Public Schools Andrew Rikli Beekmantown Central School District Deborah Gist Papillion La Vista Community Schools Brian Pulvino Tulsa Public Schools Jeff Rippe Fulton City School District April Grace Bellevue Public Schools Edwin Quezada Shawnee Public Schools Jim Sutfin Yonkers Public Schools Oregon ______Millard Public Schools Ray Sanchez Paul Andrews Nevada ______Ossining Union Free School District High Desert Education Service District Kristen McNeill Jason Smith Doug Ardiana Washoe County School District Lyndonville Central School Bandon School District New Hampshire ______Susan Vickers Candy Armstrong Ruth Ellen Vaughn Hunter-Tannersville Central School District North Wasco County School District Farmington School District Angela White Gustavo Balderas New Jersey ______Biondi Education Center Eugene School District Edwin Acevedo Rising Ground Brent Barry Long Hill Township School District North Carolina ______Phoenix-Talent School District Paul Casarico Chad Beasley Andy Bellando Waldwick School District Alleghany County Schools Dallas School District Jennifer Cenatiempo Marvin Connelly Brian Berry Lafayette Township School District Cumberland County Schools Yoncalla School District Vanessa Clark Catherine Gentry Scott Beveridge Lacey Township School District Thomasville City Schools Southern Oregon Education Service James DiDonato Derrick Jordan District Mount Holly Township Public Schools Chatham County Schools Buzz Brazeau Nancy Hudanich Ethan Lenker Philomath School District Cape May County Technical Schools Pitt County Schools Sam Breyer Beverly MacKay Cathy Moore Multnomah Education Service District Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Wake County Public School System James Brookins District Patrick Miller Blachly School District Diane Mandry Greene County Schools Beth Burton Pohatcong School District ______Stanfield School District Scott McCue Ty Ankrom Gary Carpenter Eatontown Public Schools Pickaway County Educational Service Fern Ridge School District Fred McDowell Center Paul Coakley Trenton Public Schools Eugene Blalock, Jr. Centennial School District Beth Norcia North College Hill City School District Darrick Cope Maple Shade School District Melvin Brown Helix School District Rene Rovtar Reynoldsburg City Schools Jared Cordon Montville Township Public Schools Josh Englehart Roseburg Public Schools Jared Rumage Painesville City Local Schools Shannon Criss Red Bank Borough Public Schools Thomas Gill Harney County Educational Service District Michael Salvatore Ursuline Community School Danna Diaz Long Branch Public Schools Eric Gordon Reynolds School District Eileen Shafer Cleveland Metropolitan School District Larry Didway Paterson Public Schools Kathy Greenich Oregon City School District Stephanie Snyder Knox County Career Center Schools Dirk Dirksen Holland Township School District District Morrow County School District

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Lance Dixon Johnie Matthews Steven Sugg North Powder School District Lowell School District Sheridan School District 48J Reta Doland Malcom McRae Jack Thompson Oakridge School District Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District Lake County Education Service District Darin Drill George Mendoza Lane Tompkins Cascade School District La Grande School District McKenzie School District Aaron Duff Kevin Miller Matt Utterback Milton-Freewater Unified School District Winston-Dillard School District #116 North Clackamas School District Tonja Everest Todd Miller Robert Waltenburg Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service Santiam Canyon School District Grant County Education Service District District Tricia Mooney Bill Watkins Chris Fritsch Hermiston School District Marcola School District Pendleton School District Mark Mulvihill Joe Wehrli Andy Gardner InterMountain Education Service District St. Paul School District North Santiam School District Ryan Noss Tenneal Wetherell Brian Gardner Corvallis School District South Coast Education Service District Central Linn School District Dave Novotney Mark Witty Michelle Geer Willamette Education Service District Baker School District Condon School District Jodi O’Mara Ryan Wraught David Gianotti Mapleton School District South Wasco County School District Riddle School District #70 Wes Owens Bo Yates Dan Goldman Sherman County School District Lebanon School District Northwest Regional Education Service Chris Parra Carrie Zimbrick District Bethel School District Willamina School District Karen Gray Ken Parshall Pennsylvania ______Lincoln County School District Jefferson County Education Service District Sean Aikin Don Grotting & Jefferson County Schools 509J Shaler Area School District Beaverton School District Karen Patton Christopher Dormer Penny Grotting Wallowa County Education Service District Norristown Area School District North Central Education Service A. Katrise Perera Shawn Ford Andrew Grzeskowiak Gresham-Barlow School District Purchase Line School District Siuslaw School District 97J Steve Perkins William Hite Nanette Hagen Port Orford-Langlois School District 2CJ The School District of Philadelphia Myrtle Point School District Jon Peterson James Konrad Sara Hahn-Huston Ione School District Washington School District Hood River County School District Laure Quaresma Jerri Lynn Lippert Todd Hamilton Athena-Weston School District West Allegheny School District Springfield School District Brian Recht John Reinhart Jack Henderson Dayton School District #8 Easton Area School District Dufur School District Ginger Redlinger Joseph Roy Paul Hillyer North Marion School District Bethlehem Area School District Klamath Falls City Schools Mark Redmond Rhode Island ______Art Houghtaling Malheur Education Service District Phil Auger Falls City School District Bill Rhoades North Kingstown School Department Jay Hummel Woodburn School District Colleen Burns Jermain Wallowa School District Ken Richardson Newport Public Schools Doug Jantzi David Douglas School District Laurie Dias-Mitchell Prospect School District Cynda Rickert Little Compton School Department Michael Johnson Eagle Point School District 9 Stephanie Downey-Toledo Creswell School District Kathleen Rodden-Nord Central Falls School District Kirk Kolb Junction City School District Ken Duva Grants Pass School District #7 Jada Rupley Jamestown School District Jennifer Kubista Clackamas Education Service District James Erinakes Central School District 13J Maryalice Russell Exeter-West Greenwich School District Angie Lakey-Campbell McMinnville School District Mark Garceau Imbler School District Tony Scurto Westerly Public Schools Michael Lasher Lane Educational Services District Joseph Goho Douglas Education Services District Heidi Sipe North Providence School Department Phil Long Umatilla School District Patrick McGee Jackson County School District 91 Bryan Starr Woonsocket Education Department (Butte Falls) Harrisburg School District Robert Mitchell Michael Lopes-Serrao Dandy Stevens Cumberland School District Parkrose School District Gervais School District Patti Lovemark Troy Stoops Jeannine Nota-Masse Oakland School District Mt. Angel School District Cranston Public Schools Tony Mann Pat Sublette Judy Paolucci Molalla River School District Columbia Gorge Education Service District Smithfield Public Schools

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Barry Ricci Rodney Watson Donna Colosky Chariho Regional School District Spring Independent School District Mercer Island School District Ana Riley Angi Williams Jeff Davis Portsmouth School Department Galena Park Independent School District Onalaska School District Peter Sanchioni Morgan Wright Laurie Dent Tiverton Public Schools Spurger Independent School District Sumner School District Karen Tarasevich Utah ______Michael Farmer West Warwick Public Schools Martin Bates Dieringer School District Philip Thornton Granite School District Susan Enfield Warwick Public Schools Jennifer Covington Highline Public Schools South Carolina ______Murray City School District Kim Fry Bill Cook Lexi Cunningham Rochester School District Rock Hill School District Salt Lake City School District Lance Gibbon South Dakota ______Jill Gildea Oak Harbor Public Schools Joel Bailey Park City School District Lance Goodpaster Platte-Geddes School District Sunshine Pray Franklin Pierce School District Quinton Cermak Soap Lake School District Lisa Grant Highmore-Harrold School District Virginia ______Mossyrock School District Robin Dutt Brian Austin Trevor Greene Newell School District #9-2 Lee County Public Schools Yakima School District Jeremy Hurd Robert Benson Curt Guaglianone Hoven School District King George County Schools Mt. Adams School District Dan Martin Rita Bishop Steve Holland Timber Lake School District 20-3 Roanoke City Public Schools Raymond School District Mark Naugle Carol Carter Douglas Johnson Custer School District King and Queen County Public Schools Dayton School District Trent Osborne Jeffery Cassell Marci Larsen Ipswich Public School District 22-6 Waynesboro City Public Schools Mukilteo School District Summer Schultz Mervin Daugherty Aaron Leavell Dell Rapids Public School District Chesterfield County Public Schools Bremerton School District Lori Simon Tameshia Grimes Jerry Lewis Rapid City Area Schools Nottoway County Public Schools White Salmon Valley Schools Carol Veit Chris Holland Margarita C. Lopez Eagle Butte School District 20-1 Accomack County Public Schools Granger School District Tennessee ______Mark Miear Buck Marsh Mark Florence Montgomery County Public Schools Darrington School District Benton County Schools Greg Mullins Linda Martin Linda Gilbert Wise County Public Schools Thorp School District Murfreesboro City Schools Michael Perry Nathan McCann James Griffin Westmoreland County Public Schools Ridgefield School District Millington Municipal Schools Maria Pitre-Martin Kevin McKay Texas ______Petersburg City Public Schools Sunnyside School District Hafedh Azaiez Victor Shandor Whitney Meissner Donna Independent School District York County School Division La Conner School District Blair Brown Sandy Strayer Patrick Murphy Panhandle Independent School District Henry County Public Schools Olympia School District Jim Chadwell Jason Van Heukelum Michael Nelson Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent Winchester Public Schools Enumclaw School District School District Kari Weston Damien Pattenaude James Cowley Dinwiddie County Public Schools Renton School District Groesbeck Independent School District Washington ______John Polm Paul Cruz Kevin Alfano Port Townsend School District Austin Independent School District Fife Public Schools Sunshine Pray Walter Jackson Shane Backlund Soap Lake School District Brenham Independent School District Selah School District Linda Quinn Neil Jeter Bryon Bahr Ferndale School District No. 502 Troy Independent School District Rainier School District Dana Rosenbach Reynaldo Madrigal Krestin Bahr North Mason School District Harlandale Independent School District Eatonville School District Ed Rothlin Greg Ollis Wayne Barrett Chehalis School District Channelview Independent School District Concrete School District Chris Rust Sylvia Rios Laurel Browning Toledo School District No. 237 Laredo Independent School District Burlington-Edison School District Michelle Schwind Kevin Chase Jane Stavem Italy Independent School District Educational Service District 105 Lake Washington School District Veronica Vijil Debra Clemens Rich Stewart Fabens Independent School District North Thurston Public Schools Kittitas School District

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Erik Swanson Scott Cochran MaryJane Pope Albin Omak School District Webster County Schools Wirt County Schools Jason Thompson Jack Cullen Ryan Saxe Marysville School District Mason County Schools Cabell County Schools Rick Thompson Ronald Duerring Don Spence Chimacum School District Kanawha County Schools Mingo County Schools Eric Webb Richard Duncan Nelson Spencer Orcas Island School District 137 Roane County Schools McDowell County Schools Kathi Weight Randall Farley Sara Stankus Steilacoom Historical School District Marion County Schools Upshur County Schools Brian Wharton Bondy Shay Gibson Kelli Whytsell Yelm Community Schools Jefferson County Schools Calhoun County Schools Michelle Whitney Blaine Hess Stephen Wotring Pasco School District Jackson County School District Preston County Schools Vance Wing Will Hosaflook Wisconsin ______Washtucna School District Wood County Schools James Heiden West Virginia ______John Hudson School District of Cudahy Todd Alexander Putnam County Schools Marty Lexmond Wayne County Schools Robin Lewis West Allis - West Milwaukee School District Joetta Basile Lewis County Schools Jeff Nelson Monroe County Schools Patricia Lowther Grafton School District Jim Brown Gilmer County Board of Education Larry Ouimette Ritchie County Schools Patricia Lucas Lac du Flambeau School District Jeff Bryant Logan County Board of Education Jeffrey Walsh Greenbrier County Schools Mark Manchin Wabeno School District Adam Cheeseman Harrison County Schools Wendell Waukau Doddridge County Schools Kimberly Miller Menominee Indian School District Deirdre Cline Ohio County Schools Wyoming County Schools

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