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NCTQ Teacher Prep Review

Endorsements of the Review

Helping new teachers get "student-ready" is essential for ensuring excellence in our schools. The NCTQ Teacher Prep Review will identify which programs are best at equipping new teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, providing concrete feedback on how the entire field can get better.

That's why all around the country education leaders and organizations committed to strengthening our schools are expressing their support for the review. They understand that aspiring teachers, district superintendents, state officials and the public at large need to know more about the institutions charged with building better teachers.

State Superintendents

Alaska	Michael Hanley, Commissioner of Education (Letter of support)
Arizona	John Huppenthal, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Delaware	Mark Murphy, Secretary of Education
Florida	Tony Bennett, Commissioner of Education & Chair, Chiefs for Change*
	Gerard Robinson, Commissioner of Education (former)*
	Eric Smith, Commissioner of Education (former)*
Idaho	Thomas Luna, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Illinois	Dr. Christopher Koch, State Superintendent
Iowa	Jason Glass, Director of Education (Letter of support)
Kentucky	Dr. Terry Holliday, Commissioner of Education
Louisiana	John White, State Superintendent*
Maine	Stephen Bowen, Commissioner of Education*
Massachusetts	Mitchell Chester, Commissioner of Education
Michigan	Michael Flanagan, State Superintendent
Nevada	James Guthrie, Superintendent of Public Instruction (former)
New Jersey	Chris Cerf, Commissioner of Education*
New Mexico	Hanna Skandera, Public Education Department Secretary-Designate*
North Carolina	Dr. June Atkinson, State Superintendent
Oklahoma	Janet Barresi, State Superintendent of Public Instruction*
Pennsylvania	Ron Tomalis, Secretary of Education
Rhode Island	Deborah A. Gist, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education*
Tennessee	Kevin Huffman, Commissioner of Education*
Texas	Michael Williams, Commissioner of Education

Organizations

• 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now
• • MarylandCAN
  • MinnCAN
  • NYCAN
  • PennCAN
  • RI-CAN
• A+ Denver
• ACLU of Maryland
• Advance Illinois
• Advocates for Children and Youth
• Arkansas for Education Reform Foundation
• Association of American Educators (Letter of support)
• Better Education for Kids, Inc.
• Building Bright Futures
• Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Children at Risk
• Children's Education Alliance of Missouri
• Colorado Succeeds
• Colorado Children's Campaign
• ConnCAN
• DC School Reform Now
• Democrats for Education Reform
• • DFER California
  • DFER Colorado
  • DFER Illinois
  • DFER Indiana
  • DFER Michigan
  • DFER New Jersey
  • DFER New York
  • DFER Ohio
  • DFER Rhode Island
• Educate Texas
• Education Reform Now
• Education Trust
• Education Trust - West
• Educators 4 Excellence
• EdVoice
• Foundation for Excellence in Education
• Foundation for Florida's Future
• Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
• Idaho Business for Education
• Institute for a Competitive Workforce
• International Dyslexia Association
• Kansas Policy Institute
• League of Education Voters
• Mass Insight Education & Research Institute
• Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education
• Michigan Association of School Administrators
• Mississippi First
• Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition
• Partnership for Learning
• Platte Institute for Economic Research
• Reading Matters to Maine
• SCORE
• Students for Education Reform
• Step up for Students
• Students First
• Students Matter (Letter of support)
• Texas Institute for Education Reform
• The Grimes Reading Institute
• The Mind Trust
• Thomas B. Fordham Institute
• TNTP
• Uplift Education
• Urban League of Greater Miami
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Wisconsin Reading Coalition

School District Leaders

Albuquerque Public Schools Anchorage School District Atlanta Public Schools Austin Independent School District Baltimore City Public Schools Birmingham City Schools Boston Public Schools Bridgeport Public Schools Broward County Public Schools Buffalo City School District Caddo Parish Public Schools Charleston County School District Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Chicago Public Schools Cincinnati Public Schools Clark County School District Cleveland Metropolitan School District Columbus City Schools Dallas Independent School District Dayton Public Schools Denver Public Schools Des Moines Independent Community School District Detroit Public Schools District of Columbia Public Schools Duval County Public Schools East Baton Rouge Parish School System Fort Worth Independent School District Fresno Unified School District Guilford County Schools Hillsborough County Public Schools Houston Independent School District Indianapolis Public Schools Jackson Public Schools

Jefferson County Public Schools Kansas City Public Schools Little Rock School District Long Beach Unified School District Los Angeles Unified School District Memphis City Schools Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools Milwaukee Public Schools Minneapolis Public Schools New Orleans Public Schools New York City Department of Education Newark Public Schools Norfolk Public Schools Oakland Unified School District Oklahoma City Public Schools Omaha Public Schools Orange County Public Schools The School District of Palm Beach County The School District of Philadelphia Pittsburgh Public Schools Portland Public Schools Providence Public School District Richmond Public Schools Rochester City School District Sacramento City Unified School District San Diego Unified School District San Francisco Unified School District Santa Ana Unified School District Seattle Public Schools St. Louis Public Schools St. Paul Public Schools Toledo Public Schools Wichita Public Schools

Other district leader endorsement

Alaska	Dr. Jim Browder, Superintendent, Anchorage Public School District (former)
Arkansas	Dr. Morris Holmes, Superintendent, Little Rock School District
California	Dr. John Deasy, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District Carlos Garcia, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District (former) William Kowba, Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District Dr. Dale Marsden, Superintendent, San Bernardino City Unified School District Dr. Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Superintendent, Santa Ana Unified School District Jonathan Raymond, Superintendent, Sacramento City Unified School District Dr. Anthony Smith, Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District
Colorado	John Barry, Superintendent, Aurora Public Schools Tom Boasberg, Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
Connecticut	Dr. Steven Adamowski, Superintendent, Hartford Public Schools (former) Dr. Susan Marks, Superintendent, Norwalk School District (former) (Letter of support)
Delaware	Dr. Marcia Lyles, Superintendent, Christina School District (former)
District of Columbia	Kaya Henderson, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools Michelle Rhee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools (former)
Florida	MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Georgia	Dr. Robert Avossa, Superintendent, Fulton County School District Dr. Jeff Bearden, Superintendent, Fayette County School District (former) Dr. Edmond Heatley, Superintendent, Clayton County Public Schools (former) Dr. Thomas Lockamy, Jr., Superintendent, Savannah-Chatham County Dr. Frank Petruzielo, Superintendent, Cherokee County School District
Indiana	Dr. Andrew Melin, Superintendent, Greater Clark County Schools Carole Schmidt, Superintendent, South Bend Community School Corporation Dr. Jerry Thacker, Superintendent, Penn-Harris-Madison School District Dr. Eugene White, Superintendent, Indianapolis Public School District
Iowa	Thomas Ahart, Superintendent, Des Moines Public Schools
Illinois	Jean-Claude Brizard, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools (former) Ron Huberman, Superintendent, Chicago Public Schools (former)
Louisiana	Dr. Patrick Cooper, Superintendent, Lafayette Parish School System
Maryland	Dr. Andrés Alonso, Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore City Public Schools Dr. Joshua Starr, Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools (Letter of support)
Massachusetts	Dr. Alan Ingram, Superintendent, Springfield Public Schools (former) Dr. Carol Johnson, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
Michigan	Dr. John Telford, Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools (former)
Minnesota	Dr. Bernadeia Johnson, Superintendent, Minneapolis Public Schools Valeria Silva, Superintendent, St. Paul Public Schools
Missouri	Dr. R. Stephen Green, Interim Superintendent, Kansas City Public Schools (Letter of support)
North Carolina	Dr. Peter Gorman, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (former) Heath Morrison, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District
Nevada	Dwight D. Jones, Superintendent, Clark County School District (former)
New Jersey	Dr. Brian Osborne, Superintendent, The School District of South Orange and Maplewood (former)
New Mexico	James D. Lesher, Superintendent, Dulce Independent School District
New York	Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education (former) Dr. James Williams, Superintendent, Buffalo City Public Schools (former)
Ohio	Eric Gordon, Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District Mary Ronan, Superintendent, Cincinnati Public Schools Lori Ward, Superintendent, Dayton Public Schools
Oklahoma	Dr. Keith Ballard, Superintendent, Tulsa Public Schools
Pennsylvania	Dr. William Hite, Jr., Superintendent, Philadelphia Public Schools Dr. Linda Lane, Superintendent, Pittsburgh Public Schools
South Carolina	Dr. Nancy McGinley, Superintendent, Charleston County Public Schools
Texas	Dr. David Anthony, Superintendent, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (former) Dr. Wanda Bamberg, Superintendent, Aldine Independent School District Dr. Robin Battershell, Superintendent, Temple Independent School District Dr. Michael Bergman, Superintendent, Hitchcock Independent School District (former) Meria J. Carstarphen, Superintendent, Austin Independent School District Emilio Castro, Superintendent, Kingsville Independent School District (former) Dr. Eddie Coulson, Superintendent, College Station Independent School District Walter Dansby, Superintendent, Fort Worth Independent School District Dr. Neil Dugger, Superintendent, Irving Independent School District (former) Dr. Roberto Durón, Superintendent, San Antonio Independent School District (former) Doyne Elliff, Superintendent, Corpus Christi Independent School District Dr. Darrell Floyd, Superintendent, Stephenville Independent School District Dr. John Folks, Superintendent, Northside Independent School District (former) Alton Frailey, Superintendent, Katy Independent School District Dr. Karen Garza, Superintendent, Lubbock Independent School District (former) Dr. Terry Grier, Superintendent, Houston Independent School District Dr. Linda Henrie, Superintendent, Mesquite Independent School District Dr. Mark Henry, Superintendent, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Robert Jaklich, Superintendent, Harlandale Independent School District Dr. Timothy Jenney, Superintendent, Fort Bend Independent School District Dr. Melody Johnson, Superintendent, Fort Worth Independent School District (former) Andrew Kim, Superintendent, Manor Independent School District (former) Dr. Kirk Lewis, Superintendent, Pasadena Independent School District Dr. Jeremy Lyon, Superintendent, Hays Consolidated Independent School District (former) Hector Mendez, Superintendent, Ector County Independent School District Mike Miles, Superintendent, Dallas Independent School District Dr. Ron Miller, Superintendent, Plainview Independent School District Dr. Bob Morrison, Superintendent, Mansfield Independent School District Dr. Sylvester Perez, Superintendent, Midland Independent School District (former) Dr. David Polnick, Superintendent, Abilene Independent School District (former) Dr. Guy Sconzo, Superintendent, Humble Independent School District Dr. Susan Simpson Hull, Superintendent, Grand Prairie Independent School District Dr. Jeff Turner, Superintendent, Coppell Independent School District Dr. James Veitenheimer, Superintendent, Keller Independent School District (former) David Vroonland, Superintendent, Frenship Independent School District Dr. Toby York, Superintendent, Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (former) Letter of Support, from 31 Texas district superintendents
Utah	Dr. Max Rose, Superintendent, Washington County School District Dr. Jeff Stephens, Superintendent, Weber District Schools Dr. McKell Withers, Superintendent, Salt Lake City School District
Vermont	Jeanne Collins, Superintendent, Burlington School District
Virginia	Dr. Chuck Bishop, Superintendent, Augusta County Public Schools Dr. Jack Dale, Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools Dr. Patrick Russo, Superintendent, Henrico County Schools
Washington	Dr. Robert Neu, Superintendent, Federal Way Public Schools Carla Santorno, Superintendent, Tacoma Public Schools
Wyoming	Dr. Joel Dvorak, Superintendent, Natrona County School District #1