Governor Gregoire signed an executive order today that creates the “P-20 Council” called for in the November 2006 Washington Learns final report. The council will be primarily responsible for driving progress towards all of the ten-year education goals proposed in the report. The council is also charged with improving student success and transitions within and among early learning, K-12 and higher education sectors.
Members of the new P-20 Council include:
- The Governor or designee
- Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee
- Director of the Department of Early Learning
- Chair of the State Board of Education
- Chair of the Professional Educator Standards Board
- Chair of the Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Chair of the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
- Chair of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
- Chair of the Council of Presidents
- Chair of the Independent Colleges of Washington
- One representative of tribal education programs from a federally recognized tribe, appointed by the Governor