A Special Thanks

EdSource would like to acknowledge and thank the following organizations and individuals who helped us plan and develop the video, California's Commitment: Raising Academic Standards for All Students.

Financial Sponsors

• The Stuart Foundation
• Washington Mutual

Organizations

• The Association of California School Administrators
• The California State PTA

Our Advisory Group

• Ann Bancroft, Office of the Secretary for Education
• Mike Bossi, Vintage Hills Elementary School
• Nancy Brownell, CSU Institute for Education Reform
• Janet Chapman, Rosewood Avenue School
• William Chavez, Strategic Education Services
• Phil Daro, The Public Forum on School Accountability
• Scott Hill, California Department of Education (formerly)
• Genethia Hudley Hayes, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Ben Liao, Cupertino Union School District Board
• Joseph Mahood, Hillsdale High School
• Ellen Moir, New Teacher Center
• Linda Mook, California Federation of Teachers
• Paul Perotti, Santa Clara Unified School District
• Karl Pister, UC Santa Cruz
• Scott Plotkin, California School Boards Association
• Julie Puentes, Orange County Business Council
• Steven Spraker, Perris Union High School District
• Suzanne Tacheny, CBEE Foundation
• David Valladolid, Parent Institute for Quality Education
• Steven Van Zant, Aviara Oaks School
• Paul Warren, California Department of Education (formerly)
• Susan Way-Smith, Los Angeles Educational Partnership
• Linda Wisher, Association of California School Administrators

The EdSource Board of Directors

• Ray Bacchetti, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Pam Brady, California State PTA
• Davis Campbell, CSBA Governance Institute
• Sue Cochran, American Association of University Women – CA
• Jan Domene, California State PTA
• Joni Finney, National Center for Public Policy & Higher Education
• Robert Haskell, Pacific Life Insurance Company
• Gerald Hayward, PACE
• Ann Nikiruka Ifekwunigwe, Carthay Center Elementary School
• Barbara Inatsugu, League of Women Voters of CA
• Kelvin Lee, Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District
• Maggie Carrillo Mejia, Montebello Unified School District
• John Mockler, John Mockler & Associates
• Ted Olsson, IBM Corporation
• Amado Padilla, Stanford University
• Larry Picus, University of Southern California
• Peter Schrag, Sacramento Bee
• Krys Wulff, American Association of University Women – CA

Video Participants

• Mike Bossi, Pleasanton Unified School District
• Carl Cohn, University of Southern California
• Sandy Dean, Shepherd Elementary School
• Jane Fung, LaFayette Primary Center
• Virginia Gian, Laguna Nueva School, Commerce, CA
• Dr. Gunne Marie Hansen, Principal, Laguna Nueva School
• Heidi Haugin, Florin High school
• Bill Hauk, California Business Roundtable
• Jerry Joyce, Teacher, Hearst Elementary
• Michael Kuhfal, Principal, Hearst Elementary
• Kerry Mazzoni, California Secretary for Education
• Maggie Carrillo-Mejia, Superintendent, Montebello Unified School District
• Gabriela Oroczo, Teacher, Laguna Nueva School
• Maria Perez, Laguna Nueva School
• Bill Radulovich, Principal, Walnut Grove Elementary School
• Liza Schofield, Shepherd Elementary School