To date we have received letters of support for the Arizona Race to the Top Phase II applications from:
6 - School Districts 5 - County School Districts 2 - Community Colleges 3 - State Universities 10 - Education Associations, Councils or Boards 1 - State Chamber of Commerce 2 - Local Chamber of Commerce 7 - Non-profit organizations 6 - Foundations |
1 - Charitable Trust
6 - Members of the Arizona Board of Education 7 - Local Businesses 1 - Service Organization 1 - The Board of Regents 3 - Arizona Federal Government Representatives (Congress & Senate) 6 - Arizona State Government Representative (Senate & House of Representatives) |
Name of Supporter Click name to view the letter. | Organization | Type |
Dr. James W. Rice, Superintendent | Alhambra School District No. 68 | School District |
Dr. Linda L. O’Dell, President | Arizona Association of County School Superintendents | County Superintendent Association |
Ernest Calderon, President | Arizona Board of Regents | Board of Regents |
Susan Carlson, Executive Director | Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC) | Non-profit organization |
Glenn Hamer, President/CEO | Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry | State Chamber of Commerce |
Eileen Sigmund, President & CEO | Arizona Charter Schools Association | Education Association |
Steven A. Corey, Chairman | Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education | State Commission |
Rufus Glasper, Chancellor | Arizona Community College President’s Council | Community College Council |
Steven G. Seleznow, President & CEO | Arizona Community Foundation | Foundation |
John Wright, President | Arizona Education Association | Education Association |
Kirk Adams, Speaker of the House and Richard Crandall, House Education Chairman | Arizona House of Representatives | State Government |
David Lujan, House Democratic Leader, Krysten Sinema, House Asst. Democratic Leader and Chad Campbell, House Democratic Whip | Arizona House of Representatives | State Government |
Mark T. Dobbins, Chairman | Arizona Manufacturers Council | Council – part of Arizona Chamber of Commerce |
Roger Short, Executive Director | Arizona School Administrators | Education Association |
Panfilo Contreras, Executive Director | Arizona School Boards Association | Education Association |
DeAnna Rowe, Executive Director | Arizona State Board of Education | Education Board |
Thomas Tyree, Member | Arizona State Board of Education | Education Board |
Eileen I. Klein, Member | Arizona State Board of Education | Education Board |
Diane Ortiz-Parsons, Member | Arizona State Board of Education | Education Board |
Tom Horne, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Member | Arizona State Board of Education | Education Board |
Vicki Balentine, President | Arizona State Board of Education | Education Board |
Robert L. Burns, Senate President | Arizona State Senate | State Government |
Jorge Luis Garcia, Leader, Arizona State Senate Democrats | Arizona State Senate | State Government |
John Huppenthal, State Senator, District 20 | Arizona State Senate | State Government |
Mari Koerner, Dean | Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College | State University |
Richard L. Boals, President & CEO | BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona | Business |
Dan Glauber, President | Cactus Park West Neighborhood Association/D&B Automotive Repair, Inc. | Association and Business |
Dr. Debbi C. Burdick, Superintendent | Cave Creek Unified Schools | School District |
Sybil Francis, Executive Director | Center for the Future of Arizona | Non-profit organization |
Lattie F. Coor, Ph.D., Chairman & CEO | Center for the Future of Arizona | Non-profit organization |
Laura Magruder, President & CEO | Communities In Schools of Arizona | Non-profit organization |
Ann Kirkpatrick, Member of Congress | Congress of the United States, House of Representatives | Government |
Trent Franks, Member of Congress | Congress of the United States, House of Representatives | Government |
Gabrielle Giffords, Member of Congress | Congress of the United States, House of Representatives | Government |
Harry E. Mitchell, Member of Congress | Congress of the United States, House of Representatives | Government |
Steve Mittenthal, Executive Director | Ellis Center for Educational Excellence | Foundation |
Rhian Evans Allvin, Executive Director | First Things First | State Level Board |
Barbara Hickman, Superintendent | Flagstaff Unified School District | School District |
Jack B. Jewett, President & CEO | Flinn Foundation | Foundation |
Dr. Linda L. O’Dell, Superintendent | Gila County Education Service Agency | County School District |
Dianne Smith, Executive Director | Greater Phoenix Educational Management Council | Consortium of 34 Maricopa county school districts |
Thomas R. Franz, President & CEO | Greater Phoenix Leadership | Business Association |
Paul J. Luna, President & CEO | Helios Education Foundation | Foundation |
Shelly Esque, Vice President, Corporate Affairs | Intel Corporation | Business |
Brian Vance, President | Kiwanis Club of Sunnyslope | Service Organization |
Janice Shelton, Superintendent | La Paz County Education Service Agency | County School District |
Ronald A. Dickson, Superintendent | Laveen Elementary School District | School District |
Ed Stolmaker, President & CEO | Marana Chamber of Commerce | Chamber of Commerce |
Donald D. Covey, Superintendent | Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools | County School District |
Kathy Granillo-Beebe, Consultant to the Governing Board | Murphy Elementary Schools | School District |
Linda L. Morrow, Superintendent | Navajo County School | County School District |
John D. Haeger, President | Northern Arizona University | State University |
Ron Richards, Superintendent | Pendergast School District | School District |
Clayton Hamilton, Chair | Pima County Workforce Investment Board | County Board |
Daniel E. Garvey, PhD, President | Prescott College | Community College |
Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, President | Raytheon Missile Systems | Business |
Janet Johnson, Ed.D, Chair | Rio Salado College, Department of Education | Community College |
Dr. Carol G. Peck, President & CEO | Rodel Foundation of Arizona | Foundation |
Darcy Renfro, Vice President and Executive Director, STEM Initiative | Science Foundation Arizona | Foundation |
John Pedicone, Vice President | Southern Arizona Leadership Council | Business organization and community organization |
Jonah Edelman, CEO | Stand for Children | Non-profit organization |
Janice K. Brewer, Governor | State of Arizona | State Government |
Pearl Chang Esau, Executive Director | Teach for America – Phoenix | Non-profit organization |
Colleen Niccum, President of the Board and Jacquelyn Jackson, Executive Director | Tucson Values Teachers | Non-profit organization |
Jon Kyl, United States Senator (Arizona) | United States Senate | Government |
Ronald W. Marx, Dean | University of Arizona, College of Education | State University |
Judy Jolley Mohraz, President & CEO | Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust | Charitable Trust |
David Howell, Director, State Government Relations | Wells Fargo | Business |
Tim Carter, Superintendent | Yavapai County Education Service Agency | County School District |