State Agencies
Race To The Top (RTTT)
- Executive Order 2010-19 Education Data Governance Task Force
- Press Release
- Participating LEA’s
- Letters of Support
- Application Narrative
- Application Appendix
- Application Cover Letter
- Announcement Letter
- Race to the Top - Finalist Presentation
- Presenter Bios
- Race to the Top Presentation – Press Release
Arizona Race to the Top Support Letters
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 |