April 23, 2015
Panel #1:
Deborah Jones, Ed.D.: Assistant Commissioner, Learning Services, Arkansas Department of Education
Stacy Smith: Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Services, Arkansas Department of Education
Panel #2:
Clara Carroll, Ed.D., NBCT: Professor of Education, Assistant Dean, College of Education, Chair of Graduate Studies in Education, Harding University
Jason Endacott, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Arkansas
Chasidy White: 2015 State of Alabama History Teacher of the Year, Brookwood Middle School, Alabama
Panel #3:
Michele Linch, Ph.D.: Executive Director, Arkansas State Teachers Association
Ouida Newton: 2015 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Poyen High School
Ken James, Ed.D.: President, Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science
Panel #4:
Sarah McKenzie, Ph.D.: Executive Director, Office of Education Policy, University of Arkansas
Gary Ritter, Ph.D.: Endowed Chair in Education Policy, University of Arkansas
April 29, 2015
Panel #1:
Thomas Coy: Mathematics Specialist, Public School Program Manager, Division of Learning Services, Arkansas Department of Education
Linda Griffith, Ph.D.: President, Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Ze’ev Wurman: Former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Department of Education
Panel #2:
Mary Armstrong: Math Learning Specialist, Bryant School District
Karen Lamoreaux: Board Member, Arkansas Against the Common Core
Barbara Hunter Cox: Director of Teaching and Learning, Arkansas Public School Resource Center
Panel #3:
Carol Massey: Math Specialist and Teacher, Pocahontas Public School District.
Bonnie Baggett: 5 – 8 Math Specialist, Bentonville Public Schools
Debbie Propps: Math Specialist, Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative
May 6, 2015
Panel #1:
Dana Breitweiser: Former English Language Arts Specialist, Arkansas Department of Education
Dixie Keyes, Ed.D.: President, Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, Associate Professor of Middle Level Education, Director of Arkansas Delta Writing Project, Arkansas State University
Jamie Highfill: 2011 Middle-School Teacher of the Year, Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts
Jay Greene, Ph.D.: Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas
Panel #2:
Chris Goering, Ph.D., NBCT ELA/AYA: Associate Professor of English Education, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Arkansas
Donna Rush: Literacy Specialist, Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative
Kathy Powers, MSE, NBCT: 2011 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Middle School Literacy Teacher, Conway Public Schools
Panel #3:
Justin Minkel: 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Jones Elementary, Springdale School District
Sandra Stotsky, Ed.D.: Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas
Sherri Thorne: English Language Arts Content Specialist, Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Services, Arkansas Department of Education
May 13, 2015
Panel #1
Laura McGiffert Slover: Chief Executive Officer, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
Scott Montgomery: Vice President of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations, ACT
Canda Mueller, Ph.D.: Vice President of Assessment Design and Psychometrics, Questar Assessment, Inc.
Brad Baumgartner: Executive Vice President of Sales, Questar Assessment, Inc.
Panel #2
John Cronin, Ph.D.: Senior Director of Education Research, NWEA
Matthew Lisk: Executive Director, College Readiness Assessment, SAT, The College Board
Jinny Hurdle: Regional Account Executive, Riverside Publishing, Iowa Test of Basic Skills
Panel #3:
Hope Allen: Director of Student Assessment, Arkansas Department of EducationWesley T. Davis, MSE: Mathematics Teacher, Cabot High School
Heather Rainbolt: Testing Coordinator, Little Rock Central High School
Richard Phelps, Ph.D.: Testing Scholar and Economist
Denise T. Airola, Ph.D.: Director, Office of Innovation for Education, University of Arkansas
May 20, 2015
Panel #1:
Scott Shirey: Executive Director, KIPP: Delta Public Schools
Randy Zook: President and Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
Pam Clark: School Improvement Specialist, Division of Accountability, Arkansas Department of Education
Elbert Harvey: Coordinator for School Improvement and Standard Assurance, Division of Accountability, Arkansas Department of Education
Panel #2:
Kathy Smith: Senior Program Officer, Arkansas Education Reform, The Walton Family Foundation
Dionne Jackson, Ed.D.: Assistant Professor of Education, Hendrix College
Bruno Behrend, J.D.: Senior Fellow for Education Policy, The Heartland Institute
Panel #3:
Jane Robbins: Senior Fellow, American Principles Project
Cody Decker, Ph.D.: Assistant Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, Research and Technology Administration, Arkansas Department of Education
Aimee Guiderra: President and Chief Executive Officer, Data Quality Campaign