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The Commission was created by Act 1398 of 2001 to:
- Seek to actively involve the private sector as full and valued partners in the improvement process
- Define the components of the constitutional mandate for "a general, suitable and efficient system of free
public schools"
- Define an equitable and adequate system of free public education
- Assess current efforts to improve the state's system of public education
- Propose and recommend legislation for the 2003 Regular Session of the Arkansas General Assembly
Commission Members & Subcommittees
If you wish to e-mail a specific commissioner, click on this e-mail link and put the name of the commissioner in the subject line.
If you wish to e-mail a subcommittee, click on this e-mail link and put the name of the subcommittee in the subject line.
Co-Chairs:
Ms. Stacy Pittman, Little Rock
Mr. Robert McGinnis, West Memphis
Ms. Pittman and Mr. McGinnis are Ex-Officio members of all subcommittees
Mr. Frank Anthony, Pine Bluff
Funding and Facilities
Ms. Charlie Cole Chaffin, Benton
Chair, Organizational Structure
Ms. Judith G. Donovan, Searcy
Teacher Salaries and Professional Development
Dr. Charles Dunn, Arkadelphia
Funding and Facilities
Dr. Benny Gooden, Fort Smith
Chair, Curriculum and Early Childhood Education
Dr. Reed Greenwood, Fayetteville
Chair, Teacher Salaries and Professional Development, Comunications
Mr. Gene Gregory, Arkansas City
Organizational Structure
Ms. Pat L. Harris, Bryant
Curriculum and Early Childhood Education
Mr. Wayne Hartsfield, Searcy
Funding and Facilities
Ms. Shelby Hillman, Carlisle
Curriculum and Early Childhood Education
Mr. Randy Hughes, Delight
Communications, Teacher Salaries and Professional Development
Mr. Phil Jones, Sr., Jonesboro
Funding and Facilities
Dr. Don Love, Springdale
Curriculum and Early Childhood Education
Mr. David Matthews, Rogers
Communications, Funding and Facilities
Mr. Hugh McDonald, Little Rock
Organizational Structure
Ms. Kathy McFetridge, Springdale
Communications, Curriculum and Early Childhood Education
Dr. Martha McNair, Fayetteville
Teacher Salaries and Professional Development
Mr. Kevin Moore, Russellville
Organizational Structure
Ms. Alisia Ramirez-Hartz, Fayetteville
Funding and Facilities
Mr. Ulicious Reed, Marvell
Funding and Facilities
Mr. Larry Ross, North Little Rock
Chair, Funding and Facilities; Communications
Mr. Keith Stokes, Dardanelle
Communications, Organizational Structure
Ms. Johnettee W. Walker, Wilmot
Teacher Salaries and Professional Development
Legislative Ex-Officio members
Senator Jim Hill, Nashville
Senator David Malone, Fayetteville
Senator John Riggs, Little Rock
Representative M. Olin Cook, Russellville
Representative George R. French, Monticello
Representative Larry R. Teague, Nashville
Subcommittees
Communications
Curriculum and Early Childhood Education
Funding and Facilities
Organizational Structure
Teacher Salaries and Professional Development
All commission and subcommittee meetings are open to the public. They are held the first and third Wednesdays at the State Capitol. Agendas, meeting times and room numbers can be found at http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us. Click on either the "Meetings and Events" link or on the "Committee Meetings" button.
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