Task Force

The Task Force, composed of individuals from different sectors of the Detroit and Michigan community, was formed to build consensus and participation in the Good Schools selection process; provide input as the indicators of success for Good Schools are being developed at each phase of the initiative.  The task force is currently working on criteria for high schools. 

Archdiocese of Detroit Catholic Schools
Sr. Mary Gehringer, Superintendent
Susan Leslie, Assistant Superintendent: Curriculum

Black Alliance for Educational Options
Lawrence Patrick Jr., Chair Detroit Chapter Board of Directors
Ada Smith Director of Chapter Development

Central Michigan University
Jim Goenner, Director National Charter Schools Office

City of Detroit
Lucius A. Vassar, Corporate and Civic Affairs Director

Detroit Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity
Rev. Joe Jordan, President

Detroit Federation of Teachers
Janna K. Garrison, President

Detroit Parent Network
Deborah Henderson, Chairperson, Board of Directors

Detroit Public Schools
Karen Ridgeway, Executive Director Office of Research, Evaluation and Assessment
Marilee Bylsma, Divisional Director, Center for School Leaders

Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
Greg Handel, Senior Director for Workforce Development

Detroit Urban League
N. Charles Anderson, President & CEO

Detroit Urban Lutheran
Roy (Dave) Siefker, Principal

Marygrove College
Glenda D. Price, Ph.D., President Emeritus (Retired)
Kurt Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Professional Studies

Michigan Association for Non-Public Schools (MANS)
Barbara Stork, Assistant Director

Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA)
Daniel L. Quisenberry, President

State Board of Education
Kathleen Straus, President

Michigan Department of Education
Jeremy M. Hughes, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent

NAACP Detroit Branch
Heaster L. Wheeler, Executive Director

National Charter Schools Institute
Deborah Clemmons, Program Director, Distinguished Leaders Program

New Detroit, Inc.
Henry McClendon, Director, Youth Development

Parents
Caryn Ivey
JoAnne Schwartz
Irene Tillman
Sharon Williams
Allison Harmon - Educator

The Skillman Foundation
Carol Goss, President and CEO
Marie Colombo, Program Officer