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Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)
Joel Sideman, Executive Director
Arizona Board of Regents
2020 N. Central Ave., Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4593
P: 602.229.2500
E: jsideman@asu.edu
TEPC Member: Stephanie Jacobson |
The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is the governing body of Arizona's public university system, providing policy guidance to Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona and their branch campuses. ABOR serves as the State Agency for Higher Education (SAHE) for the U.S. Department of Education in managing approximately $1 million annually in Title II, Part A, Subpart 3 funds for Improving Teacher Quality. |
Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC)
Ms. Susan Carlson, Executive Director
2630 S. 20th Place
Phoenix, AZ 85034
P: 602.261.6700
E: info@azbec.org
TEPC Member: Ms. Susan Carlson |
The Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC) is a long-term effort designed to: increase the trust between the business and education communities; acknowledge their synergies and symbiotic relationship; develop respect and understanding for each others needs, missions, and methodologies; be a credible source for education-related data and their interpretation; and provide a common voice for education in the state. |
Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education (ACPE)
Dr. April Osborn, Executive Director
2020 N. Central Ave., Ste. 550
Phoenix, AZ 85004
P: 602.258.2435
TEPC Member: Dr. April Osborn |
Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education’s (ACPE) mission is to expand access and increase success in postsecondary education for Arizona’s citizens by increasing available student financial assistance; identifying and implementing strategies to help students and families plan, enter and succeed in postsecondary education; and, providing a forum for all sectors of postsecondary education to dialogue, partner, and problem solve issues of mutual interest. |
Arizona Community College Association (ACCA)
2411 West 14th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
P: 480.731.8118
F: 602.731.8090
Kathy Boyle, ACCA
2525 S. Rural Road, #8N
Tempe, AZ 85282
P: 480.557.5730 |
The Arizona Community College Association (ACCA) addresses legislative and regulatory issues concerning community colleges in Arizona, and compiles, analyzes and interprets key reports.
Focus Areas: Legislative Issues, Reporting, Resources |
Arizona Department of Education Administration (ADE)
Mr. Tom Horne
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 2
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
P: 602.542.3813
TEPC Members: Ms. Jan Amator, Ms. Lisa Andrew, Ms. Jan Brite, and Ms. Miriam Podrazik |
Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Administration oversees training, technical assistance, compliance review and monitoring, evaluation, dissemination of information, administration and allocation of funds, and recognition of excellence. It provides its customers, both internal and external, with administrative service in the following areas: Accounting, Human Resources, Budget and Strategic Planning, Procurement, Facilities Management, Grants Management, Audit Resolution, Print Shop, Contract, and Cost Allocations for the Department. Finally, the program serves as the primary source of current, reliable and accurate information on the status and needs of the public school system. |
Arizona Education Association (AEA)
Mr. John Wright
President AEA Home Office
4000 North Central Avenue, Suite 1600, Phoenix, Arizona 85012-3509
P: 602.264.1774
E: john.wright@arizonaaea.org
TEPC Member: Mr. John Wright |
The Arizona Education Association (AEA) programs include professional development, bargaining and advocacy, government relations, communications and public relations, legal services, and special services. AEA actively participates in many education, business, and civic partnerships and coalitions as part of its mission to make Arizona's public schools the best in the nation. |
Arizona Educational Foundation
Bobbie O'Boyle, Executive Director
Arizona Educational Foundation
6155 E. Indian School Road.
Suite 100-106
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
P: 480.421.9376
E: bobbie@azedfoundation.org |
The Arizona Educational Foundation’s mission is to improve education by focusing resources from the private sector to promote, recognize and reward excellence in K-12 public education in Arizona.
Focus Areas: Teacher of the Year Program, A+ School Recognition Program |
Arizona Education Employment Board (AEEB)
Anthony Pagliuca
Coordinator of Recruitment and Retention
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
P: 602.364.2195
E: sevenso@ade.az.gov |
The Arizona Education Employment Board (AEEB) is designed to be a one-stop recruitment source for educational recruitment in Arizona. The site provides comprehensive recruitment services to students, teachers and fellow professionals across Arizona, the nation and the world. The AEEB contains job postings for each of Arizona's school districts, charter schools, secure care facilities and other education agencies. The AEEB is home for recruitment of all professional education positions. Vacancies will be accepted for all educationally related positions in Arizona, accredited public and non-public schools, including long-term substitute positions, certified staff in community colleges, area education agencies, higher education and the Arizona Department of Education. |
Arizona K-12 Center
Ms. Kathy Wiebke
Executive Director
Arizona K-12 Center
2715 North 3rd Street, Suite 207
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1164
P: 602.728.9522
F: 602.728.9529
E: kathy.wiebke@nau.edu
TEPC Member: Ms. Kathy Wiebke |
The Arizona K-12 Center will, through collaboration, identify and promote best practices to improve recruitment, preparation, certification, induction, retention, professional development, and evaluation of K-12 educators statewide in order to increase student achievement. |
The Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center (AMEPAC)
Dr. April Osborn
Executive Director
Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education
2020 North Central Avenue,
Ste. 550
Phoenix, AZ 85004
P: 602.258.2435,
E: aosborn@azhighered.org
TEPC Member: Dr. April Osborn |
The Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center’s (AMEPAC) mission is to stimulate through studies, statewide discussion and debate, constructive improvement of Arizona minority students’ early awareness, access and achievement throughout all sectors of the education pipeline. Under the auspices of the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education, AMEPAC will accomplish this mission through policy research, analysis of policy alternatives, promotion of public discourse, and advocacy, through studies, of a) local board and institutional partnerships to improve early at-risk detection, access, and achievement, and b) policies that stimulate the responsiveness of the public school and postsecondary community to current and future public needs. |
Arizona Promising Practices
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson St. Bin #4
Phoenix, AZ 85007
P: 602.364.0378 |
Arizona Promising Practices is a free service of the Arizona State Department of Education. Whether you are a teacher, administrator, parent, student, or just someone who has an interest in education, this service is for you. The Arizona Promising Practices website will email you current promising practice topics on different areas of education, based upon your indicated interest in special education strategies, reading, math, parenting or community learning. |
Arizona School Administrators (ASA)
Dr. Roger Short, Executive Director
1910 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85009
P: 602.252.0361 |
Arizona School Administrators, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to promote the best interests of education for the State of Arizona. ASA works to advance the roles of administrative leaders by providing training and support services for its membership. The organization continues to attract talented individuals to the field and disseminates research related to current education issues. Arizona School Administrators serves as a voice to promote educational improvement at the legislature, other organizations and district governing boards. |
Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA)
Mr. Panfilo Contreras
Executive Director
2100 N. Central Ave, Suite 200
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1441
P: 602.254.1100
E: pcontreras@azsba.org
TEPC Member: Ms. Charlotte Patterson |
The Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) provides leadership and assistance to school district governing boards for the improvement of student achievement and the promotion of locally elected lay control of public education. |
Children’s Action Alliance (CAA)
Dr. Carol Kamin
Executive Director
Children's Action Alliance
4001 North Third Street, Suite 160
Phoenix, AZ 85012
P: 602.266.0707
E: ckamin@azchildren.org |
Children's Action Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan research, education and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of all of Arizona's children and families. Through research, publications, media campaigns and advocacy, we act as a strong and independent voice for children. |
Communities In Schools of Arizona
(CISA)
Cindy Vargo, President & CEO
Communities In Schools of Arizona
4520 N. Central Ave, Suite 560
Phoenix, AZ 85012-1835
P: 602.252.5312
E: julie.jacobelli@cisarizona.org |
Communities in Schools in Arizona (CISA) offers programs and services designed to meet the needs of disenfranchised student populations by bringing social services and supplemental academic resources into the schools. To do this, CISA develops partnerships with federal and state agencies, community-based organizations, small businesses, and large corporations. |
Educational Coalition for Heightened Opportunities (ECHO)
Carla Nathan, Chairman
20875 N. Pima Rd., #C4-137
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
P: 480.513.1502
E: info@echoaz.org |
Educational Coalition for Heightened Opportunities’ (ECHO) mission is to provide support for enhanced educational experiences for children, families and educators that strengthen community relationships and promote life long learning. |
Greater Phoenix Leadership Education Initiative (GPL)
Dr. Jim Zaharis
Vice President - Education
Greater Phoenix Leadership
400 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 825
Phoenix, AZ 85004
P: 602.363.0172
E: jimzaharis@gplinc.org
TEPC Member: Dr. Jim Zaharis |
A successful community calls upon the valuable resources of its members including government officials, civic leaders, devoted citizens and business officials. Ultimately, success is the product of these valuable segments working together. Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL) provides the executive forum through which corporate leadership can effectively and efficiently collaborate with the public sector and non-profit organizations to establish and sustain a safe, healthy and prosperous community. Greater Phoenix Leadership strives to maintain the Phoenix metropolitan region as the premier area in the USA in which to live, work, raise a family and earn a quality education.
Focus Areas: Education & P-20 |
Junior Achievement of Arizona, Inc.
Joyce Richards, President
Junior Achievement of Arizona, Inc.
Central District Office
636 W. Southern Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85282-4508
P: 480.377.8500
F: 480.377.8558
E: joycer@jaaz.org |
Junior Achievement of Arizona’s mission is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives. Our programs are funded by businesses, foundations and individuals, and are designed to be taught in the classroom by business, parent, and community volunteers. Classroom volunteers make economic concepts relevant, fuel the entrepreneurial spirit, and challenge the students to excel. Junior Achievement's unique delivery system provides the training, materials, and support necessary to ensure a positive experience. Our materials include curriculum for elementary, middle and high school students. |
Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools
Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools
301 W. Jefferson, 6th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
P: 602.506.3866 |
The Mission of the Superintendent of Schools is to provide fiscal and educational services to school districts and the community so that they can ensure that students receive the best possible education in order to meet the challenges of tomorrow. |
National Center for Teacher Education (NCTE)
Dr. Cheri St. Arnauld, National Director
National Center for Teacher Education
Maricopa Community Colleges
Academic Affairs Division
2411 W. 14th St.
Tempe AZ 85281
P: 480.731.8726
e cheri.st_arnauld@domail.maricopa.edu
TEPC Members: Dr. Cheri St. Arnauld & Mr. Ray A. Ostos |
The National Center for Teacher Education (NCTE) supports Pre K-12 education through programs and services that support teacher recruitment, preparation and retention within the Maricopa Community Colleges, the state of Arizona and across the nation.
Focus Areas: Initiatives promoted by Maricopa Community Colleges such as Teacher Education Partnership Commission (TEPC), The National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP) and the Arizona P-20 Coalition.
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Professional Development Leadership Academy (PDLA)
Ms. Miriam Podrazik
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
P: 602.542.5393
1.800.352.4558
E: mpodraz@ade.az.gov
TEPC Member: Ms. Miriam Podrazik |
The Arizona Professional Development Academy (PDLA) supports administrators and teachers in learning new professional strategic practices to ensure success for all students. Associates,
located throughout the state, are members of the PDLA team who have made the commitment to provide shared direction for the development of a system of professional development in Arizona Associates serve as advisors, mentors, and coaches and are stewards of Arizona’s Professional Development System. |
The Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona
Dr. Carol Peck, President & CEO
The Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona
6720 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 380
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
P: 480.367.2920
E: rodel@rodelfoundations.org |
The Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona’s mission is to improve Arizona's education system so that it is widely recognized as one of the best in the country by 2020. Through collaboration with individuals and organizations in Arizona, the foundation will develop a broad network of key leaders from many areas including state government, education, philanthropy and business. We will assist those engaged in the process of identifying and removing the major roadblocks to achieving healthy communities and schools.
Focus Areas: Math Achievement Club, Exemplary Teacher Initiative, and Lead with Five Initiative. |
Scottsdale Education Foundation
Andrea Beaulieu, Executive Director
Scottsdale Education Foundation
9000 East Chaparral Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
P: 480.423.6491
F: 480.423.6701
TEPC Member: Ted Tyler |
The Scottsdale Education Foundation (SEF) is a private, charitable organization dedicated to evaluating and funding opportunities that support educational excellence for K-12 students who attend public schools in Scottsdale or the Scottsdale Unified School District. SEF is exploring the possibility of funding professional growth programs for educators. SEF’s emphasis is to provide grants for technology, enrichment programs, all day academic kindergarten, and competitive grants. Funding is also provided for college scholarships and literacy involvement. These programs directly interact with the students involved and are unfunded or under funded by the schools or districts. While SEF has determined its area of emphasis for 04, a structure for collaboration with nonprofit organizations in Scottsdale had been created. |
Staff Development Council of Arizona
Ms. Maggie Westhoff
Director of professional Development
Washington School District
8610 North 19th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85021-4294
P: 602.347.2640
E: mwestho@wesd.k12.az.us
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The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) is the largest non-profit professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement. The Council views high quality staff development programs as essential to creating schools in which all students and staff members are learners who continually improve their performance.
Focus Areas: Enhance and improve the content knowledge, instructional methods assessment strategies, and leadership qualities of K-16 professional staff. Professional Development of teachers in assessment staff development. |
Teacher Education Partnership Commission
Dr. Cheri St. Arnauld, Co-Chair
Dr. Ray Buss, Co-Chair
Mr. Keith Greer, Co-Chair
2411 West 14th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
P: 480.731.8726
e cheri.st_arnauld@domail.maricopa.edu |
The mission of the Teacher Education Partnership Commission is to assess needs in preK-12 teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention in Arizona and to respond as a partner in the establishment of programs and services to address these needs. The membership of the TEPC is a broad-based group of individuals that are stakeholders in resolving the teacher shortage situation. |
WestEd
Dr. Paul Koehler
Director, Policy Center
2020 N. Central Avenue, Suite 660
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4598
P - 602.322.7004
pkoehle@wested.org
Aida Walqui
Director, Teacher Professional Development Program
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-1242
P: 415.615.3262
E: awalqui@WestEd.org |
WestEd is a nonprofit research, development and service agency whose primary goal is success for every learner, particularly those in underserved populations. WestEd enhances and increases education and human development within schools, families, and communities.
Focus Areas: Specialties are education assessment and accountability; early childhood and youth development; program evaluation; community building; and policy analysis.
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