Council of Chief State School Officers
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide,
nonprofit organization of the public officials who head departments
of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District
of Columbia, the Department of Defense Activity, and five extra-state
jurisdictions. CCSSO seeks its members’ consensus on major
educational issues and expresses their views to civic and professional
organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and the public. Through
its structure of standing and special committees, the Council responds
to a broad range of concerns about education and provides leadership
and technical assistance on major educational issues.
Division of State Services and Technical Assistance
The Division of State Services and Technical Assistance supports
state education agencies in developing standards-based systems that
enable
all children to succeed. Initiatives of the division support improved
methods for collecting, analyzing and using information for decision-making;
development of assessment resources; creation of high-quality professional
preparation and development programs; emphasis on instruction suited
for diverse learners; and the removal of barriers to academic success.
The division combines existing activities in the former Resource
Center on Educational Equity, State Education Assessment Center,
and State
Leadership Center.
Council of Chief State School Officers
Ted Stilwill (Iowa), President
David P. Driscoll (Massachusetts), President-Elect
Michael E. Ward (North Carolina), Vice President
G. Thomas Houlihan, Executive Director, CCSSO
Julia Lara, Deputy Executive Director,
Division of State Services and Technical Assistance
Acknowledgements
This publication was made possible by a grant from
the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the Council of Chief State
School Officers for the
Immigrant Students and Secondary School Reform Project October 2001- December
2003. The Council is grateful for the foundation support.
This publication was prepared for the Council of Chief State School
Officers by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics
at the Center for Applied
Linguistics, Washington, DC.
