The Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Educational Excellence, Michael Spector, appointed subcommittees in November 2003 to research and make recommendations on several areas relating to the Governor's charge: academic achievement, early childhood education, special education, and teacher recruitment and retention. Each subcommittee had its own approach to its charge, including with respect to the expansiveness of its recommendations. The report formats and recommendations, which are detailed in the reports below, reflect those separate approaches.

Please note that, while these reports comprise the recommendations of each subcommittee to the members of the Task Force, they do not represent the final recommendations of the full Task Force. The full Task Force will review and discuss the acceptance or amendment (changes, additions, or deletions) of the recommendations, and will ultimately incorporate their decisions in the Task Force's final report.

Subcommittee on Academic Achievement
Chair:	David Hase
Members:	Jim Forbes, Lois Glover, Andrew Gokee, Pam Johnson, Jeff Smith, Rita Tenorio
Final Report:	Click Here to View Final Report Click Here to View Powerpoint Presentation
Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education
Chair:	Regina Siegel
Members:	Kathleen Adee, Judith Crain, Neil Duresky, Kim Lentz Grau, Mark Hanna, Willie Jude
Final Report:	Click Here to View Click Here to View Powerpoint Presentation
Subcommittee on Special Education
Chair:	Mark Bugher
Members:	William Andrekopoulos, Jerry Deschane, Tom Hall, Thai Lee, Cecillia Millard, Tim Scobie
Final Report:	Click Here to View Click Here to View Powerpoint Presentation
Subcommittee on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Chair:	Tim Cullen
Members:	Barbara Arnold, Debra Brown, John Drew, Bruce Meredith, Dean Ryerson, Jay Smith
Final Report:	Click Here to View Click Here to View Powerpoint Presentation