August 07, 2008
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Urban Student Achievement Task Force


The focus of this task force is to study the achievement gap between urban school districts and their non-urban countyerparts, exploring programs that are helping students achieve, and bringing attention to successful urban schools. The Urban Student Achievement Task Force launched the CUBE School Climate Survey Research Project to spotlight the importance of school climate as a factor in student achievement.

Executive Group Co-Chairs:
Carol C. Coen, Ft. Wayne, IN, and Warren C. Hayman, Baltimore County, MD

Members:
Jeanette S. Carmany, Aurora, CO
Alexandria Coronado, Orange County, CA
Peter Downs, St. Louis, MO
Jorge Galiber, Virgin Islands
Martha Garcia, Phoenix, AZ
Stephanie W. Gatewood, Memphis, TN
Everett J. Jennings, East Orange, NJ
Sandra Jensen, Omaha, NE
Lillie Larsen, Lincoln, NE
Cathy Newsome, Tulsa, OK
Al Oertwig, St. Paul, MN Brian K. Perkins, New Haven, CT
David Tokofsky, Los Angeles, CA
Julian H. TreviƱo, San Antonio, TX

NSBA Staff Liaison:
Katrina Kelley, CUBE Director