EDUCATION

Committee Goal:

The Education Committee aims to establish strategic direction for the educational priorities of the Black Collective by focusing on:

• Teacher effectiveness 
• Local school boards
• Superintendent effectiveness 
• Institutional responsiveness 
• Parental engagement 
• Community support
• Student academic achievement and readiness

Leadership:

 Chair: David Scott, Co-Chair: pending

 Members: Lyle Quasim, Wayne Williams, Jonathan Johnson, Hannigan Pitre, James Koroma, Pamela Ferguson, Les Pogue Jr., Yolanda Brooks, Ellis Westbrooks, Steve Smith, Al Herron, Jackie Hooks-Jones, Darlene Conley, Marsha Mutisi, Betty Howse, Vonda McElroy, Paul Jackson, Ieesha Irving, Will Johnson.

Community Partners: NAACP, Vibrant Schools, Black Education Strategy Round Table, Tacoma Ministerial Alliance, Tacoma Urban League, Greek Fraternal Organizations, Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Program, Buffalo Soldiers Museum.

Collaborators: Tacoma School District, University Place School District, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Puyallup, Franklin-Pierce, Clover Park, Steilacoom and Bethel School Districts, Clover Park Technical, Bates Technical and Tacoma Community Colleges, Tacoma Arts Live, University of Washington Tacoma, University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University.