Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen has been elected to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Board of Directors, according to a news release from the CCSSO.
McQueen is one of two new board members selected during elections at the CCSSO's 2017 Annual Policy Forum in St. Louis, MO. Missouri Commissioner Margie Vandeven was also elected.
"The Board of Directors will help guide CCSSO as it executes on a new strategic plan anchored in our commitment to provide an equitable education to every child," Executive Director Chris Minnich said in the release. "This work is critical and the strong leadership of CCSSO's board will ensure we continue to deliver on behalf of the nation's students."
These new Board members will join President Carey Wright, President-Elect Pedro Rivera, President Pro Tempore Brenda Cassellius and current Board members Illinois Superintendent Tony Smith, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow and Kentucky Commissioner Stephen Pruitt to make up the 2017-18 CCSSO Board of Directors.
CCSSO's Board of Directors manages the overall business affairs of the Council and is the governing body of the organization. The board is composed of the president, the president-elect, the past president, and six directors elected by the members from the CCSSO membership. In 2017-2018, the role of past president will be filled by Cassellius as President Pro Tempore since Cassellius is the current longest-serving member of the Board, according to the release.
CCSSO's 2017-2018 Board of Directors
President: Carey Wright, Mississippi President-Elect: Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania Past Pro Tempore: Brenda Cassellius, Minnesota Board Member: Jillian Balow, Wyoming Board Member: Steve Canavero, Nevada Board Member: Candice McQueen, Tennessee Board Member: Stephen Pruitt, Kentucky Board Member: Tony Smith, Illinois Board member: Margie Vandeven, Missouri