Central: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Governing Board
| Ms. Kirsten Baesler State Superintendent North Dakota Department of Public Instruction |
Dr. Viola LaFontaine Superintendent Williston Public School District #1 (North Dakota) |
| Dr. Roger Breed Commissioner of Education Nebraska Department of Education |
Dr. Stanton Lawrence Superintendent Normandy School District (Missouri) |
| Dr. Loyce Caruthers Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations University of Missouri-Kansas City |
Dr. Timothy Mitchell Superintendent of Schools Rapid City Area Schools, South Dakota |
| Ms. Kelly Coash-Johnson Training and Development Director Nebraska Council of School Administrators |
Dr. Chris Nicastro Commissioner of Education Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Dr. Diane DeBacker Commissioner of Education Kansas State Department of Education |
Dr. Melody Schopp Secretary of Education South Dakota Department of Education |
| Mr. Robert Hammond Commissioner of Education Represented by Dr. Dianne Lefly Director of Research and Evaluation Colorado Department of Education |
Ms. Janice Smith Executive Director Northrock Inc. (Kansas) |
| Ms. Cindy Hill Superintendent of Public Instruction Represented by Kevin Lewis Research and Special Projects Manager for Learning Wyoming Department of Education |
Ms. Sharla Steever Learning Specialist Technology and Innovation in Education (South Dakota) |
| Ms. Julie Her Many Horses Teacher, Mathematics Fremont School District #14 (Wyoming) |
Mr. Tim Swartzendruber Head Coach, Men's Basketball McPherson College (Kansas) |
| Ms. Tonya Hunskor President, North Dakota LEAD & High School Principal Bismarck, North Dakota |
Dr. Katie Weitz White Previous Director of Impact Planning and Improvement The Sherwood Foundation (Nebraska) |