| Arkansas | ||
| Thomas W. Kimbrell Ed. D Commissioner Arkansas Department of Education |
Andrew Tolbert, Ed.D. Superintendent Warren School District Warren, AR |
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| Luke Gordy Executive Director Arkansans for Education Reform Foundation |
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| Louisiana | ||
| Paul G. Pastorek Superintendent of Education Louisiana Department of Education |
W. Alan Coulter, Ph.D. Associate Professor Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
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| Doris Voitier Superintendent St. Bernard Public School District New Orleans, LA |
Lisa Smith-Vosper, Ph.D. Associate Commissioner Workforce Education & Training Louisiana Board of Regents |
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| New Mexico | ||
| Veronica C. Garcia, Ed.D. Secretary of Education New Mexico Public Education Department |
Rick Miera State Representative New Mexico House of Representatives |
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| Kurt Steinhaus, Ph.D. Director of Education, Economic Development & Community Giving Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM |
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| Oklahoma | ||
| Sandy Garrett Superintendent of Public Instruction Oklahoma Department of Education |
Phyllis Hudecki, Ed.D. Executive Director Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition |
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| Belinda Biscoe, Ph.D. Director of Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3) Assistant Vice President for University Outreach University of Oklahoma |
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| Texas | ||
| Robert Scott Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency |
Royce West State Senator The Texas State Senate |
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| Chris Barbic Chief Executive Officer YES Prep Public Schools Houston, TX |
Gayle Fallon President Houston Federation of Teachers Houston, TX |
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| Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Ed.D. Director Valley Speech Language & Learning Center Brownsville, TX |
Juliet V. Garcia, Ph.D. President The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX |
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| Walter H. Bumphus, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Education Administration, The University of Texas at Austin, A.M. Aikin, Jr. Regents Chair in Jr.& Community College Education Leadership Austin, TX |
|Institute of Education Sciences