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“THIRD ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIC EDUCATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S10367-S10370 on Sept. 22, 2005.
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THIRD ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIC EDUCATION
Mr. REID. Mr. President, Justice Louis Brandeis once said, ``The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen.'' This statement illustrates the paramount importance that the citizen plays within these United States. And, as such, we must continue to learn and teach what it means to be a good citizen.
``Civic education'' is the term used to describe the transmitting of knowledge and skills necessary for people to become responsible citizens. And our democracy is sustained and strengthened when our citizens have these skills and tools. In fact, there is no more important or urgent task than preparing this and future generations of Americans to maintain our democracy.
To advance the continuing importance of civic education, I am pleased to announce that the Joint Leadership of the Congress of the United States will host the Third Annual Congressional Conference on Civic Education on September 24-26 here in Washington, DC.
The Congressional Conference on Civic Education will bring together educators and experts from all across the country who work to promote civic education and civic engagement at the state and local levels. I am pleased to serve as honorary host for the conference, along with Majority Leader Frist, Speaker Hastert, and Leader Pelosi.
The 2005 Congressional Conference on Civic Education will emphasize the state of civic education in America. In an effort to restore the civic mission of schools, each State is working on creating a plan to promote civic education and engagement. Conferees will work to build upon these foundations built by participants and State delegations from the past two conferences.
The Congressional Conference on Civic Education is the third of five annual conferences planned to focus public attention on the state of civic education in America's public schools. This conference is sponsored by the nonpartisan Alliance for Representative Democracy, and consists of the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Center on Congress at Indiana University and the Center for Civic Education. Through an act of Congress, the Alliance is funded by the Department of Education.
I am honored to recognize the work of the Nevada delegation. The Nevada Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools is building on the previous success of the Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy. The Nevada Campaign has completed a benchmark survey regarding the state of civic education in the State and is planning the First Nevada Civic Education Summit for this December. Thanks to the efforts of congressional conference delegate, Senator Valerie Wiener, a resolution was passed by the Nevada Legislature this year supporting efforts of the Nevada Department of Education in increasing the role of civics in the Nevada schools curriculum.
I find it particularly appropriate that the Congressional Conference on Civic Education convenes this week. Just last week, on September 17, we observed Constitution Day, celebrating the brilliance of our founding document and the essential role citizens play in our democracy.
I am sure that the congressional leadership joins me in expressing gratitude to the many educators and State delegations that make this conference possible. We thank them for their time and commitment to this important endeavor. We look forward to learning about their ideas and hearing of the progress made at next year's conference.
Among those delegates who are in Washington, DC, are the following, whose names I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
Alabama: Ms. Janice A. Cowin, State Facilitator; Ms. Rebecca Beaty, Executive Director, The American Village Citizenship Trust; Representative Priscilla Dunn, Alabama House of Representatives; Dr. Ethel Hall, Vice-President, Alabama State Board of Education; Dr. William P. Collins, Professor, Samford University.
Alaska: Ms. Mary Bristol, State Facilitator; Mr. Macon Roberts, Treasurer, Anchorage School Board; Dr. Carl F. N. Rose, Executive Director, Association of Alaska School Boards; Ms. Krista Scully, Pro Bono Director, Alaska Bar Association; Mr. David Baranow, Chair, Law Related Education Committee, Alaska Bar Association.
Arizona: Senator Tim Bee, State Facilitator, Majority Leader, Arizona Senate; Mrs. Lynda Rando, Assistant State Facilitator; Representative Mark Anderson, Arizona House of Representatives; Ms. Kathleen Williams, Retired Teacher, Mesa Schools; Senator Linda Gray, Arizona State Senate; Mr. Jeffrey Schrade, Director, LRE, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education; Representative Jennifer Burns, Arizona House of Representatives.
Arkansas: Ms. Barbara Patty, State Facilitator; Representative Betty Pickett, Arkansas House of Representatives; Ms. Suzanne McPherson, Director of Special Programs, Van Buren School District; Mr. Frank Smith, Social Studies Supervisor, Pulaski County Schools; Ms. Margaret Herrick, Social Studies Specialist, Arkansas Department of Education.
California: Mr. Roy Erickson, State Facilitator; Mr. David W. Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools; Mrs. Michelle Herczog, Consultant, Los Angeles County Office of Education; Mr. Todd Clark, Executive Director, Constitutional Rights Foundation. Dr. Darline Robles, Superintendent, Los Angeles County Office of Education; Mr. Gary K. Hart, Institute for Education Reform, California State University; Mr. Michael Hulsizer, Administrator, Kern County Superintendent of Schools; Mr. Michael Ricketts, Chief Consultant, California Assembly Committee on Education; Ms. Julie Sauls, Chief of Staff, Office of Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy; Dr. William Cirone, County Superintendent, Santa Barbara County.
Colorado: Ms. Barbara Miller, State Facilitator; Mrs. Maria Garcia-Berry, President, CRL Associates; Representative David Balmer, Colorado General Assembly; Senator Sue Windels, Colorado General Assembly; Ms. Jill Conrad, Director, Colorado Canopy; Dr. Jane Urschel, Associate Executive Director, Colorado Association of School Boards.
Connecticut: Dr. James Schmidt, State Facilitator; Ms. Sheila McKay, Government Relations, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education; Ms. Mary Skelly, Social Studies Coordinator, Vocational-Technical School System; Ms. Martha Press, Supervisor of Social Studies, Stratford Public Schools.
Delaware: Mr. Lewis Huffman, State Facilitator; Mr. Reginald Greenwald, Collette Educational Resource Center; Mr. Ed Freel, Director of Policy, University of Delaware, IPA; Mr. Fran O'Malley, Delaware Social Studies Education Project, University of Delaware.
District of Columbia: Ms. Deborah Foster, State Facilitator; Honorable Royce Lamberth, Judge, U.S. District Court; Doug Alexander, Newspapers in Education Coordinator, Washington Times; Ms. Carla Cartwright, Attorney, McKee, Nelson, LLP; Mr. John Cruden, President District of Columbia Bar Association; Ms. Jacquelyn Davis, Executive Director, New Leaders for New Schools.
Florida: Ms. Annette Boyd Pitts, State Facilitator; Honorable Barbara Pariente, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Florida; Mr. John Doyle, Director, Division of Social Sciences, Dade County Public Schools; Ms. Dianne Wheatley Gilotti, President, Florida League of Women Voters; Ms. Levon Terrell, Social Studies Program Specialist, FL Dept. of Education; Honorable Peggy A. Quince, Justice, Supreme Court of Florida; Ms. Mary Chiles, Office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson.
Georgia:
Ms. Mary Stakes, State Facilitator; Representative David Casas, Georgia House of Representatives; Dr. Bill Cranshaw, Social Studies Program Specialist; Mr. Eddie Bennett, Social Studies Supervisor, Cobb County Public Schools; Mr. William Cheeks, Businessman; Senator Daniel Weber, Georgia State Senate; Ms. Shalynda Warren, Regional Voting Education Coordinator.
Hawaii: Representative Lyla Berg, State Facilitator, Hawaii House of Representatives; Mr. Robert McClelland, Planning and Evaluation, Hawaii State Department of Education; Senator Norm Sakamoto, Hawaii State Senate Representative; Roy Takumi, Hawaii House of Representatives; Mr. Roger Takabayashi, President, Hawaii State Teacher's Association.
Idaho: Dr. Dan Prinzing, State Facilitator Justice; Linda Copple Trout, Idaho Supreme Court; Mrs. Parra Byron, Education Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor; Dr. Marilyn Howard, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; Ms. Linda Clark, Superintendent, Meridian Schools.
Illinois: Dr. Patton Feichter, State Facilitator; Dr. Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent, DuPage County Schools; Dr. Carolyn Pereira, Executive Director, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago; Dr. Steven Klein, State Coordinator, Law Related Education, Elgin School District; Representative Suzanne Bassi, Illinois House of Representatives; Representative William Davis, Illinois House of Representatives; Mr. Jesse Ruiz, Chairman, Illinois State Board of Education.
Indiana: Mr. Peter Bomberger, State Facilitator; Dr. John Patrick, Indiana University; Dr. Suellen Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Indiana Department of Education; Senator Theresa Lubbers, Indiana State Senate; Representative Robert Behning, Indiana House of Representatives; Mr. Dennis Lee, Birmingham & McHale Law Firm; Ms. Jill Baisinger, Social Studies Coordinator, Indiana Department of Education.
Iowa: Mr. Jason Follett, State Facilitator; Senator Paul McKinley, Iowa State Senator; Ms. Dianne Bystrom, Iowa State University.
Kansas: Ms. Lynn Stanley, State Facilitator; Mr. Paul Stuewe, Teacher, Lawrence High School; Dr. Dan C. Yunk, CEO, Kansas Fann Bureau; Mr. Rick Reed, Educator, McPherson High School; Dr. Randall Watson, Superintendent, McPherson School District; Senator Roger Retiz, Kansas State Senate.
Kentucky: Dr. Deborah Williamson, State Facilitator; Honorable Trey Grayson, Secretary of State of Kentucky; Ms. Natalie Stiglitz, Social Studies Coordinator, Kentucky Department of Education; Ms. Robin Chandler, Branch Manager, Kentucky Department of Education; Representative Tanya Pullin, Kentucky House of Representatives; Ms. Polly Page, Northern Kentucky University; Senator Jack Westwood, Kentucky State Senate.
Louisiana: Ms. Maria Yiannopoulos, State Facilitator; Senator Gerald Theunissen, Louisiana Senate; Mr. E. Wade Shows, Attorney at Law.
Maine: Mr. Patrick Phillips, State Facilitator; Kala Clark, Legislative Youth Advisory Board; Kathryn Hunt, University of Maine; Theodore Sharp, Superintendent of Schools, Gorham, ME; Representative Stephen Bowen, Maine House of Representatives.
Maryland: Ms. Marcie Taylor-Thoma, State Facilitator; Ms. Sharon Cox, President, Montgomery County Board of Education; Delegate David Rudolph, Maryland House of Delegates; Mrs. Julie Ayers, Student Learning Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education; Senator Gwendolyn Britt, Maryland General Assembly.
Massachusetts: Ms. Diane Palmer, State Facilitator; Senator Richard T. Moore, Massachusetts Senate; Mr. Sheldon Berman, Superintendent, Hudson Public Schools; Ms. Susan Wheltle, Director, Office for the Humanities, Massachusetts Department of Education; Mr. Roger Desrosiers, Social Studies Teacher, Millbury High; School Representative Michael Rush, Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Michigan: Ms. Linda Start, State Facilitator; Mr. Chris Siebenmark, Office of Senator Ron Jelinek; Mrs. Kathleen Straus, President, State Board of Education; Representative Hoon-Yung Hopgood, Michigan House of Representatives.
Minnesota: Ms. Jennifer Bloom, State Facilitator; Ms. Juanita Peterson, 1st Vice President, League of Women Voters Minnesota; Ms. Dana Carmichael, Minneapolis Public Schools; Senator Jim Greenwalt, Minnesota State Senate; Mr. Richard Theisen, Past President, National Council for the Social Studies.
Mississippi: Dr. Susie Burroughs, State Facilitator; Ms. Judith Couey, Curriculum Director, Mississippi Department of Education; Dee Chambliss, Assistant Secretary of State for Education & Publications.
Missouri: Ms. Millie Aulbur, State Facilitator; Ms. Leslye Winslow, Deputy Secretary of State for Elections, Office of the Secretary of State; Mr. Stan Johnson, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Senator Gary Nodler, Missouri General Assembly; Ms. Melissa Randol, Associate Executive Director of Law, Missouri School Boards Association; Representative Danielle Moore, Missouri House of Representatives.
Montana: Dr. Bruce Wendt, State Facilitator; Senator Sam Kitzenberg, Montana Senate; Ms. Brenda Wahler, Attorney, State of Montana Child and Family Services; Representative Gary Branae, Montana House of Representatives; Honorable Linda McCulloch, State Superintendent of Education; Honorable Brad Johnson, Montana Secretary of State.
Nebraska: Mr. Mitch McCartney, State Facilitator; Senator DiAnna Schimek, Member, Nebraska Unicameral Legislature; Joe Rowson, Assistant Vice President, University of Nebraska; Mr. Ken Meyers, 9th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Wilcox-Hildreth High School; Mr. Larry K. Starr, Director of Social Science Education, Nebraska Department of Education; Ms. Doris Huffman, Nebraska State Bar Foundation.
Nevada: Ms. Judith Simpson, State Facilitator; Senator Valerie Wiener, Nevada State Senate; Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell, Nevada Assembly; Mr. Steve George, Public Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of State; Dr. Keith Rheault, Nevada Superintendent of Schools.
New Hampshire: Mr. Mica B. Stark, New Hampshire Institute of Politics, State Facilitator; Ms. Debby Scire, Executive director, Campus Compact, New Hampshire; Mr. Kenneth Relihan, Social Studies Consultant, New Hampshire Department of Education; Ms. Debra Hamel, New Hampshire State Board of Education.
New Jersey: Ms. Arlene Gardner, State Facilitator; Ms. Debra Casha, Vice President, New Jersey State Board of Education; Mr. Phillip Brown, Center for Character Education at Rutgers; Mr. Ramon De La Cruz, Director, Division of Elections, Office of the Attorney General; Assemblyman Craig A. Stanley, New Jersey General Assembly.
New Mexico: Ms. Dora Marroquin, State Facilitator, Secretary Rebecca Vigil-Giron, New Mexico Secretary of State; Patricia Concannon, Social Studies Consultant, New Mexico Department of Education; Ms. Jennifer MacDonald, Curriculum Director; Representative; Teresa Zanetti, New Mexico House of Representatives; Ms. Leah Gutierrez Wier Instructional Manager, Albuquerque Public Schools.
New York: Dr. Stephen Schechter, State Facilitator; Ms. Rita Lashway, Deputy Executive Director, New York State School Boards Association; Dr. John Bierwirth, Superintendent, Herricks Union Free School District; Mr. Carl Onken, President Elect, New York State School Boards Association; Ms. Deborah Shayo, Director, Law, Youth & Citizenship Program, New York State Bar Assn.; Mr. Timothy Backus, Supervisor, Social Studies, South Colonie Central School District.
North Carolina: Ms. Kelley O'Brien, State Facilitator; Representative Susan Fisher, North Carolina House of Representatives; Representative Rick Glazier, North Carolina House of Representatives; Ms. Margot Christensen, North Carolina League of Municipalities; Ms. Mollie Henderson, Social Studies Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; Ms. Sandra Cook, Newspapers in Education, NC Press Foundation.
North Dakota: Dr. Phil Harmeson, Co-State Facilitator; Senator Ray Holmberg, Co-State Facilitator, North Dakota Senate; Honorable Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General, State of North Dakota; Mr. Neil Howe, Director, Division of Independent Study; Representative Rae Ann Kelsch, North Dakota House of Representatives; Honorable Mary Maring, Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court.
Ohio: Mr. Jared Reitz, State Facilitator; Ms. Linda Petz, Consultant for Social Studies, Stark Educational Service Center; Representative Dixie Allen, Ohio House of Representatives; Mr. Frank Underwood, Special Projects and Initiatives, Ohio Community Service Council; Ms. Lisa Duty, Education Consultant, Ohio Department of Education; Ms. Patricia Allen Day, Executive Director, Secondary Education, Dayton Public Schools.
Oklahoma: Ms. Lisa Pryor, State Facilitator; Representative Gary Banz, Oklahoma House of Representatives; Ms. Gina Wekke, Campus Compact/Academic Affairs, OK State Regents for Higher Education; Representative Bill Nations, Oklahoma House of Representatives; Dr. Teena Nations, Director, Professional Development, OK Commission on Teacher Preparation; Ms. Jean Hendrickson, Executive Director, Oklahoma A+ Schools.
Oregon: Ms. Barbara Rost, State Facilitator; Ms. Marilyn Cover, Executive Director, Classroom Law Project; Representative Linda Flores, Oregon House of Representatives; Ms. Kathleen Cornett, Oregon Community Foundation; Ms. Cynthia Guyer, Executive Director, Portland Schools Foundation.
Pennsylvania: Ms. Stephanie McKissic, State Facilitator; Ms. Sue Perrotty, Chief of Staff, First Lady of Pennsylvania; Representative Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Ms. Sabrina Holloway, Office of Representative Dwight Evans; Mr. Jeffrey Zeiders, Pennsylvania Department of Education; David Trevaskis, Executive Director LEAP Kids PA.
Rhode Island: Mr. Michael Trofi, State Facilitator; Mr. James Parisi, Rhode Island Federation of Teachers & Health Professionals; Representative Edwin Pacheco, Rhode Island General Assembly; Senator Juan Pichardo, Rhode Island General Assembly; Representative Hanna Gallo, Rhode Island General Assembly.
South Carolina: Ms. Beth DeHart, South Carolina Bar Association; Mr. James Bryan, Social Studies Coordinator; Senator Robert Hayes, South Carolina State Senate; Dr. Paul Home, Director of Curriculum and Program Review, Education Oversight Committee; Mr. Matthew Gates, Staff Attorney SC House of Representatives; Senator John W. Matthews, South Carolina State Senate.
South Dakota: Dr. John Lyons, State Facilitator; Representative Gerald Lange, South Dakota House of Representatives; Mrs. Glena Fouberg, President, State Board of Education; Representative Keri Weems, South Dakota House of Representatives; Ms. Patty Pearson, Executive Director, Kids Voting South Dakota.
Tennessee: Ms. Janis Kyser, State Facilitator; Dr. Ashley Smith, President, Tennessee Association of Middle Schools; Mr. Bruce Opie, Legislative Liaison, Tennessee Department of Education; Mr. Al Mance, Executive Director, Tennessee Education Association; Ms. Brenda Ables, Social Studies Specialist, Tennessee Department of Education.
Texas: Mrs. Jan Miller, State Facilitator; Ms. Patricia Ann Hardy, Texas State Board of Education; Mr. George Rislov, Managing Director, Curriculum Development, Texas Education Agency; Ms. Michelle Ungurait, Director of Social Studies, Curriculum Division, Texas Education Agency; Ms. Mary Lee Webeck, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin.
Utah: Ms. Kathy Dryer, State Facilitator; Representative LaVar Christensen, Utah House of Representatives; Judge Judith Billings, Utah Court of Appeals; Mr. Ed Dalton, Member, Utah State Board of Education; Senator Karen Hale, Utah State Senate; Mr. Alan Griffin, Civic, Character and Service-Learning Specialist, Utah State Office of Education.
Vermont: Vee Gordon, State Facilitator; Secretary Deborah L. Markowitz, Secretary of State; Mr. Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association; Ms. Janel Johnson, Civic Education Coordinator, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Vermont; Senator Donald Collins, Vermont State Senate; Mr. William Corrow, Vice-Chairman, Vermont Board of Education; Representative Kathy Lavoie, Vermont House of Representatives; Margaret Sanchez, The Vermont Youth Engagement Coalition; Mr. Kevin Ryan, Director of Education and Communication, Vermont Bar Association.
Virginia: Dr. Barbara Parry, Co State Facilitator; Dr. Steve Bragaw, Co State Facilitator; Ms. Beverly Thurston, Specialist-History, Social Sciences, Virginia Department of Education; Delegate James Dillard, Virginia General Assembly.
Washington: Mrs. Kathy Hand, State Facilitator; Mr. Steve Mullin, President, Washington Roundtable; Representative David Upthegrove, Washington House of Representatives; Representative Dave Quall, Washington House of Representatives; Dr. Robert Butts, Assistant Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
West Virginia: Mrs. Priscilla Haden, State Facilitator, Member, State Board of Education; Delegate Tom Campbell, West Virginia House of Delegates; Mr. Ben Beakes, Chief of Staff, West Virginia Secretary of State; Mr. Bill Thomas, West Virginia Legislative Reference and Information Center; Ms. Regina Scotchie, Social Studies Coordinator, West Virginia Department of Education.
Wisconsin: Ms. Dee Runaas, State Facilitator; Dr. Diana Hess, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin; Honorable Elizabeth A. Burmaster, State Superintendent; Senator Luther Olsen, Wisconsin State Senate; Dr. Richard Grobschmidt, Assistant State Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction; Lindsey Draper, Milwaukee County Children's Court; Senator Robert Jauch, Wisconsin State Senate; Ms. Beth Ratway, Social Studies Consultant, Department of Public Instruction.
Wyoming: Mr. Matt Strannigan, State Facilitator; Ms. Wendy Madsen, Legislative Information Officer, Wyoming Legislature; Senator Mike Massie, Wyoming State Senate; Mr. Geoff O'Gara, Member, Member, Wyoming State Board of Education; Representative Rosie Berger, Wyoming House of Representatives; Ms. Kristi Wallin, Coordinator, Wyoming Partnership for Civic Education.
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