Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) is public-private performance consultancy operating as an initiative with the Fanning Institute, a Unit of Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE).
GLISI'S Organizational Structure: Our organizational structure and our working approaches support collaboration of the stakeholders in education leadership to create a web of cohesive leadership to maintain focus and support for improvement of education leadership. We support adoption of proven practices from education research and business to improve education leadership. We operate as a four-way alliance among business, higher education, K-12 education, and state government.
GLISI'S Coordinating Board: Our Coordinating Board represents the
key stakeholders in education leadership in Georgia:
| Governor's Office | Teresa MacCartney, Georgia Office of Planning and Budget |
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Governor's Office of Student Achievement |
Kathleen Boyle Mathers, Executive Director; Erin Hames, Ed Policy Advisor |
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Georgia Department of Education |
Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools; Diane Bradford, Deputy Superintendent, Education Support and Improvement |
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Georgia
Professional Standards Commission |
Kelly Henson, Executive Secretary |
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Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia & Higher Education |
Lynne Weisenbach, Vice Chancellor for P-16 Initiatives, BOR; Rhonda Tighe, Professor, Georgia State University; Richard Millman, CEISMC Director, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Reimer, Executive Director, Georgia Afterschool Investment Council |
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Georgia
Partnership for Excellence in Education |
Steve Dolinger, President |
| K-12 Leadership Community | Sharon Patterson, Superintendent, Bibb County Schools; Barbara Louis, Director of Secondary Curriculum, Coweta County Schools; Michele Taylor, Superintendent, Calhoun City Schools; Brad Brown, Principal, Hall County Schools; Geneva Braziel, Superintendent, Baldwin County Schools; Lynn Plunkett, Superintendent, Floyd County Schools, Beverly Hall, Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools; Edmond Heatley, Superintendent, Clayton County Schools |
| Members at large | Tom Upchurch, retired superintendent; Leroy Erving, 100 Black Men of America |
| Georgia General Assembly | Representative Kathy Ashe |
| Georgia State Board of Education | Wanda Barrs, Chair; Brad Bryant, Representative |
| Regional Educational Service Agencies |
Linda Cowan, Interim Director, Oconee RESA; Sandy Addis, Director, Pioneer RESA |
| Professional Associations | Sis Henry and Tony Arasi, Georgia School Boards Association; Herbert Garrett, Georgia School Superintendents Association; Stuart Bennett, Georgia Association of Educational Leaders |
| Communities in Schools | Neil Shorthouse, President |
| Georgia Family Connections Partnership | Gaye Smith, Executive Director |
| Georgia School Council Institute | Cathy Henson, President |
| Southern Regional Education Board | Gene Bottoms, Senior Vice President |
| Bright From the Start, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning | Holly Robinson, Commissioner |
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI) |
Mike Bryans, Associate Director; Georgia
Office |
| Business Community | Ann Cramer, IBM; Joy Hawkins, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Gary Lee, UPS (retired) |
| Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice |
Theresa Brower, Development Director and Public Education Initiative
Director |
| The Wallace Foundation | Ayeola Booth-Kinlaw, Program Director |
| Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement |
Gale Hulme, Executive Director |
These organizations have provided funding for our work in support of school leaders statewide:
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BellSouth
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
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Citigroup Foundation
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The GE Foundation
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GE Power Systems
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Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
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Georgia Power Foundation
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IBM
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The Primerica Foundation
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Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
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The Rockdale Foundation
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UPS Foundation
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The State of Georgia
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Wachovia
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The Wallace Foundation (SAELP grant)
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Washington Mutual
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SunTrust Directed Funds: Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund; Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust; Walter H. & Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund; and the Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust Fund
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Business and Private Donations