BEA Advisory Council

A Black Education Advisory Council was created to advise the secretary, school districts, and charter schools and will meet at least twice a year. The goal of the council is to provide ways of improving public/chartered school education for Black students, therefore increasing the number of Black high school graduates and Black high school graduates who succeed in post-secondary education. The advisory council can appoint no more than 23 members that must include:

• 3 current teachers or school administrators of public schools,
• 3 current teachers or school administrators of chartered schools,
• 2 representatives of post-secondary education (including one representative of teacher preparation programs),
• 3 parents of currently enrolled students in public schools,
• 3 students currently attending a public secondary school,
• 1 representative of the higher education department,
• 1 representative of the office of African American affairs,
• 1 representative of the developmental disabilities planning council and representatives of Black culture within the community (this can include the community, business organizations and other interested persons)

Current Advisory Members

• Johnna Rocker Clinton – Chair
• Dr. Stephanie Mack – Vice Chair
• Sandra Aaron – Secretary
• Moses Allen, Curriculum & Professional Development Subcommittee Chair
• Dr. Cynthia Wise, Policy and Data Subcommittee Chair
• Andrea Determan
• Asha Oritiz
• Brandi Stone
• Cecil Rose
• Chrishawna Nichols
• Hakim Bellamy
• Lauretta King
• Dr. Lenell Walton
• Dr. Manny Bustamante
• Nic Williams
• Olivia Oyinatumba
• Timothy Green