The council will be co-chaired by Secretary Tutwiler and the incoming Elementary and Secondary Education commissioner.
Council members:
- Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, Co-Chair
- Michael Dannenberg, Department of Higher Education
- David Martinez, Haverhill High School Student, Governor's Youth Advisory Council
- Tamara Rivera-DeJesus, Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School Student, State Student Advisory Council
- Annabelle Griffith, Norton High School Student
- Byron Guadelupe, Holyoke North High School Student
- Michelle Terry, Plymouth North High School Educator and Milken Award Winner
- Adda Santos-Smith, Somerville High School Educator
- Max Page, Massachusetts Teachers Association
- Erik Berg, Boston Teachers Union
- Jessica Tang, American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts
- Thea Stovell Herndon, Randolph Public Schools Superintendent, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
- Denise Pigeon, Nashoba Valley Technical High School Superintendent, Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators
- Beth Anderson, Phoenix Charter Academy Schools Executive Director, Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
- Jason Fraser, Plympton/Silver Lake School Committees, Massachusetts Association of School Committees
- Bob Bardwell, Massachusetts School Counselors Association
- Amanda Seider, OneGoal
- Ellen Kennedy, Berkshire Community College President, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges
- Michael Bobbitt, Massachusetts Cultural Council
- Jenny Curtin, Barr Foundation
- Ed Lambert, MA Business Alliance for Education
- Doug Howgate, MA Taxpayers Foundation
- JD Chesloff, MA Business Roundtable
- State Representative Alice Peisch, House Speaker Appointee
- Monique Ching, Senate President Appointee
- Jim Peyser, House Minority Leader Appointee
- Hirak Shah, Senate Minority Leader Appointee
*Please note there are six additional members still going through the appointment process.