Members of the State Superintendent’s Task Force on Assessment and Accountability

Representing
Name/Title Address/Phone
ISBE

Dr. Robert Schiller
State Superintendent of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
217/782-2223
217/785-3972 Fax
rschille@isbe.net
At-Large Large
LUDA
Dr. Robert S. Nielsen*
Superintendent
Bloomington District 87
300 E. Monroe St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309/827-6031
309/827-5717 Fax
nielsenr@district87.org
Management Alliance
IL ASA
Dr. James T. Rosborg*
Superintendent
Belleville SD 118
105 West A Street
Belleville, IL 62220
618/233-2830
618/233-8355 Fax
jrosborg@stclair.k12.il.us
Management Alliance
IPA
Becky McCabe*
Principal
Leal School
Urbana Public Schools
312 W. Oregon Street
Urbana, IL 61801
217/384-3618
217/384-3622 Fax
mccabere@cmi.k12.il.us
Management Alliance
IASB
Dr. Michael Johnson*
Executive Director
IASB
430 E. Vine Street
Springfield, IL 62703
217/528-9688
217/528-2831 Fax
mjohnson@iasb.com
Management Alliance
IASBO
Jeff Taggart*
Business Manager
Evanston Twp. HS District 202
1600 Dodge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60204-3494
847/424-7100
847/492-5599 Fax
taggart@eths.k12.il.us
At-Large
LEND
Dr. William Schewe*
Superintendent
Villa Park Elem.District 45
255 W. Vermont St.
Villa Park, IL 60181
630/530-6200
630/530-1624 Fax
wschewe@d45.dupage.k12.il.us
At-Large
Administrator

Dr. Dennis Hockney*
Superintendent
Antioch Comm HS District 117
1133 Main Street
Antioch, IL 60002
847/395-1421
847/395-7553 Fax
dhockney@d117.org
CPS
Administrator
Dr. Phil Hansen*
Accountability Director
Chicago School District 299
125 S. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60603
773/553-1000
773/553-2321 Fax
phansen@cps.k12.il.us
ROE The Honorable P.E. Cross*
Regional Superintendent
Hamilton/Jefferson Counties
1714 Broadway
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
618/244-8040
618/244-8073 Fax
pcross@roe25.com
Parent
Gretchen McDowell*
Past President, Illinois PTA
9932 S. Maplewood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60655-1056
773-238-0885 (plus fax)
gretmcdowell@aol.com
Parent Sarah Williamson*
President, Illinois PTA
13739 N. River Beach Drive
Chillicothe, IL 61523
309/579-2860
il_pres@pta.org
Higher Education
Harvey Smith*
Director, Social Science Research Institute
Northern Illinois University
148 N. 3rd Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
815/753-9678 or 9680
815/753-2305 Fax
hsmith@niu.edu
Teacher
IFT
Laura Arterburn*
Legislative Director
Illinois Federation of Teachers
700 South College Street
Springfield, IL 662704
217/544-8562
LArterburn@ift-aft.org
IEA

Susan Shea*
Illinois Education Association
100 East Edwards Street
Springfield, IL 62704
217/544-0706
217/544-7383 Fax
susan_shea@iea.org
At Large
Teacher
Dr. Peggy Allan*
Teacher & Asst. Superintendent
Bond County Community 2
1008 N. Hena St
Greenville, IL 62246
618/664-0170
618/664-1079 home
618/664-5000 Fax
pallan@bccu2.k12/il/us
At Large
Special Education
Ms. Sue Ireland*
Director of Special Education
Worthridge Building
11218 South Ridgeland Avenue
Worth, IL 60482-1935
708/448-0180
708/448-6443 Fax
sireland@eisencoop.org
Business
Cordelia Meyer*
Vice President
Civic Committee of the Commercial
  Club of Chicago
1 First National Plaza, Suite 3120
Chicago, IL 60603
312/853-1230
312/853-1209 Fax
dmeyer@civicom.org
Business
Jeff Mays*
President
Illinois Business Roundtable
150 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2650
Chicago, IL 60606
312/236-7271
312/236-7291 Fax
jmays@ilbusinessroundtable.com
Business
Norm Jones*
CEO, Growmark (retired)
309/663-4291 (home)
309/261-8398 (cell)
Norman.Jones@GTE.net
Business Mike Skarr*
President and CEO
Naperville Area Chamber of
  Commerce
131 W/ Jefferson Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540
630/355-4141 x 16
630/355-8335 Fax
mskarr@naperville.net
At-Large
Business
Ron Hardgrove
President
Illinois Association of REALTORS
3300 W. Willowknolls Drive
Peoria, IL 61614
309/692-6100
309/692-5977 Fax
rhardgrove@coldwellbanker.com
Community James W. Compton*
President & CEO
Chicago Urban League
4510 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60653
773/285-5800
773/285-7772 Fax
info@cul-chicago.org
Community Kevin J. Whitney
Village President (Mayor)
Village of Posen
2440 W. Walter Zimny Drive
Posen, IL 60469
708/385-0139
708/385-5107 Fax
kewhitney@covad.net
Legislator
House Republican
The Honorable Jerry Mitchell*
Illinois State Representative
100 East 5th Street
Rock Falls, IL 61071
815/625-0820
815/625-0839 Fax
mitchl73@cin.net
Legislator
House Democrat
The Honorable Julie Curry*
Illinois State Representative
101-A Ashland Avenue
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
217/864-3746
217/864-4576 Fax
JCurryRep@one-eleven.net
Legislator
Senate Republican
The Honorable Dan Cronin*
Illinois State Senator
105 East First Street
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630/941-0040
630/941-1205 Fax
SenatorCronin@aol.com
Legislator
Senate Democrat
The Honorable Vince Demuzio*
Illinois State Senator
140 Carlinville Plaza
Carlinville, IL 62626
217/854-4441
217/854-5311 Fax
demuzio@senatedem.state.il.us
     

*Agreed to serve

Information FYI to:
Paul Kimmelman
NCREL
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, Illinois 60563
10/07/02