Advisory Board

The IRIS Advisory Board includes representatives of professional and community organizations, public agencies, and universities. Their integral involvement is essential to our ability to assess constituent groups' needs and to determine specific topics for course enhancement materials. The IRIS Advisory Board is also instrumental in validating materials and in disseminating information about the Center's work. The Advisory Board is comprised of the following three committees:

The Executive Committee of Partners

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Center for Improving Teacher Quality, Council of Chief State School Officers
• Federal Resource Center
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• National Association of State Directors of Special Education
• National Center to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Improvement Center)
• National Education Association
• Region V Equity Assistance Center, University of Michigan
• Student CEC, Council for Exceptional Children
• Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children
• The Alliance National Parent Technical Assistance Center, PACER Center

The Steering Committee on Implementation and Design

• Alfredo Artiles, Arizona State University
• John Bransford, University of Washington
• Janet Canning-Digmon, California State Improvement Grant
• John Copenhaver, Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center
• Candace Cortiella, The Advocacy Institute
• Kevin Davis, Pearson Publishers
• Jim Green, Tribal College Liaison
• Dan Hopkins, Rocky Mountain Technical Assistance Center
• Chuck Salzberg, Utah State University
• Beverly Young, California State University Chancellor's Office

The Executive Committee of Related Service Providers

• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Physical Therapy Association
• American School Counselor Association
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Assistive Technology
• National Association of School Nurses
• National Association of School Psychologists

Technical Advisors

Technical advisors include experts on Web site accessibility, technology, and the HPL theory on which the STAR Legacy modules are built. Technical advisors include the following individuals:

• John Bransford, University of Washington
• Sean Brophy, Purdue University
• Hank Clark, University of Washington
• Kristine Neuber, George Mason University
• Dan Schwartz, Stanford University
• Nancy Vye, University of Washington

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