The Wisconsin PK-16 Leadership Council includes representatives from the Governor's Office and the Legislature, University of Wisconsin System, Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Technical College System, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, other education-related organizations, as well as business and manufacturing groups. Additional constituencies will be invited to participate in working groups and sub-committees as issues are identified. The individuals below have been invited to participate in the Council's meetings:

Co-Chairs and Sponsors

• Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Kevin Reilly, President, University of Wisconsin System
• Daniel Clancy, President Wisconsin Technical College System
• Rolf Wegenke, President, Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Governor (or representative)

• Jim Doyle, Governors Office

State Agencies

• David Dies, Executive Secretary, Educational Approval Board
• Joan Wade, Chair, Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA's)
• Roberta Gassman, Secretary, Department of Workforce Development

Legislature

Invited to participate are the chairs and vice-chairs of the following committees.

• Senate Education Committee
• Assembly Education Committee
• Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee
• Senate Agriculture & Higher Education Committee
• Assembly Education Reform Committee

Associations

• Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) - John Ashley, Executive Director
• Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) - Miles Turner, Executive Director
• Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) - Stan Johnson, President
• Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) - Tom Beattie, Executive Director
• Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) - James S. Haney, President
• Wisconsin Parent Teachers Associations (PTA) -
  Penny Larson, President
• Wisconsin AFL-CIO, Dave Newby, President
• AFT-Wisconsin, Andy Gussert, President
• Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, A. Brentt Arnold, Executive Director
• Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, Paul Gabriel, Executive Director

Educators

• University of Wisconsin System Nominated Prof. Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Wisconsin Technical College System Nominated Biotechnology Instructor Joseph Lowndes, Madison Area Technical College

Wisconsin PK-16 Leadership Council,
Staff Implementation Team

• Janet Washbon, WTCS
• Mari McCarty, WAICU
• Judith Peppard, DPI
• Paul Sandrock, DPI
• Francine Tompkins, UWSA