Established in 2018, the task force is charged with the following:
Name | Director Area/Agency | School District |
Jessie Deardorff | 1 | Ferndale |
Chandra Hampson | 2 | Seattle |
Meghan Jernigan | 2 | Shoreline |
Gil Mendoza | 3 | Franklin Pierce |
OPEN | 4 | North Kitsap |
OPEN | 5 | — |
OPEN | 6 | — |
Nancy Armstrong-Montes | 7 | Nespelem |
Larry Garcia | 8 | Mount Adams |
Anna Armstrong, Tribal Ambassador & Chair | 9 | Cusick |
OPEN | 10 | — |
OPEN | 11 | — |
Bernie Thomas | OSPI-ONE | — |
Maxine Alex | OSPI-ONE | — |
Patty Wood | State Board of Education | — |
Tim Garchow | WSSDA | — |
Michelle Choate | WSSDA | — |
*Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction – Office of Native Education
Whenever possible, in person meetings shall take place in conjunction with the WSSDA Annual Conference and WSSDA Legislative Assembly. Most meetings take place via conference call. Other meetings, including site visits to districts, occur as deemed necessary by the chair.
The Government-to-Government Task Force shall be subject to annual review and renewal in accordance with WSSDA Operating Policy 2120.