Past Work Group Membership

Redding Consortium Work Groups met and produced Interim Recommendations in 2020. These work groups are no longer active.

  • The Settlement and Funding and Governance Workgroups are sunset. 
  • The Social Determinants and Educator Work Groups made recommendations to the General Assembly that are now funded as programs. These programs and funds are currently being monitored by Redding Consortium and Work Group leadership. 
Educator Work Group (Monitoring Phase)
The work group leadership is currently monitoring the recommendations that are now funded as programs. This work group is not currently meeting.

Work Group Membership:

    • Noelle Picara–Co-chair, Educator, Kuumba Academy
    • Kathryn Bradley, Head of Public Relations and Communications, Gulftainer
    • Alfreda Butcher, Parent, Shortlidge Elementary School
    • Stephanie Ingram, President, Delaware State Education Association
    • Ty Jones, Chair, Wilmington Community Advisory Council
    • Raye Jones Avery, Representative, Wilmington Center for Education Equity and Public Policy
    • Margie Lopez-Waite, Head of School, Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
    • Shelley Rouser, Chair, Department of Education, Delaware State University
    • Danya Woods, Education Professional, Shortlidge Elementary School
    • Susan Bunting (ex-officio), Secretary of Education, Delaware Department of Education (DDOE)
      • Designee, Jim Simmons, Chief Equity Officer, Office of Equity and Innovation, (DDOE)
Social Determinants Work Group (Monitoring)
The work group leadership is currently monitoring the recommendations that are now funded as programs. This work group is not currently meeting.

Work Group Membership:

    • Raye Jones-Avery–Co-chair, Representative, Wilmington Center for Education Equity and Public Policy
    • Jeff Menzer–Co-chair, Superintendent, Colonial School District
    • Dawn Alexander, Preschool Expansion Coordinator, Colonial School District
    • Evelyn Edney, School Leader, Early College High School
    • Roger Harrison, Clinical Psychologist, Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health, Nemours
    • Tika Hartsock,  Parent, Brandywine School District
    • Teri Lawler, Trauma Informed Practices Expert, Delaware Department of Education
    • Yasser Payne, Associate Professor of Sociology & Africana Studies, University of Delaware
    • Shanika Perry, Board Member, Brandywine School District
    • Aaron Selekman, Principal, Newark High School
    • Tamara Smith, Executive Director, Teach for America Delaware
    • David Sokola, Senator, Delaware State Senate
    • Kristin Dwyer, Director of Legislation and Political Organizing, Delaware State Education Association
    • Salome Thomas-El, Head of School, Thomas Edison Charter School
    • Cora Scott, Assistant Superintendent for Academic Achievement, Brandywine School District
    • Delayne Johnson, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Delaware State University
Funding and Governance Work Group (Sunset)
This work group is officially sunset.

Work Group Membership:

    • Nnamdi Chukwuocha–Co-chair
    • Eugene Young–Co-chair
    • Aaron Bass, Chief Executive Officer, EastSide Charter School
    • Ted Blunt, Community Leader
    • Jeff Menzer, Superintendent, Colonial School District
    • James DeChene, Business leader
    • Anthony Delcollo, Delaware Senator
    • Dorrell Green, Superintendent, Red Clay Consolidated School District
    • Tika Hartsock, Parent, Brandywine School District
    • Linc Hohler, Superintendent Brandywine School District
    • Joseph Jones, Superintendent, New Castle County Vo-Tech School District
    • Maria Matos, President and CEO, Latin American Community Center
    • Michael Purzycki, Mayor of Wilmington
    • Dan Shelton, Superintendent, Christina School District
    • Margie Lopez Waite, Head of School, Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
    • Chuck Longfellow, Chief Financial Officer, Christina School District
    • Richard Geisenberger (ex-officio), Secretary of Finance
    • Cerron Cade (ex-officio), Director, Office of Management and Budget
      • Mary Nash Wilson, Designee, Office of Management and Budget
Settlement Work Group (Sunset)
This work group is officially sunset.

Work Group Membership:

    • Aaron Bass–Co-chair, Chief Executive Officer, EastSide Charter School
    • Chuck Longfellow–Co-chair, Chief Financial Officer, Christina School District
    • Kristin Dwyer, Delaware State Education Association
    • Shannon Griffin, ACLU of Delaware
    • Tika Hartsock, Parent, Brandywine School District
    • Gary Henry, Dean, College of Education and Human Development, UD
    • Cliffvon Howell, Caesar Rodney School District
    • Monique Martin, Education Associate, Educator Equity, Delaware Department of Education
    • Shelley Rouser, Chair, Department of Education, Delaware State University
    • Laurisa Schutt, First State Educate
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