The first state-level teacher advisory council has been appointed. They have been commissioned to provide a valuable, and currently absent, connection between the practitioners, the educational experts, and policymakers. Appointees to the California Teacher Advisory Council (Cal TAC) are science and mathematics teachers from California. Most are currently practicing teachers from a wide representation of urban, rural, and suburban schools. Diversified classroom teaching experience in elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as the community colleges is also represented.

• John Peter Arvedson, La Puente High School
• Anne Marie Bergen, Coordinator, Oakdale Joint Unified School District
• Janet English, Serrano Intermediate School Sandie Gilliam, San Lorenzo Valley High School*
• Javier Gonzalez, Pioneer High School, Member of the National Teacher Advisory Council
• Stan Hitomi, Executive Director of the Edward Teller Education Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Glenn Hunt, Dean of Instruction and Associate Professor, Riverside Community College
• Julianna Jones, Montera Middle School
• Suzanne Nakashima, Lincrest Elementary School*
• Tracy Pearse, Fremont Middle School
• Barbara Shannon, Director of Multicultural Affairs & Service Learning, Westridge School
• Mark Stefanski, Marin Academy

*National Board Certified Teacher