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# Secretary Cardona Announces Educators and a Parent Leader on Board to Oversee the Nation’s Report Card

# Secretary Cardona Announces Educators and a Parent Leader on Board to Oversee the Nation’s Report Card

October 14, 2022

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WASHINGTON—Today,  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the newest appointments to  the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the country’s only  ongoing, nationally representative assessment of student achievement. The  newest board members include a fourth-grade teacher, an eighth-grade teacher, a  high school principal, and a parent leader. Former North Carolina Gov. Bev  Perdue is also reappointed as Board Chair.

The 26-member governing board is responsible  for deciding which subjects the National Assessment of Educational Progress  (NAEP) assesses, determining assessment content, setting achievement levels  that describe student performance, and pursuing new ways to make NAEP results  useful and meaningful to the public. Although the Board operates independently,  the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act calls for members  to be appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

“Decisions  about how we measure student progress and the future of important tools like  the Nation’s Report Card must be informed by the voices of parents, educators,  and school leaders,” said Secretary Cardona. “The appointees announced today  offer decades of combined experience working directly with students, families,  and educators and command tremendous respect in their communities. As we work  to help students catch up in the classroom and fully recover from the pandemic,  I’m confident that their diverse perspectives will be assets to the National  Assessment Governing Board.”

“After  the disruptions of the pandemic, it is more important than ever to help the  public understand whether students are making academic progress. The Governing  Board is privileged to welcome these distinguished leaders working with  students and families across the country to help shape the future of the  Nation’s Report Card,” said Executive Director of the Governing Board Lesley  Muldoon.

The terms of the  Governing Board appointees—three new Board members and one reappointed  member—officially began on Oct. 1, 2022, and will end on Sept. 30, 2026.

The  Governing Board members appointed and the roles they represent on the Board  are:
- Anna King, General Public Representative:  King is the 57th president of National PTA. She has       over 20 years of experience with PTA, serving in many leadership roles,       including Oklahoma PTA president and National PTA Vice president of       Membership. She currently is a board member of the Douglass Law and Public       Safety Academy in Oklahoma City, Community Outreach Lead for Moms Demand       Action Oklahoma Chapter, and Member of the WestEd Advisory Board. King has       received several State Lifetime Achievement awards, including National PTA       and in her home state, Oklahoma. In 2021, she was named the Oklahoma City       Public Schools Foundation Wall of Fame Unsung Hero. King and her husband       Glenn have three children and 11 grandchildren and run a family mobile catering       business. 
- Jon T. Pickinpaugh, Secondary School Principal:  Pickinpaugh has been an educator in Nebraska for over       twelve years, distinguishing himself as a master teacher and       transformational school leader. As a middle school science teacher in       South Sioux City, NE, he was awarded the South Sioux City Schools Teacher       of the Year—the youngest to ever receive this award. He was a Milken       Educator Award recipient in 2017, making him only 1 of 47 educators in       Nebraska to receive this national honor. Currently, Pickinpaugh is a       secondary school principal and director of alternative education at the       UMÓnHOn Nation Public School in Macy, NE. Pickinpaugh has also spoken and       presented his ideas on education at many national conferences. Most       recently, he was a keynote speaker for Pegasus Springs Education Summit in       Orlando, Florida.
- Michael A. Pope, Eighth-Grade Teacher:  Pope is an eighth-grade science teacher for the       Department of Defense Education Activity Dependent Schools (DoDEA). Since       2006, Pope has taught at Zama American Middle School at Camp Zama in       Japan, where he is also served as the gifted education and AVID       coordinator and Junior Science and Humanities Symposium sponsor for middle       and high school student researchers. Pope’s distinguished teaching career       includes being named a 2022 National Teacher Hall of Fame finalist, the       2021 Pacific East District Teacher of the Year, a 2021 TOP 50 finalist for       the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize, a 2001 Fulbright Memorial       Fund and 2018 Fulbright Global Teacher Fellow, and a two-time DoDEA       state-level finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in       Mathematics and Science Teaching. He formerly served as a teacher and       paraprofessional for the DeKalb County Board of Education in Georgia where       he received the 2002 Georgia Middle School Teacher of Promise Award.
- Nardi Routten, Fourth-Grade Teacher (reappointed):  Routten is a fourth-grade teacher at Creekside       Elementary School in New Bern, North Carolina, where she serves as       Creekside's Partners in Education (PIE) ambassador and represents 4th       Grade on the School Improvement Team.  Previously, she taught fourth grade       at Chester A. Moore Elementary in Fort Pierce, Fla., where she was the       grade’s department chair, master teacher, and mentor to new teachers. She       taught in St. Lucie County, Florida, for more than 20 years, also       mentoring new and veteran teachers in reading, reciprocal learning, and       building a positive classroom culture. Routten has received local and       national recognitions of excellence in teaching, including the Milken       Educator Award in 2014 and recently as North Carolina finalist for the       Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.       First appointed to the Board in 2018, Routten serves on the Assessment       Development Committee and the Nomination's Committee.
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