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The Return to Learn Advisory Council will recommend actions to remove statutory and administrative barriers to delivering education before Phase 6 of the MI Safe Start Plan and help develop and improve systems for academic support for students who experienced learning loss during the Spring/Summer 2020. The Council must report regularly to the COVID-19 Task Force on Education on its activities and make recommendations on an ongoing basis.
Statute:
Members:
Tonya Allen, Franklin, Chair
Angela M. Blood Starr, Kalamazoo
Nicole Britten, Saint Joseph
Johanna L. Clark, Frankenmuth
Mary R. Gebara, Okemos
Dominic A. Gonzales, Lincoln Park
David Hecker, Ph.D., Huntington Woods
Paula J. Herbart, Lansing
Melissa Isaac, Mount Pleasant
Elizabeth S. Koschmann, Ph.D., Ann Arbor
Stephen McNew, Ed.D., Monroe
Vic Michaels, Detroit
Justin S. Michalak, Grosse Pointe Woods
Nicholas J. Paradiso III, Grand Rapids
Lisa M. Peacock, Traverse City
Kevin Polston, Grand Haven
Gwendolyn R. Reyes, M.D., Grand Blanc
Robert Shaner, Ph.D., Shelby Township
Anupam Chugh Sidhu, Canton
Travis Smith, Ed.D., Marquette
Joshua J. Smith, Jackson
Stephanie M. Sutton, Commerce Township
Gregory Talberg, Williamston
Ridgway H. White, Fenton
Kymberli A. Wreggelsworth, Onaway
Participating members:
State Senator Dayna Polehanki
State Senator Wayne Schmidt
State Representative Aaron Miller
State Representative Sheryl Kennedy