Lisa Williams, MLWGS English Department Chair, is one of 22 teachers appointed to the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet. The Cabinet includes teachers from every Superintendent Region in the Commonwealth, and it is scheduled to have its first meeting later this month.
The Governor’s Teacher Cabinet will focus on the following:
- Identify additional resources, learning tools and professional development opportunities that the Department of Education could make available to local school divisions;
- Recommend strategies for greater parent and community engagement;
- Recommend strategies to improve the K-12 education, higher education and workforce collaboration;
- Identify any needed improvements to administrative responsibilities; and
- Recommend strategies to close the achievement gap and assist disadvantaged students.
