Community Schools Advisory Committee

**Total public members:** 8 **Method of Appointment:** Appointed by the Mayor **Length of Appointment: 3** years **Residency:** Community members must be DC Residents **Description** **:** The Advisory Committee shall be established to provide intellectual guidance from diverse perspectives to the research projects of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”), established pursuant to section 403(a) of the Community Schools Incentive Act. Additionally, the Advisory Committee shall help formulate Partnership policy. To be eligible for appointment, members of the Advisory Committee (both institutional and non-institutional) shall have the ability to contribute substantive expertise to the research process related to student learning, school improvement, and urban education policy. Members shall be actively involved in practice, policy, or research on school improvement. A person who works for the Partnership or is a direct employee of a non-government organization that provides funding to the Partnership shall not be eligible for membership on the Advisory Committee.