NOMINEE REQUIRING SENATE
CONFIRMATION
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
NOMINEE: Jake
Logan
POSITION: Business
Community Member of the State Board for Charter Schools (SBCS)
REPLACING: Linda Parson
APPOINTING GOVERNOR: Janice K. Brewer
DATE OF APPOINTMENT: June 1, 2009
TERM ENDS: January 18, 2013
FUNCTION OF THE SBCS:
Pursuant
to A.R.S. § 15-182, the SBCS exercises general supervision over its charter
schools and recommends legislation pertaining to charter schools to the Legislature,
grants charter status to qualifying applicants for charter schools, determines
the policy of the SBCS, delegates to the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(SPI) the execution of SBCS policies and prepares a budget for expenditures
necessary for the proper maintenance and accomplishment of its purpose.
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR
POSITION:
The
SBCS is composed of ten gubernatorial appointments, the SPI or the SPI’s
designee and three members of the Legislature serving as advisory
members. The appointed positions consist of six members of the general
public, at least two of whom must reside in a school district in which at least
sixty percent of the children meet the eligibility requirements for free and
reduced lunch and at least one of whom resides on an Indian reservation, two
members from the business community, one member who is a charter school teacher
and the remaining member who is a charter school operator. Appointed
members serve staggered four-year terms and members of the Legislature serve
two-year terms concurrent with their respective terms of office.
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AND
TERM EXPIRATIONS:
Appointed Members Position Term
Expiration
Jake Logan* Business
Member
1/18/2013
Dana Krals Public
Member
1/17/2011
Ruby R. Alvarado Hernandez Public
Member
1/17/2011
Norman
Butler Public
Member
1/18/2010
Lynne
Adams Public
Member
1/18/2010
Christine
Farley Public
Member
1/18/2010
Magdalena Verdugo
Charter School Operator 1/19/2009
Vacant Business
Member
Vacant Charter School Teacher
Vacant Reservation
Resident Member
* Subject to confirmation
Superintendent of Public
Instruction/Designee
Superintendent Tom Horne,
Mary Gifford serves as designee
Advisory Members
Senator John Huppenthal
SALARY OR OTHER
COMPENSATION:
Members
of the SBCS are not eligible for compensation but are eligible to receive
reimbursement for travel expenses and subsistence pursuant to Title 38, Chapter
4, Article 2.
BUDGET AND FTES:
The
SBCS FY 2008-2009 appropriated General Fund budget is $1,051,000 with 13
full-time equivalent positions.
NOMINEE’S QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Arizona State University,
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Employment:
Vice President
for State Government Affairs, UnitedHealth Group (2008-Present)
Partner,
Molera-Alvarez Group (2004-2008)
Director of
External Affairs, Arizona House of Representatives (2002-2004)
Victory Director,
Arizona Republican Party (2001-2002)
Regional
Director, U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (1998-2002)
Other Qualifications:
Member, Arizona Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee
Member, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee
Board Member, Arizona Business and Education Coalition
Business
Journal’s “40 Under 40 Award” (2006)
Education Accountability and
Reform Committee
June 17, 2009
