NOMINEE REQUIRING SENATE CONFIRMATION

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT BACKGROUND SUMMARY

NOMINEE:               Jacob Clark Moore

POSITION:               State Board of Education, Lay Member

REPLACING:          Re-appointment

APPOINTING GOVERNOR:        Janice K. Brewer

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:  February 6, 2009

TERM ENDS: January 21, 2013

FUNCTION OF THE State board of education:

The eleven-member State Board of Education (Board) establishes programs, initiates policies and enforces laws and regulations relating to schools and the educational development of the individual student (A.R.S. § 15-203).  The Board’s mission is “to aggressively set policies that foster excellence in public education” and its duties include, but are not limited to, supervising the public school system, prescribing the minimum courses of study, determining high school graduation requirements, and supervising the teacher certification process (A.R.S. § 15-203).

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION:

As provided in Article 11, Section 3 of the Arizona Constitution, the Board is composed of the following members: the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the president of a state university or a state college, four lay members, a president or chancellor of a community college district, a person who is an owner or administrator of a charter school, a superintendent of a high school district, a classroom teacher and a county school superintendent.  The Governor appoints Board members, other than the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for four-year terms. 

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AND TERM EXPIRATIONS:

Appointed Members Position Term Expiration

Superintendent Tom Horne    Executive Officer                                 Concurrent w/ term of office

Jacob Moore*                         Public Member                                                    1/21/2013

Anita Mendoza                       Charter School Administrator                              1/21/2013

Dr. Karen Nicodemus             Community College President                             1/21/2013

Jesse Ary                                 Public Member                                                     1/21/2012

Dr. Vicki Balentine                 High School Dist. Superintendent                       1/16/2012

Bonnie Kasey                          Classroom Teacher                                               1/16/2012

Dr. John Haeger                      University President                                            1/17/2011

Jaime Molera                           Public Member                                                     1/17/2011

Larry Lucero                           Public Member                                                     1/18/2010

Cecila Owen                           County School Superintendent                            1/18/2010

* Subject to confirmation

SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION:

Board members are allowed travel expenses and reimbursement for subsistence in accordance with A.R.S. Title 38, Chapter 4, Article 2.  There is no other salary or compensation for this position.    

BUDGET AND FTES:       

The Board’s total budget for FY 2008-2009 is $3,576,400, of which $3,192,600 is appropriated from the state General Fund.  This includes 10 FTE positions.

NOMINEE’S QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:    

Arizona State University, Executive M.B.A. (2008)

Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science in Finance (1999)

Mesa Community College, Associates of Arts in Business (1997)

Employment:

Generation Seven Strategic Partners, LLC, Managing Partner (2006-Present)

Office of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Tribal Relations Coordinator (2006-Present)

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Special Assistant on Congressional and       Legislative Affairs (2001-2006)

Other Qualifications:

Board Member, President (2009), State Board of Education, Arizona (2007-Present)

Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, Chairman, State of Arizona (2002-2008)

Maricopa Community College District Native American Advisory Committee (2004-Present)

Education Accountability & Reform

March 27, 2009