On Tuesday, Governor-elect JB Pritzker announced the formation and members of the transition’s Educational Success Committee at Genevieve Melody STEM Elementary School in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. The committee is the seventh of several working groups of the transition made up of subject-matter experts who will advise and guide the incoming Pritzker-Stratton administration. The Educational Success Committee will be chaired by state Sen. Andy Manar, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson, and Illinois Education Association President Kathi Griffin and consist of 35 members. A partial list of committee members include:

Dr. Michael Amiridis, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago
 
Dr. Carmen Ayala, Superintendent, Berwyn North SD 98
 
Christine Benson, Retired Superintendent, Mendota High School
 
Juan Salgado, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
 
Gloria Trejo, Principal, Pioneer Elementary School
 
Dr. Barbara Wilson, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Illinois System