At least once annually, the SCALE will report to and take input from the National Advisory Board (NAB). In addition, members of the NAB will be consulted from time to time on an individual basis, as needed. The National Advisory Board is:

Scientists and Mathematicians [1]
Science and Mathematics Educators [2]
Teachers [3]
English Language Specialist [4]
Statisticians and Evaluators [5]
Policy Researchers and School District Leaders [6]

Dr. Josefina Arce [7], Professor of Chemistry
University of Puerto Rico

Dr. Josefina Arce has been part of the Chemistry Department of UPR-Rio Piedras since 1978. Dr. Arce has also been associated with the Resource Center for Science and Engineering of Puerto Rico since 1980 and is currently the lead investigator of two NSF-funded projects: PR-Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation, and PR-Graduate Fellows in K-12 Education.

Dr. James Gates, Professor of Physics
University of Maryland

Dr. S. James Gates, Jr. is the John S. Toll Professor and Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory in the Physics Department of the University of Maryland at College Park. He is a member, charter fellow, and past president of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP). Dr. Gates has also served on the Naval Studies Board and contracts for the Department of Defense, Educational Testing Service, and other organizations.

Dr. Jerry Pine, Professor of Neurosciences and Physics
California Institute of Technology

Dr. Jerry Pine is Professor of Biophysics at Caltech. He is Co-Director of the Caltech Precollege Science Initiative (CAPSI [8]), established in 1991 to support district-wide K-6 science education reform, and is now involved with grades 7-12 science curriculum development, teacher education, and research on science education. He is on a number of advisory boards, among them the AERA Grants Board and the National Advisory Committee for the Las Vegas Schools.

Dr. Elizabeth Stage, Director Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Elizabeth Stage has been director of the Lawrence Hall of Science for three years; the Hall is a public science center and organized research unit that produces curriculum materials and conducts professional development regionally, nationally, and internationally. She has taught middle school mathematics and science, graduate courses in mathematics and science education; has conducted research and evaluation; and worked on standards and assessments at the state, national, and international level.

Dr. Marcia Linn [9], Professor of Education
University of California-Berkeley

Dr. Marcia Linn is Professor of development and cognition specializing in education in mathematics, science, and technology in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. She directs one of the 13 Centers for Learning and Teaching funded by the National Science Foundation: the Technology-enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) center. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), she investigates science teaching and learning; gender equity; and design of learning experiments. During the past 25 years, Dr. Linn has received awards from the Council of Scientific Society Presidents, the National Association for Research in Science, and the American Educational Research Association.

Dr. Madeleine J. Long, Executive Director (Macro: Policy, Scale Up, and Dissemination) and CoPI of MSPinNYC
Hunter College

Dr. Madeleine J. Long is the Executive Director (Macro: Policy, Scale Up, and Dissemination) and CoPI of New York City's Mathematics and Science Partnership Program (MSPinNYC). Prior to that she was the Program Director for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education and Extended Day Programs at the AAAS. She came to the Education and Human Resource (E.H.R.) Directorate of AAAS after having spent almost six years at the National Science Foundation (NSF) where she held the positions of Program Officer for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science, Special Assistant to the Assistant Director of NSF's E.H.R. Directorate, and Senior Program Officer for the Urban Systemic Initiatives (USI). She helped design the original USI and was responsible for building its staff, developing the technical assistance, and implementing the initial years of the Initiative. Prior to NSF, Dr. Long was Director/Dean of the Division of Education, and Professor at Long Island University's Brooklyn Center in New York City.

Patty Rourke [10], Science Department Chair; Instructor, JASON Academy
The Potomac School

Patricia Rourke is chair of the science department at the Potomac School, McLean, Virginia, and an online instructor for the JASON Academy. During the past 18 years, she was a Director of the Woodrow Wilson Institutes in Physics and Physical Science in Princeton, a presenter of the Physics Teaching Research Program with AAPT, a leading teacher-moderator for TERC's LabNet2 project, and a workshop leader at NSTA, AAPT, and Virginia Science Conferences.

Dr. Charlene Rivera [11], Research Professor
George Washington University

Dr. Charlene Rivera is a Research Professor and the Executive Director of the George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education (GW/CEEE). A primary role of the center is to conduct research and evaluation studies for K-12 educators. She directs several national projects; key among these is the Region III Comprehensive Center (R3CC), one of 15 federally funded centers that provide technical assistance and professional development services to educators at state, district, and school levels.

Dr. Tony Bryk [12], Professor of Urban Education/Sociology
University of Chicago

Dr. Anthony Bryk is the Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. His main areas of expertise are school organization, education reform, accountability, assessment, and educational statistics. Dr. Bryk is the Director of the Center for School Improvement at the University of Chicago, which supports school improvement efforts within the Chicago Public Schools. Prior to his appointment at UC, Dr. Bryk was a faculty member of the Harvard School of Graduate Education for 10 years.

Dr. Ruth Johnson [13], Professor of Educational Administration
California State University-Los Angeles

Dr. Ruth Johnson is a Professor of Educational Administration and Co-Director of the Joint Doctoral Program in Urban Educational Leadership, K-12. Dr. Johnson's major scholarly interests and publications focus on the processes related to changing the academic culture of urban schools with an emphasis on access and equity. Her current book, Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap: How to Measure Equity in Our Schools, is being used in schools and colleges nation-wide. Dr. Johnson is an active member of Ebony Guild, a community group that provides services for high school girls who are upward bound.

Marshall Smith [14], Program Director
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Marshall "Mike" Smith has been the program director for education at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park, California, for almost three years. Prior to that, he was Acting Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary for Education in the Clinton Administration. During the Carter Administration, he was Chief of Staff to the Secretary for Education and Assistant Commissioner for Policy Studies in the Office of Education. Mr. Smith has also been a professor at Harvard, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Stanford University.

Dr. Milbrey McLaughlin [15], Professor of Education and Public Policy
Stanford University

Dr. Milbrey McLaughlin is a David Jacks Professor of Education and Public Policy at Stanford University. She is well-known to educational leaders for her wide-ranging scholarly writing on K-12 teaching and education policy in the United States. Dr. McLaughlin makes use of her extensive personal collection of case studies and research results to teach classes in qualitative analysis, evaluation, and policy analysis. Recently, she expanded her collection to include long-term studies of community-created organizations for urban youth.