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LUCY DUNN
Co-Chair
Orange County Business Council
CARL GUARDINO
Co-Chair
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
BILL ALLEN
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
RUBEN BARRALES
San Diego Chamber of Commerce
LINDA BEST
Contra Costa Council
PAT DANDO
San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
STEVE FALK
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
RANDY GORDON
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
LEE HARRINGTON
Southern California Leadership Council
BRUCE KERN
Easy Bay Economic Development Alliance
MATTHEW MAHOOD
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
JULIE MEIER WRIGHT
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
CYNTHIA MURRAY
North Bay Leadership Council
AL SMITH
Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce
GARY TOEBBEN
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
JIM WUNDERMAN
Bay Area Council
December 17, 2008
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: McKinsey & Company Report
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
As the leaders of some of the state's leading business associations, The Regional Economic Association Leaders (R.E.A.L.) Coalition urges your support to take the critical steps to expand the utility and effectiveness of education data in California.
The REAL Coalition agrees with the recommendation of the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence to create a comprehensive data system. We incorporate here and endorse the attached Principles of the McKinsey & Company Report. We believe that this Report and its Principles is the first of several significant steps needed to develop a comprehensive P-20 longitudinal data system in California. The Principles framework outlines the major components of a high quality system for California and will be invaluable as we work with your staff and the legislature to make smart and cost-effective choices that will actually change student outcomes and inform program decisions.
We appreciate your dedication to this process, and would welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you and your staff on moving ahead with these and other actions to bring improvement to California's educational system.
Sincerely,
Signature of Carl Guardino.
Carl Guardino
President and CEO San Jose Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Signature of Steve Falk.
Steve Falk
President & CEO San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Signature of Gary Toebben.
Gary Toebben
President & CEO Los Angeles Area
Chamber of Commerce
Signature of Pat Dando.
Pat Dando
President & CEO San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Signature of Jim Wunderman.
Jim Wunderman
President & CEO Bay Area Council
Signature of Ruben Barrales.
Ruben Barrales
President & CEO San Diego Chamber of Commerce
Signature of Bruce Kern.
Bruce Kern
Executive Director East Bay Economic Development Alliance
Signature of Andrew Poat.
Andrew Poat
Vice President of Public Policy
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Signature of Matthew R. Mahood.
Matthew R. Mahood
President & CEO Sacramento Metro Chamber
Signature of Randy Gordon.
Randy Gordon
President & CEO Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Signature of Lucy Dunn.
Lucy Dunn
President & CEO Orange County Business Council
Signature of Al Smith.
Al Smith
President & CEO Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce
Signature of Linda Best.
Linda Best
President & CEO Contra Costa Council
Signature of Cynthia Murray.
Cynthia Murray
President & CEO
North Bay Leadership Council
cc: Assembly Speaker Karen Bass; Senate President Pro-Tem Darryl Steinberg; Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines; Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman
Enclosure: Longitudinal Data System Principles
