Phyllis Frank, Yakima,
WSSDA Elected Position 2, Eastern Washington, through January 2010

Mrs. Frank attributes her long-term commitment as a K-12 education policy maker to experience as a parent, mentor of the learning of others, and certificated speech/language pathologist. She served on the Yakima School Board (1985-97) and as president of the Washington State School Directors Association (1995). Mrs. Frank has been affiliated with education reform in Washington since its inception, with the Governor's Council on Education Reform and Funding Learning's Outcomes and Assessment Subcommittee. She was the vice chair of the Goals 2000 Education Improvement Coordinating Council, and a member of the Certificate of Mastery Subcommittee of the State Board. She has a B.S. and M.S. in speech and language pathology from the University of Michigan, with additional study at the University of Washington.

Mrs. Frank's early policy work centered on school, family, and community partnerships as measurable, observable and necessary to successful K-12 education. The work resulted in rewriting model policy and publication of a tool kit for school-family-community partnerships. She is an active proponent of modifying the academic calendar year to offer effective, equitable and efficient use of time to support the learning needs of all children. Mrs. Frank served as chair of the Professional Development & Certification committee, and as liaison to the Professional Education Standards Board.