From the beginning I felt that the Governor's initiative duplicated or was maybe an attempt at an end run around either or both the DOE and the BOE, and maybe even HSTA. Whatever, the Governor's initiative is odd because it is a voluntary effort right out of his office, and seems to be led or run by principals or ex-principals. Why is it even needed? It seems to be an effort to by-pass existing legislation and policy. That Mr. Williams is resigning is very telling for he has been a critically important voice on the BOE. I think the governor is medalling too much in public education and maybe he should focus on other issues facing the state, like water for agriculture, or sea level rise, or improved training for state employees, or better management of highway signage, airports and highways. There is lots of other stuff the Governor should focus on besides education. Or is this something personal with him?