[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                Nomination of Glenna Lauren Wright-Gallo

  Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, I support the nomination of Glenna 
Wright-Gallo to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services at the Department of Education. Ms. Wright-
Gallo has more than 25 years of public education experience supporting 
students with disabilities and 16 years of experience as a policy 
leader in State special education programs. She is currently a guest 
instructor at the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, NV. Before 
that, she served as the Assistant Superintendent of Special Education 
Services for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction--
OSPI--in Washington State. During her tenure, she successfully secured 
an additional $155 million for state special education programs, $37 
million for improvement of statewide inclusionary practices, $12 
million for paraeducator training, and $60,000 to reduce the use of 
restraint and seclusion.
  Prior to her position at OSPI, Ms. Gallo spent 7 years as the State 
director of special education for the Utah State Board of Education. 
She has also twice served as the president of the National Association 
of State Directors of Education.
  Earlier this year, the Committee on Senate Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions, which I chair, reported her out of committee by a 
bipartisan vote. Ms. Wright-Gallo is a strong, dedicated advocate for 
special education services and supports and understands the unique 
challenges that children and youth with disabilities face. She will 
make an excellent Assistant Secretary, and I urge my colleagues to 
support her nomination.