Roch will be on a national panel for No Child Left Behind Act reforms The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) announced that Dennis Roch, a member of the New Mexico Public Education Commission, has been named to serve on the association’s Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC), according to a press release. Roch is the assistant superintendent of Tucumcari Public Schools. The GAC is responsible for developing federal policy recommendations and communicating with Congress and federal officials about the education reform priorities of state boards of education. As a member of the 20-member panel, Roch will meet with other state education leaders, national policymakers, federal lawmakers, and education reform experts over the course of this year to share their state’s experiences and perspective, analyze federal education initiatives, promote state board of education priorities, and serve as a state education resource to congressional offices and staff, the release said.