We are striving to create a more equitable system for children and families and want to include people from a wide variety of lived and professional experiences. Part of the way we do this is to invite people from priority populations, which are twelve demographic groups identified by the Illinois Early Learning Council (2021) based on criteria that they are distinctive, timely, measurable, underserved, and at-risk; who have personal, lived experience; and/or who have volunteer or paid professional experience working with priority populations. To find more information about priority populations or to see the full list, please visit the OECD website.