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WITNESS LIST
Public School Accountability, Select
March 27, 2008 - 09:00 AM
Panel 1:  Post Secondary Readiness Accountability and Assessment
 
ON:
 
Cohen, Michael  President  (Achieve, Inc.),  Washington, DC
 
Erickson, Jon L.  Vice President, Educational Services ACT, Inc.  (ACT, Inc.),  Iowa City, IA
 
Housson, Shannon  Director  (TEA-Division of Performance Reporting),  Austin, TX
 
Zyskowski, Gloria  Deputy Associate Commissioner, Student Assessment  (Texas Education Agency),  Austin, TX
Panel 2:  Accountability Mechanisms at the State Level
 
ON:
 
Chase, Rita  Director of Financial Audits  (Texas Education Agency),  Austin, TX
 
Cloudt, Criss  Assoc. Comm., Assesment, Accountability, and Data Quality  (Texas Education Agency),  Austin, TX
 
Harrington, Rachel  Director, Performance-Based Monitoring Division  (Texas Education Agency)
 
Housson, Shannon  Director  (TEA-Division of Performance Reporting),  Austin, TX
 
Taylor, Laura  Deputy Assoc.Comm., Program Monitoring and Interventions  (Texas Education Agency),  Austin, TX
Panel 3:  District Accountability
 
ON:
 
Hinojosa, Michael  Superintendent of Schools Dallas ISD  (Self, Dallas ISD),  Dallas, TX
 
Klussman, Duncan F.  Superintendent of Schools  (Spring Branch ISD),  Houston, TX
 
Motheral, Mike  Superintendent of Schools  (Sundown ISD),  Sundown, TX
 
Whiteker, Mary Ann  Superintendent, Hudson ISD  (Hudson ISD),  Lufkin, TX
Panel 4:  Campus Accountability
 
ON:
 
Calzada, Ed.D., Lucio  Principal of Gus Garcia Middle School Austin ISD  (Austin ISD and (AAPSA) Austin Association of Public School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Colschen, Gregg  Principal  (The Woodlands High School),  The Woodlands, TX
 
Denny, Dave  Thorndale High School Principal  (TASSP),  Thorndale, TX
 
Goodson, Christopher B.  Principal-Jess Harben Elementary-Richardson ISD  (Richardson ISD-TEPSA),  Dallas, TX
 
McAfee, Mitzi  Principal (elementary)  (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Assoc. (TEPSA)),  Port Lavaca, TX
Panel 5:  Classroom Accountability
 
ON:
 
Anderson, Anne  K-6 Science Instructional Specialist  (Texas City I.S.D),  Texas City, TX
 
Cadriel, Silvia  Bilingual Teacher  (Brownsville I.S.D),  San Benito, TX
 
Creighton, Susan  Teacher  (Self),  Double Oak, TX
 
Floyd, Scott S.  Educator  (White Oak I.S.D.),  Gladewater, TX
 
Hill, Judy  Science Teacher  (Self),  Robinson, TX
 
Shepherd, Karen  Teacher, Department Chair Plano SHS  (TSTA),  Plano, TX
 
Turner, Robin  Third Grade  (Sims Elementary),  Austin, TX
Public Testimony
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hinojosa, David  Staff Attorney  (MALDEF),  San Antonio, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
On:
 
Chalkey, Melody  Pres. Charter Choice (Coal. for Hope and Opp. in Charter Ed)  (Charter Choice),  Austin, TX
 
Layton, Celia  Principal  (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors),  Pasadena, TX