WITNESS LIST

              SB 949

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              March 22, 2011 - 8:30 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Beard, Jeremy   Apollo 20 School Improvement Officer  (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                          Calaway, James   Chair - HISD Foundation  (Self), Hou, TX

                                          Dolibois, Ryan   Chief Development Officer  (YES Prep Public Schools), Houston, TX

                                          Grier, Terry   Superintendent  (also providing written testimony)  (HISD), Houston, TX

                                          Handy, Brenda   Parent  (self), Houston, TX

                                          Hardin, Paul A.   Principal  (Kashmere Sr. High School Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                          Rodriguez-Davila, Xochitl   Principal/Lee High School  (Lee High School), Houston, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Gallegos, Mario   State Senator  (Dist 6 State Senate), Galena Park, TX

                                          LETT, SAM   President  (also providing written testimony)  (Sept Start, Inc.), FT.

                                          WORTH, TX

                        ON:

                                          Quinzi, Patty   Legislative Counsel  (TX AFT (American Federation of Teachers)), Austin,

                                          TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        For:

                                          Beneski, Amy   Associate Executive Director  (Texas Association of School

                                          Administrators), Austin, TX

                                          Borden, Sandi   Executive Director  (Tx. Elem. Principals and Supervisors Association),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Brownson, Amanda   Associate  (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                                          Carpenter, Bill    (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education), Austin, TX

                                          Erben, Andrew   President  (TIER), Austin, TX

                                          Feinberg, Michael   Co-Founder  (KIPP, Inc.), Woodlands, TX

                                          Gámez, Erin    (Texas Pta), Austin, TX

                                          Shields, Julie   Asst. Dir of Governmental Relations  (Texas Assoc. of School Boards),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Valdez, Jerry   lobbyist  (Greater Houston Partnership), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        For:

                                          Sabo, Jason    (Children at Risk), Austin, TX

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