WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2011 8:30 AM

            SB 4

                  FOR:

                                 Baker, Ph.D., Julie   Chief Major Projects Officer  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Barth, Ken    (also providing written testimony) (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Booker, Jerel   Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Stand for Children),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Correa, Alejandra   Assistant Principal  (also providing written testimony) (Self), S.A., TX

                                 Erben, Andrew   President (Tx. Institute for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Fritz, Ashleigh   Educator (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Higginbotham, Melissa   (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Holt, Eric   Academic Coodinator, Speech and Debate Teacher (Self), Liberty Hill, TX

                                 Pangilinan, Joanna   Teacher (Self), Cedar Park, TX

                                 Penrod, Susan   teacher (Self), Liberty Hill, TX

                                 Solis, Miguel   Teacher  (also providing written testimony) (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Welsh, Amber   teacher  (also providing written testimony) (self), Austin, TX

                                 West Moody, Sandra   Chair, Legislative Committee  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Science Teachers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Wood, Ellen    (also providing written testimony) (Self), Dallas, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.   Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas

                                 Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly   Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Fuller, Ed   Education Consultant  (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Hartman, Eric   Director of Government Relations  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas AFT), Austin, TX

                                 Kouri, Richard   Assistant Executive Director for Public Affairs  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Malfaro, Louis   Secretary Treasurer Texas AFT (Org.), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Cárdenas, Melva   Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Hund, Kirsten   Director of Programs (TEPSA - TX Elementary Principals and Supervisors

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Motheral, Mike   Superintendent - Sundown ISD (Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools), Sundown, TX

                                 Osborne, Cynthia   Professor, Director  (also providing written testimony) (PEEQ Project on

                                 Educator Effectiveness and Quality UT Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Smisko, Ann   Associate Commissioner for School Improvement and Education Initiatives

                                 (TEA), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2011 8:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Anderson, Joseph   (self), Austin, TX

                                 Breeden, Rebecca   Graduate Student - LBJ School of Public Affairs (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Fernandez, Tina   Director, Pro Bono Programs UT Law (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Flammer, Sean   Lawyer/Former Public School Teacher (Self -Not on behalf of any other),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Kress, Mr. Sandy   Counsel (Governor's Business Council (a member of the Texas Coalition

                                 for a Competetive Workforce)), Austin, TX

                                 Maddox, Jerry   Former Teacher / Stand for Children (Representing self/ Stand for

                                 Children), Austin, TX

                                 Moore, Nicole   Graduate Student in Public Affairs (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Rodriguez, Adriana G.   Former Teacher / Stand for Children Supporter (stand for children),

                                 Laredo, TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson   Govt. Affairs Manager (Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin   Executive Director (Governor's Business Council), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Giarratani, Dominic   Assistant Director (Texas Association of School Boards and Texas

                                 Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Whitsett, Maria   Associate, Moak, Casey and Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 6

                  FOR:

                                 Fuller, John   Student (self), College Station, TX

                                 Holcombe, Linda   Executive Director (Texas Industrial Vocational Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Kendell, Sandra   Instructional Technology Specialist  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Self, Georgetown ISD, Texas Computer Education Assocation), Round Rock, TX

                                 McArthur, Frances M.   Superintendent of Schools (TASA, TCEA, Lexington ISD),

                                 Lexington, TX

                                 Ratliff, Thomas   SBOE member (myself), Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Pamela   Associate Superintendent (Cypress-Fairbanks ISD), Houston, TX

                                 West Moody, Sandra   Chair, Legislative Committee  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Science Teachers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn   Vice President  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Eagle Forum and self), Weatherford, TX

                  ON:

                                 Frey, Neal    (also providing written testimony) (self), Longview, TX

                                 Slough, Kim   Textbook Coordinator Abilene ISD, TCAT President  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (TCAT - Textbook Coordinator's Association of Texas), Abilene, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2011 8:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bergland, Jennifer   Director of Governmental Relations (Texas Computer Education

                                 Association), Pflugerville, TX

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.   Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas

                                 Professional Educators (ATPE)), Austin, TX

                                 Grey, John   Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Lindsey, Andrew   Authorized Representative (Texas Parent Teacher Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Whitsett, Maria   Associate, Moak, Casey and Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Wurzel, Geoff   Director (TECH NET), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Avery, Cliff   Executive Director (Text Book Coordinators' Association of Texas),

                                 Pflugerville, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Wright, Gregory M.   Textbook Specialist Leander ISD (Leander ISD / TCAT), Leander,

                                 TX

            SB 27

                  FOR:

                                 Beckendorf, Francis   Tx School Nurses Organization (Advocacy Chair), Dallas, TX

                                 Combe, Laurie G.   Tx School Nurse Org School Health Chair  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Tx School Nurse Org), Spring, TX

                                 Dedman, Rachael   volunteer (Food Allergy Center - Children's Medical Dallas), Dallas, TX

                                 Henry, Evelyn   Dir Health and Med (Hou ISD), Hou, TX

                                 Lade, Michael S.   Member Board of Directors, The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis

                                 Network (Self/ Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network/ Food Allergy Initiative), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 Mawer, Connie   Exec Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Allergy Asthma

                                 and Immunology Society), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Sides, Madeleine   (School children of Texas), Mansfield, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Beneski, Amy   Associate Executive Director (Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.   Governmental Relations Manager (ATPE (Association of Texas

                                 Professional Educators)), Austin, TX

                                 Flores, Rebecca   Director govt Relations (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Hartman, Eric   Director of Government Relations (Texas AFT), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2011 8:30 AM

                                 Martinez, Beth   parent (Austin Families with Food Allergies), Austin, TX

                                 Sides, Daniel   (Parents of children w/ Food Allergies), Mansfield, TX

                                 Thomas, Amanda   Advocacy Associate (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX

                                 Willmann, James   General Counsel (Texas Nurses Association), Austin, TX

            SB 54

                  FOR:

                                 Carpenter, Bill    (also providing written testimony) (Texas Council of Administrators of

                                 Special Education), Austin, TX

                                 Durrett, Tammy   mother of blind student (Self), Ponder, TX

                                 Durrett, Taylor   blind student (Self), Ponder, TX

                                 Lyssy, Michael   (self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Becerra Jr., Rodolfo   member  (also providing written testimony) (Governors Committee

                                 on People with Disabilities), Nacogdoches, TX

                                 Motheral, Mike   Superintendent - Sundown ISD (Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools), Sundown, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Boland, Teryl   (self), Austin, TX

                                 Borel, Dennis   (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Brookshire, Billy   Board mmbr. (Tx Ass'n f/t/ Education and Rehabilitation o/t Blind and

                                 Visually Impaired), Austin, TX

                                 Chauvin, Michele   Past President (Texas Association for Parents of Children with Visual

                                 Impairments), Sugar Land, TX

                                 Miller, Jeff   (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Murrell, Mrs. Marty   (Alliance of and for Visually Impaired Texans (AVIT)), Austin, TX

                                 Pena, Martin   Executive Director (South Texas Association of Schools), Laguna Vista, TX

                                 Pogrund, Rona   (self), Austin, TX

                                 Statman, Rona   Dir. of Family Support (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Cárdenas, Melva   Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Miller, Cyral   Outreach Director (Tx School f/t Blind and Visually Impaired), Austin, TX

            SB 217

                  FOR:

                                 Calvert, Robert C.   Chief Information Officer  (also providing written testimony) (Fort

                                 Bend ISD), Sugar Land, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bergland, Jennifer   Director of Government Relations (Texas Computer Education

                                 Association), Pflugerville, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2011 8:30 AM

                                 Canales, Ramiro   Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations (Texas

                                 Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Dawson, Jody ann   Public Policy Inter (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly   Director of Professional Development and Advocacy (Tx Classroom

                                 Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Flores, Rebecca   Director govt Relations (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Haney, Julie Freeman   Legislative Consultant (TX Association of Community Schools

                                 (TACS)), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty   Legislative Counsel (TX - AFT), Austin, TX

                                 Rogers, Don   Executive Director (Texas Rural Education Assn.), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                  Against:

                                 Knaack, Frank   Policy and Advocacy Strategist (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1094

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.   Governmental Relations Manager (Association of TX Professional

                                 Educators (ATPE)), Austin, TX

                                 Canales, Ramiro   Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations (Texas

                                 Association of School Admnistrators), Austin, TX

                                 Dawson, Jodyann   Public Policy Intern (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Grey, John   Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Haney, Julie freeman   Legislative Consultant (Tx Association of Community Schools

                                 (TACS)), Austin, TX

                                 Lindsey, Andrew   Authorized Representative (Texas Parent Teacher Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Rogers, Don   Executive Director (Texas Rural Education Assn.), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

            SB 1214

                  FOR:

                                 Eshleman, Dr. Jerry   Superintendent (Cornerstone Christian Schools), San Antonio, TX

                                 Evans, Charles   Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Assoc. of

                                 Non-Public Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Hastings, Paul   (self), Lago Vista, TX

                                 McGettrick, Margaret   Director of Education  (also providing written testimony) (Catholic

                                 Bishops of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Motheral, Mike   Superintendent - Sundown ISD (Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators, Texas Association of Community Schools,), Sundown, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2011 8:30 AM

                                 Rutledge, D.W.   Executive Directors (Texas High School Coaches Asso.), San Marcos, TX

                  ON:

                                 Smisko, Ann   Assoc. Commissioner for School Improvement and Education Initiatives

                                 (TEA), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Casanova, Roy   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                  Against:

                                 Rogers, Don   Executive Director (Texas Rural Education Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Tipton, Sam   Executive Director (Texas Girls Coaches Association), Austin, TX

                                 Whitsett, Maria   Associate (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Cousins, Mark   Policy Director and Interim Athletic Director (UIL), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.   Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas

                                 Professional Educators (ATPE)), Austin, TX

            SB 1383

                  FOR:

                                 Booker, Jerel   Executive Director (Stand for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Correa, Alejandra   Assistant Principal (Self), SA, TX

                                 Moody, Sandra West   Chair, Legislative Committee  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Science Teachers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.   Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas

                                 Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Eckhart, Harley   Associate Executive Director (Texas Elementary Principals and

                                 Supervisors Association), Austin, TX

                                 Leyden, Tom   Assoc. Exec. Director (Texas Assoc. of Secondary School Principals),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Baker, Ph.D., Julie   Chief Major Projects Officer (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Erben, Andrew   President (TIER (Tx. Institute for Education Reform)), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Whitsett, Maria   Associate, Moak, Casey and Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin,

                                 TX

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