WITNESS LIST

            Education

            August 26, 2014 10:00 AM

Interim Charge #1

                  AGAINST:

                                 Collins, Jennifer  Parent  (also providing written testimony) (Self), Denton, TX

                  ON:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia C.  Educational Consultant (self) (A + Writers Consulting, LLC), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Majcher, Dineen  Board member (TAMSA, Self), Austin, TX

                                 Parrish, Deborah  Retired Texas Public School teacher (32 years) (Self (hopefully, Texas

                                 teachers and students)), San Antonio, TX

Interim Charge #2

                  FOR:

                                 Vera, Colleen  N.A.  (also providing written testimony) (Self), Houston, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Wooten, Bret  Dad  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Lewisville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Aleman, Steven  policy specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Bergland, Jennifer  Director of Government Relations  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas Computer Education Association), Georgetown, TX

                                 Broughal, Christine  Spec Ed. Advocate (CHRPA and Enabled Advocacy), Austin, TX

                                 Campbell, Neil  Policy Director  (also providing written testimony) (Foundation For

                                 Excellence In Education), Washington, DC

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

                                 Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Ford, Stacy  President (Coalition of Human Rights Policy Advocates (CHRPA)), Leander,

                                 TX

                                 Luke, Ed.D., Charles  Coordinator (Coalition for Public Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Mason, Ruth  (Parent, Self), Houston, TX

                                 Moreno, Celina  Legislative Staff Attorney (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (also providing written testimony) (TX-AFT (American

                                 Federation of Teachers)), Austin, TX

                                 Schwartz, Cara  Executive Director of Special Education and Section 504  (also providing

                                 written testimony) (TCASE, Georgetown ISD), Georgetown, TX

                                 Staker, Heather  Senior Research Fellow  (also providing written testimony) (Clayton

                                 Christensen Institute), Austin, TX

                                 Statman, Rona  Director of Family Support Services (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Pierce-Shimomura, Jonathan  Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Adult Education

                                 Director (UT Austin Informal Classes), Round Rock, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Beach, Michelle  Parent (Self, son), Georgetown, TX

                                 Goode, Jim   (Self), Kingwood, TX

WITNESS LIST

            Education

            August 26, 2014 10:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Hammond, Bill  CEO (TX Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Young, April  Policy Analyst (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX

Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Goode, Jennifer   (Self), Kingwood, TX

Invited Witnesses

Interim Charge #1

Panel 1

                  ON:

                                 Gardiner, Gena  Assistant Superintendent  (also providing written testimony) (Highland

                                 Park ISD), Dallas, TX

                                 Orr, Dawson R.  Superintendent  (also providing written testimony) (Highland Park ISD),

                                 Dallas, TX

                                 Zyskowski, Gloria  Director, Student Assessment  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (TEA), Austin, TX

Invited Witnesses

Interim Charge #2

Panel 1

                  FOR:

                                 Browder, Christine  No Kid Hungry Campaign Manager  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas Hunger Initiative, Baylor University), Waco, TX

                                 Rivas, MS, RDN,SNS, Dora  Executive Director, Food and Child Nutrition Services Dept. 

                                 (also providing written testimony) (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 DeBerry, Drew  Deputy Commissioner (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

Invited Witnesses

Interim Charge #2

Panel 2

                  ON:

                                 Jimenez, Gerard  Government Affairs Director (Access College Texas), TX

                                 Lenz, Gene  Director, Federal and State Education Policy  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (TEA), Austin, TX

                                 Mitchell, Dr. Vickie J.  Vice-chair  (also providing written testimony) (Continuing Advisory

                                 Committee on Special Education/TEA), Montgomery, TX

                                 Pawelek, Lynse  Executive Director of Special Education  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Atascosa McMullen Cooperative and TCASE), Poteet, TX

Invited Witnesses

Interim Charge #2

Panel 3

                  ON:

                                 Cardona, Michael  Chief Middle Schools Officer (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Ramos, Shelly  Curriculum Division Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Education Agency), Austin, TX

WITNESS LIST

            Education

            August 26, 2014 10:00 AM

                                 Smith, Barbara  Project Director  (also providing written testimony) (TxVSN/Region 10

                                 ESC), Addison, TX

                                 Worthen, Maria  Vice President, Federal and State Policy  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (iNACOL), Vienna, VA