WITNESS LIST

            Education

            February 10, 2016 9:00 AM

Cameras in Classrooms

                  FOR:

                                 Broughal, Christine  Special Education Advocate (Enabled Advocacy), Austin, TX

                                 Caro, Evelyn  Founder Optimal Advocacy Consulting  (Self), Mission, TX

                                 Litzinger, Linda  Parent, caregiver, advocate  (also providing written testimony)  (Self;

                                 Family), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Cristian M.   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 McFarlane, Ron  Director (Quasar Energy), Austin, TX

                                 Patlan, Lori  Parent  (Self), Edinburg, TX

                                 Seal, Russell  Pharmacist  (Self), La Coste, TX

                                 Seal (Attorney), Karen Dalglish  Attorney- representing children with special needs  (Self),

                                 San Antonio, TX

                                 Wilson, Columba P.  Care Giver  (also providing written testimony) (Fam), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Zarate (parent), Attorney Dolores G.  Parent  (Self; My child and all children like her),

                                 Brownsville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Aleman, Steve  Policy Specialist  (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hughes, PhD, Heather  Director of Special Programs  (Self; School personnel; Eagle

                                 Mountain Saginaw ISD- subject matter expert), Ft. Worth, TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director of  Governmental  Relations (TCASE & TASB), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Monica  Associate Commissioner for Standards & Programs (Texas Education

                                 Agency), Austin, TX

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

                                 Smith, Elaine  District Compliance Officer (Ector County ISD), Odessa, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Tomai, Deborah  President  (Self; Rio Grande Valley Down Syndrome Association),

                                 Edinburg, TX

Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Smith, Michelle  Consultant (Texas Association of School Business Officials), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Michelle  Consultant (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

English Language Learning

                  ON:

                                 Bowles, David, Dr.  Director of Bilingual & ESL Education  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Donna Independent School District), Donna, TX

                                 Chapa, Karina  McAllen ISD Bilingual/ESL Director & RGV TABE President (McAllen

                                 ISD and RGV-TABE), TX

                                 Garcia, Narciso, Dr.  PSJA Deputy Superintendent of Schools  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD), Pharr, TX

WITNESS LIST

            Education

            February 10, 2016 9:00 AM

                                 Johnson, Roy  Director of Support Services & Evaluation, Intercultural Development

                                 Research Association  (also providing written testimony) (Intercultural Development

                                 Research Association (IDRA)), San Antonio, TX

                                 Romero, Jesse  Legislative Consultant (Texas Association for Bilingual Education

                                 (T.A.B.E)), San Antonio, TX

Graduation Plans

Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Flores, Lourdes  Executive Director (ARISE), Alamo, TX

Training Support for Counselors

                  ON:

                                 Friese, Jan  Executive Director (Texas Counseling Association), Austin, TX

                                 Keller, Harrison  Deputy to the President for Strategy & Policy  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (University of Texas at Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Monica  Associate Commissioner for Standards & Programs (Texas Education

                                 Agency), Austin, TX