WITNESS LIST

            Education

            August 3, 2016 9:00 AM

County Schools Systems

                  AGAINST:

                                 Joyce, Pam  None  (Self), Cypress, TX

                                 Kitson, Carol   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bamberg, Wanda  Superintendent of Schools (Aldine ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Colbert, James  Superintendent (Harris County Dept. of Education), Houston, TX

                                 Gulbas, Jeff  Partner Attorney (Dallas County Schools), Dallas, TX

                                 Haynes, Ph.D., Carole H.   (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Hickman, Denise G.  Executive Director Business (Dallas County Schools), Dallas, TX

                                 Hobbs, Aaron  Executive Director for Transportation (Dallas County Schools), Dallas, TX

                                 Langlois, Sarah W.  Outside General Counsel (Harris County Department of Education -

                                 Administration), Houston, TX

                                 Reyna, Hector  CTO (Rodriguez), El Paso, TX

                                 Sorrells, Rick  Superintendent  (also providing written testimony) (Dallas County Schools),

                                 Dallas, TX

                                 Sumners, Don  Trustee  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Vera, Alan D.  Texan  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Vera, Colleen  Retired Teacher/Blogger  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; (Texas

                                 Trash Talk)), Houston, TX

                                 Wilson, David M.  Director (Cypress Texas Tea Party), Cypress, TX

                                 Wilson, William  Citizen  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Cypress, TX

                                 Wolfe, Michael  Harris County School Trustee  (also providing written testimony)  (Self),

                                 Houston, TX

Efficiency

                  AGAINST:

                                 Huff, Patrick  Adjunct Professor  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Tomball, TX

                  ON:

                                 Aleman, Steven  Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Bigham, Deborah  Chief Development Officer (Uplift Education), Dallas, TX

                                 Davis, Traci  Area Superintendent for Innovation and Choice (Grand Prairie ISD), Grand

                                 Prairie, TX

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

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Freeman, Ray  Deputy Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Equity

                                 Center), Austin, TX

                                 Gandy, Rachel  Mental Health Policy Fellow (Hogg) (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Haeberlen, Paul T.  President  (also providing written testimony) (Education Resource

                                 Group), The Woodlands, TX

                                 Hammonds, Virgel  Chief Learning Officer (Knowledge Works Foundation), Cincinnati,

                                 OH

                                 Hernandez, Lisa  TLEC Advisor/ Texas Center Education Policy (TCEP)  (also providing

                                 written testimony) (Texas Latino Education Coalition (TLEC) TCEP), Austin, TX

WITNESS LIST

            Education

            August 3, 2016 9:00 AM

                                 Hill, Johnny  Chief Financial Officer, Lake Travis ISD (Fast Growth School Coalition; Tx.

                                 Asso. of School Business Officials), Austin, TX

                                 Linahan, Alice  Mother - Argyle ISD Parent  (also providing written testimony)  (Self),

                                 Argyle, TX

                                 McNeil, Dr. Jesse. J  President-McNeil Educational Foundation  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (TLEC and McNeil Foundation), Cypress, TX

                                 Moreno, Celina  Attorney - Maldef (Maldef), San Antonio, TX

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

                                 Federation of Teachers)), Austin, TX

                                 Saxton, Josette  Director of Mental Health Policy  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Swanson P.E. (Inactive), Steve  Citizen  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Taylor, Lori L.  Principal Investigator  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Smart

                                 Schools Initiative), College Station, TX

                                 Ybarva, Velma  H.O.P.E Vice Chair  (also providing written testimony) (Hispanics

                                 Organized for Political Education), San Antonio, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Sconzo, Guy  Retired Superintendent Humble ISD (Fast Growth School Coalition and

                                 Texas Assoc. of School Business Officials), Kingwood, TX