WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
March 21, 2017 - 12:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Camacho, Priscilla (Self; San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
On:
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Willis, Randy (Granger isd, Texas assoication of Rural Schools)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Chapman, William (Self; Jarrell ISD)
Cowan, Julie (Self; AISD board of trustees)
Elenz, Amber (Self; Austin ISD)
Espey, Jennifer (Self; Parents for Full & Fair Funding of Texas Public Schools)
Garrett, James (Self; Jarrell ISD)
Gower, Allison (Self)
Greenhaw, Lanet (Dallas Regional Chamber and Angela Farley, Sr VP Education and
Workforce)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
List, Amanda (Texas League of Community Charter Schools)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Whiteker, Mary Ann (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Byer, Von (Texas education agency)
Cavazos-Reyna, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
For:
Binggeli, Brian (Plano ISD)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Bostic, Dr. Robert (Stafford Municipal School District)
Chambers, HD (Texas School Alliance)
Doss, Sheri (Texas PTA)
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For:
Dow, Pauline (Self; North East Independent School District)
Eaton, Holly (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Floyd, Robert (Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Coalition for Arts Education)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hinojosa, Michael (Dallas ISD, Texas Urban Council, Texas Association of School
Administrators)
Ptomey, Sara (Aldine, Urban Curriculum Council)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
Starling, Mary (Alief ISD)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Whiteker, Mary Ann (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Williams, Doug (Texas Association of School Administrators and Sunnyvale ISD)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
On:
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Morath, Mike (Texas education agency)
Sikes, Chloe (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition (TLEC))
Smisko, Ann (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Willis, Randy (Granger ISD, Texas Rural Education Assoication,)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Cindy (Self; Austin ISD)
Bingham, Gary (Mesquite ISD School Board)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Camacho, Priscilla (Self; San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Chapman, William (Self; Jarrell ISD)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Cowan, Julie (Self; AISD board of trustees)
Elenz, Amber (Self; Austin ISD)
Flores, Robert (Texas Citizens Action Network)
Foster, Karin (Self)
Garcia, Veronica (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Garrett, James (Self; Jarrell ISD)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Luke, Charles (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
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For:
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corporation, BASF Corporation, Texas Workorce Coalition)
Morse, Liz (Richardson ISD)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Remy, Chris (Self)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Sesay, Omar (Self)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Smith, Michelle (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Webster, Todd (Spring Branch ISD)
Welden, Sabrina (Self)
White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Byer, Von (Texas education agency)
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
For:
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cavazos-Reyna, C LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Masey, Chris (Self; Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
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Against:
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)
Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Hutchinson, Kathy (TCASE)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
On:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bingham, Gary (Mesquite ISD School Board)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Camacho, Priscilla (Self; San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cavazos-Reyna, C LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
King, Danielle (Self)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
Against:
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)
Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)
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For:
Brown, Anthony (Self)
Harrison, Louis (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Cooper, Melissa (Self)
Foster, Karin (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Ruiz, Cynthia (Self)
Townsley, Kathleen (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Against:
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
On:
Colbert, Paul (Self)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Cindy (Self; Austin ISD)
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Camarillo, Lydia (Southwest Voter Registration Education Project)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chapman, William (Self; Jarrell ISD)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Cowan, Julie (Self; AISD board of trustees)
Elenz, Amber (Self; Austin ISD)
Espey, Jennifer (Self; Parents for Full & Fair Funding of Texas Public Schools)
Flores, Juan (Self)
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For:
Garrett, James (Self; Jarrell ISD)
Gonzales, Patricia (William C. Velasquez Institute)
Harmon, Belinda (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Mathias, Jayme (Self)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Mozelle (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)
Remy, Chris (Self)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Thomas, Kathleen (Self)
Valenzuela, Angela (Self; Texas center for Education Policy)
Vierra, Chris (Self)
Ward, Lauren (Self)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Willis, Randy (Granger isd, Texas assoication of Rural Schools)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
Against:
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Cindy (Self; Austin ISD)
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Camacho, Priscilla (Self; San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Camarillo, Lydia (Southwest Voter Registration Education Project)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
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For:
Chapman, William (Self; Jarrell ISD)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Cowan, Julie (Self; AISD board of trustees)
Elenz, Amber (Self; Austin ISD)
Espey, Jennifer (Self; Parents for Full & Fair Funding of Texas Public Schools)
Foster, Karin (Self)
Garrett, James (Self; Jarrell ISD)
Gonzales, Patricia (William C. Velasquez Institute)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harmon, Belinda (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
King, Danielle (Self)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Mathias, Jayme (Self)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Moreno, Mozelle (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Remy, Chris (Self)
Ruiz, Cynthia (Self)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Stratton, Jennifer (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Townsley, Kathleen (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Valenzuela, Angela (Self; Texas center for Education Policy)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
Against:
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
Thomas, Kathleen (Self)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
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On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Colbert, Paul (Self)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cavazos-Reyna, C LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
King, Danielle (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self; Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)
Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
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For:
Armbrust, John (Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Dowell, Dale (Self; FOCUS Learning Academy)
Mcclure, Leroy (Self; FOCUS Learning Academy)
Mcclure, Yvette (Self; FOCUS Learning Academy)
Rickey, Richard (Orenda education)
On:
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Garcia, Veronica (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Gomez, Addie (Texans for Quality Public Charter Schools)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
King, Danielle (Self)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Linn, Julie (District Charter Alliance)
List, Amanda (Texas League of Community Charter Schools)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Brown, Kelly (Self; TEPI)
Pulte, Gregory (Self; Texas Center for Education Policy)
Vela, Andrea (Self)
On:
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Valenzuela, Angela (Self; Texas center for Education Policy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Camarillo, Lydia (Southwest Voter Registration Education Project)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
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For:
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Fogle, Jordan (Self)
Gonzales, Patricia (William C. Velasquez Institute)
Harmon, Belinda (Self; Texas latino Education Coalition)
King, Danielle (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self; Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Moreno, Mozelle (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Thomas, Kathleen (Self)
Vierra, Christine (Self; Tamsa)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Brown, Kelly (Self; TEPI)
Pulte, Gregory (Self)
Ruiz, Cynthia (Self)
On:
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Valenzuela, Angela (Self; Texas center for Education Policy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Camarillo, Lydia (Southwest Voter Registration Education Project)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Flores, Juan (Self)
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For:
Fogle, Jordan (Self)
Gonzales, Patricia (William C. Velasquez Institute)
Harmon, Belinda (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)
King, Danielle (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self; Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Moreno, Mozelle (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Thomas, Kathleen (Self)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
For:
Hinojosa, Michael (Dallas ISD and the Texas Urban Council)
On:
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
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For:
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Nucci, Lisa (Leander isd)
Shapiro, Craig (Self; Austin ISD)
Westbrook, Pilar (Del Valle ISD)
On:
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Keller, Harrison (UT Austin)
Schwinn, Penny (Tea)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Cowan, Julie (Self; AISD board of trustees)
Elenz, Amber (Self; Austin ISD)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Hinojosa, Michael (Texas Urban Council)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
King, Danielle (Self)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Saenz, Jennifer (The University of Texas at Austin)
Schell, Julie (UT Austin)
For:
Messer, Michael (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
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For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
For:
Hinojosa, Michael (Dallas ISD, and Texas Urban Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
King, Danielle (Self)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
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On:
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Foster, Karin (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corporation, BASF Corporation, Texas Workorce Coalition)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Thomas, Kathleen (Self)
White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
For:
Jarrett, Earl (Brazos ISD)
Myers, Terry (Crockett ISD)
On:
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
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For:
Garcia, Veronica (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Gomez, Addie (Texans for Quality Public Charter Schools)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
For:
Ratliff, Thomas (Self; Civics Education Institute / Joe Foss Institute)
Willis, Randy (Granger isd, Texas assoication of Rural Schools)
On:
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Remy, Chris (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
Against:
Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Foster, Karin (Self)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
For:
Rowe, Melissa (Grand Prairie ISD)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Stratton, Jennifer (Self)
Against:
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Cindy (Self; Austin ISD)
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Cowan, Julie (Self; AISD board of trustees)
Elenz, Amber (Self; Austin ISD)
Espey, Jennifer (Self; Parents for Full & Fair Funding of Texas Public Schools)
Foster, Karin (Self)
Garrett, James (Self; Jarrell ISD)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Mathias, Jayme (Self)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Remy, Chris (Self)
Ruiz, Cynthia (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Thomas, Kathleen (Self)
Townsley, Kathleen (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
Against:
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
For:
Hinojosa, Michael (Dallas ISD and the Texas Urban Council)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas education agency)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Linn, Julie (District Charter Alliance)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
Against:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
For:
Pruitt, Julie (Self; Harris County Juvenile Probation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Garcia, Veronica (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Gomez, Addie (Texans for Quality Public Charter Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
List, Amanda (Texas League of Community Charter Schools)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
King, Danielle (Self)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Cooper, Melissa (Self)
Morgan, Christi (Texas Association of School Administrators and Sunnyvale ISD)
Ruiz, Cynthia (Self)
Williams, Doug (Self; Texas Association of School Administrators & Sunnyvale ISD)
Against:
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Foster, Karin (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
Markman, Melisa (Self)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Ptomey, Sara (Aldine, Urban Curriculum Council)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Townsley, Kathleen (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yeager, Laura (Self)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
Against:
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
For:
Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)
On:
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; TAMSA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cook, Kim (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Schwinn, Penny (TEA)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
For:
Hinojosa, Michael (Dallas ISD and the Texas Urban Council)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas education agency)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Ridgeway, Lizette (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chambers, HD (Self; Alief ISD, Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
McLain, Robert (Self; Channing ISD)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)
On:
Belew, Kara (Tea)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
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