WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
March 12, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Austin, Meredith (Self)
Austin, Meredith (Self)
Bailey, Maresa (Self; Lakeview Centennial HS and Garland ISD)
Ban, Eric (Self; Dallas County Promise)
Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Behnke, Rachel (New Braunfels ISD)
Behnke, Rachel (Career and Technical Association of Texas (CTAT))
Bonds, Sheri (Career & Technical Association of Texas)
Camacho, Priscilla (Self; Dallas Regional Chamber)
Chavez, Jesus (Self; South Texas Association of Schools)
Colbert, Paul (Self)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
David, David (Self)
Davies, Holli (North Texas Commission)
De Garavilla, Jim (Texas Association of School Boards)
De la Torre, Dr Xavier (Texas Urban Council and Ysleta ISD)
Fair, Jessica (Self)
Feigen, David (Texans Care For Children)
Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Gray, Tonja (Self)
Greer, Kate (Self; The Commit Partnership)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hart, Greg (Self; Project Educo)
Haug, Stephanie (Texas PTA)
Hermes, Lisa (McKnney Chamber of Commerce)
Hinojosa, Michael (Texas Urban Council and Dallas ISD)
Hooper, Dan (ScholarShot)
Katsev, Bibi yasmin (District charter alliance)
Lee, Michael (Texas Association of Rural Schools)
Libby, Mary (Texas Counseling Association and Texas School Counselor Association)
Montgomery, William clay (Self; Texas rural education association and Spearman ISD)
Morrison, Chloe (Self)
Morrison, Chloe (Self)
Morrison, Edina (Self)
Morrison, Madeline (Self)
Moulton, Kelli (Texas School Coalition. And Galveston ISD)
Muri, Scott (Self; Spring Branch ISD)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Painovich, Robin (Career and Technical Assoc of Texas)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Reed, Sakennia (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Reyes, Gus (Self; Christian life commission, Texas Baptists)
Rose, Shaleah (Self; Lewisville ISD)
Sena, Richard (Boerne ISD Board of Trustees)
Sneller, Ricardo (Self)
Sneller, Samantha (Self)
Ston, Dr. Jeannie (Richardson ISD)
Sutton, Effe (Self)
Unkenholz, Matthew (Self)
Van Gemert, Lisa (Self)
Vawter, Justin (Self)
Villamar-Robbins, Emily (Self)
Villanueva, Chandra (CPPP)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Wilkins, Caroline (Self)
Wilkins, James (Self)
Wilkins, Lisa (Self)
Williams, Aletha (Self)
Williams, Doug (Self; Texas Association of School Administrators)
Wiseman, Sarah (Self)
Woods, Brian (Self; Texas School Alliance)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Fincher, David (Self; National Child Care Coalition)
Hutson, Lonnie (Self; Kids R Kids childcare centers)
Johnson, Bobby (Self; Kids Academy of Texas)
Jones, Jason (Self; McMullen Co. ISD)
Little, Alex (Self; Creative Child Care,Inc. dba Little Tyke Learning Centers)
Stoebe, Stephanie (Self)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Villarreal, Robert (My Little Playhouse)
On:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Andy, Diann (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Atkinson, Richard (Self; Family To Family Network)
Beaulé, Richard (Self; Killeen Educators Association; Texas State Teachers Association)
Beaulé, Richard (Killeen Educators Association; Texas State Teachers Association)
Belew, Kara (Texas Public Policy Fpundation)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Brandon, Miles (Self; Central Texas Interfaith, Industrial Areas Foundation Organizations in
Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Carpenter, Clint (Windham School District)
Craven, Morgan (Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA))
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Fitzpatrick, John (Self)
Flores, Jose (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Freeman, Ray (Equity center)
Hailey, Jacqueline (Self; TMO, Network of Texas IAF Organizations)
Hartman, Kristina (Windham School District)
Hollingsworth, Lonnie (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
James, Sabrina (Self)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
McCausland, Anne (Frisco ISD)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Ortiz, Giana (Texas State Teachers Association)
Overpeck, Jennifer (AFT)
Overpeck, Jennifer (Northside AFT)
Quinzi, Patty (TX-American Federation of Teachers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acevedo, Julian (Self; Texas Industrial Vocational Association)
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Burton, Claire (Self)
Burton, Lori (Self)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carter, Donald (Self; Impact Dyslexia)
Carter, Janis (Dallas Citizens Council)
Chang, Samantha (Self)
Chisum, Kevin (Guthrie CSD)
Cooper, Robbi (Self; Decodimg Dyslexia Texas)
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Edmonson, David (TechNet)
Emerick, David (JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Flores, Robert (Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC))
Floyd, Robert (Self; Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education and Texas Music Educators
Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Garaña, Kristine (Self)
Garcia, Veronica (Good Reason Houston)
Gonzales, Mary Ann (Self)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas REALTORS)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gordon, Amee (Self)
Gould, Rebecca (Self; Texas ALTA, Vice President)
Hardeman, Heather (Self; Dyslexia parent network - Austin)
Hassett, Kristi (Self)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Herndon, Denise (Self)
Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jones, Erin (The College Board)
Jones, Shawn (Self)
Kuhlmann, Kate (Texas High School Coaches Association)
Love, Jarod (Lovejoy ISD)
Marsel, Alice (Self)
Melson, Ben (Greater Houston Partnership)
Meroney, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Meroney, Shannon (Self; Impact Dyslexia)
Morgan, Christi (Self; Sunnyvale ISD)
Mulder, Erica (Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce)
Nelson, Tom (Self; Imoact dyslexia)
Nettles, Jamie (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Austin ISD)
Owens, Serenity (Self; Impact Dyslexia)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Person, Maria (Self)
Propes, Jay (Self)
Pulte, Gregory (Self)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio Independent School District)
Robillard, Rachel (Self; Rachel W. Robillard, PhD, LSSP)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Rosprim, Lauren (Self)
Schwartz, Sandy (Self)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment, Eanes
Advocates, Decoding Dyslexia)
Sobel, Lindsay (Self; Teach Plus Texas)
Stewart, Kim (Self)
Suh, Jinny (Self)
Temple, Anne (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA))
Thimesch, Kronda (Self)
Turner, Ashlea (Houston ISD - Houston Education Advocacy Representatives (HEAR))
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Ward, Lauren (Self; Dyslexia Parent Network - Austin)
Windham, Trisha (Plano Chamber of Commerce)
York, Dwain (Wimberley ISD)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Gopal, Jay (Self)
Morse, Cheryl (Self)
On:
Altobelli, Joan (Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Campbell, Craig (Self)
Friedlander, Allison (TEA)
Greff, Laura (Self)
Hanson, Terri (Texas Education Agency)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Mayo, Brady (Self)
Mayo, Brady (Self)
Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Rattleff, Amy (Self)
Rattleff, Amy (Self)
Regal, Tim (Texas Education Agency)
Scherbele, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Written testimony will be
provided.)
Sikes, Chloe (Texas Center for Education Policy)
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