WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
April 9, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Courtney, Mary (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (TASB)
Ratliff, Thomas (Self; Texas Association of School Boards)
Stone, Ellen (Texas Appleseed)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Coleman, Starlee (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Lannen, Virgina (Self; Pegasus School)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
On:
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Connolly, Maren (Self)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)
Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)
Gonzales, Mary Ann (Self)
Graham, Ann (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
King, David (Self)
Litzinger, Linda (Texas Parent to Parent)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
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For:
Person, Maria (Self)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Siegelin, Cheri (Texas Association of Taxpayers)
Sikes, Chloe (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Torres, Sophie (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
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Against:
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Freeman, Karen (TASB)
Ratliff, Thomas (Self; Texas Association of School Boards)
Schiele, James (Self; Eagle Mountain -Saginaw ISD)
Against:
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Bellinger, Catharine (Self; IDEA Public Schools)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
On:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Gonzales, Mary Ann (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Mott, Vernagene (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Wilson, Beth (Self; Austin ISD)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Bryson, Mechelle (Self; TCSA)
Coleman, Starlee (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Donnelly, Annemarie (Self; IDEA Public Schools)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Pacheco, Cindy (TCSA)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Against:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
On:
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
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For:
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
For:
Schiele, James (Self; Eagle Mountain -Saginaw ISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
Miller, Naomi (Northside ISD)
Mott, Vernagene (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
On:
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Norris, Robert (Self)
Siegelin, Cheri (Texas Association of Taxpayers)
Against:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Bostic, Dr Robert (Self; SMSD)
Against:
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
On:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Henson, Darryl (Self)
Henson, Darryl (Self)
Miller, Dawn (Self; Cedar Hill ISD)
Against:
Famitafreshi, Koorosh (Compass Rose Academy)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
On:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
For:
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Against:
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Against:
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Harris, Dr. Jason (CLEAR Public Charter School)
Larson, Mark (Self; KIPP Texas Public Schools)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Connolly, Maren (Self)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
King, David (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Mott, Vernagene (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Wilson, Beth (Self; Austin ISD)
Against:
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
For:
Comery, Emma (Seashore Charter Schools)
Fernandez, Gabriel (Self; Teacher)
On:
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
On:
Cross, Elizabeth (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
13
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Coleman, Starlee (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Fuller, Thomas (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Jensen, Scott (American Federation for Children)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Against:
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Courtney, Mary (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Courtney, Mary (Self)
Against:
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Coleman, Starlee (Self)
Lannen, Virgina (Self; Pegasus School)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
On:
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Connolly, Maren (Self)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self)
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)
Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gonzales, Mary Ann (Self)
Graham, Ann (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
King, David (Self)
Litzinger, Linda (Texas Parent to Parent)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Person, Maria (Self)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Siegelin, Cheri (Texas Association of Taxpayers)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Torres, Sophie (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Osorio, Andrea (Self; KIPP: Texas - San Antonio)
Payan, Jessica (Self; KIPP Texas parent)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
17
WITNESS LIST
For:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Rivera, Angel (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Schiele, James (Self; Eagle Mountain -Saginaw ISD)
Against:
Coleman, Starlee (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Cook, Connor (Texas Charter Schools Assoc)
On:
Bellinger, Catharine (Self; IDEA public schools)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Bassett, Steve (Self; TSA, TASB,TASA, Equity Center, Fort Bend ISD)
Burguete, Cristina (Self; RootEd)
Toscano, Rolando (East Central ISD and the Texas Association of School Administrators
18
WITNESS LIST
For:
(TASA))
Williams, Ellen (Texas Association of School Administrators and Texas Association of School
Boards)
Against:
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Butts, Edna Ramon (Austin ISD)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hassett, Kristi (Self; Lewisville ISD)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Rivera, Angel (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
19
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Lopez, Bobby (Self; Bob Hope)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
For:
Atkinson, Richard (Self; Family To Family Network)
Courtney, Mary (Self)
Courtney, Mary (Self)
Dawson, Cher (Self)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
On:
Larson, Mark (Self; KIPP Texas Public Schools)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
20
WITNESS LIST
For:
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mott, Vernagene (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; IDEA Public Schools)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Coleman, Starlee (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Richardson, Paula (Self; Tekoa charter school)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
21
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
For:
Kriese, Tracy (Self; Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts)
Morgan, Colton (Self)
Morgan, Dr. Christi (Self; Sunnyvale ISD, TASA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Kane, Tyson (TEA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
For:
Miller, Dawn (Self; Chisd)
22
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
23
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Moriaty, Laura (Texas Education Agency)
Rodriguez, David (Texas Education Agency)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Scheberle, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Written testimony for HB3904
will be provided.)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Kane, Tyson (TEA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Smith, Heather (Self)
On:
Larson, Mark (Self; KIPP Texas Public Schools)
24
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
For:
Croll, Diana (Self)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
25
WITNESS LIST
For:
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Escalada Education Co.)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Connolly, Maren (Self)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Torres, Sophie (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Against:
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Kravitz, Kelly (TEA)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Olison, Mary (Self; Texas Alliancevof Black School Educators)
26
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)
Connolly, Maren (Self)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)
Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Litzinger, Linda (Texas Parent to Parent)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals texas)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Against:
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
27
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Connolly, Maren (Self)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
28
WITNESS LIST
For:
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
For:
Geisbush, Sandra (Self; CS4Texas. UT STEM CENTER)
Torbey, Ryan (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Edmonson, David (TechNet)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Goins-Andrews, Judea (Project Lead The Way)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Joiner, Caroline (Code.org)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Matz, Sarah (CompTIA)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
29
WITNESS LIST
For:
Mott, Vernagene (Self)
Scheberle, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Written testimony for HB3904
will be provided.)
Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Claussen, Blair (Texas Education Agency)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Brannon, Leonard (Self; Cityscape Schools)
Coleman, Starlee (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
DiBella, Mark (Self; YES Prep Public Schools)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Against:
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Quinzi, Patty (TX American Federation of Teachers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Gore, Rex (Self; Texas business leadership council)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
Hebert, Bryan (Walton Education Coalition)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
Jensen, Scott (American Federation for Children)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
30
WITNESS LIST
For:
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Ji, Yuchen (Children's Defense Fund-Texas)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Kravitz, Kelly (TEA)
31
WITNESS LIST
On:
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Against:
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
32
WITNESS LIST
For:
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Cross, Elizabeth (Texas Charter Schools Association)
DiBella, Mark (Self; YES Prep Public Schools)
On:
Crowe, Jamie (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
DiBella, Mark (Self; YES Prep Public Schools)
Larson, Mark (Self; KIPP Texas Public Schools)
Muri, Scott (Self; Spring Branch ISD)
On:
Siedlecki, Joe (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Goffney, LaTonya (Aldine ISD)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
Katsev, Bibi Yasmin (District Charter Alliance)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Against:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
For:
Schiele, James (Self; Eagle Mountain -Saginaw ISD)
On:
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Against:
Belew, Kara (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hassett, Kristi (Self; Lewisville ISD)
Hicks, Sheri (Self; TAMSA)
Matz, Sarah (CompTIA)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Rudolph, Billy (ResponsiveEd)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Crowe, Jamie (TEA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Kane, Tyson (TEA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Scheberle, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Written testimony for HB3904
will be provided.)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Williams, Satoya (Self)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Parrish, Melody (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
For:
Miller, Dawn (Self; Cedar Hill ISD)
Against:
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
On:
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
For:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Darden, Lora (Self; RRISD & TSA)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hardy, Annalisa (Self; TASA)
Hassett, Kristi (Self; Lewisville ISD)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Miller, Diane (Self; Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts)
Pilgrim, Jodi (Self)
Walker, Tyra (Alief ISD and Texas School Alliance)
Against:
Belew, Kara (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Escalada Education Co.)
Atkinson, Sarah (Self)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hernandez, Bryan (Self)
Hicks, Sheri (Self; TAMSA)
King, David (Self)
Lee, Michael (Texas Association of Rural Schools)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Miller, Naomi (Northside ISD)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Santa, Sherry (Self)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Trevino, Theresa (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
On:
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Crowe, Jamie (TEA)
Holladay, Tedd (Legislative Budget Board)
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Kane, Tyson (TEA)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
MacLaurin, Andy (LBB)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
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