WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
March 30, 2021 - 8:00 AM
For:
Longoria, Wanda (Northside AFT (President))
Overpeck, Jennifer (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Atlas Kravitz, Laura (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Woods, Brian (Northside ISD)
Against:
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)
On:
Cottrill, Jeff (Tea)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Petty, Dena (Mentors Care)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Carroll, Jamie (Self)
Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Duron, Jodi (Self; Elgin isd)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Gearing, Bruce (Self; Leander ISD)
Giorgio, Joel (Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Texas)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Guerra-Cardus, Laura (Children’s Defense Fund - Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Education Funding)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Magadance, Steven (Self)
Mitchell, Suzanne (Self)
O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Tamayo, Elisa (Self; Emergence Health Network)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yeager, David (Self)
Against:
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)
On:
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Adams, Bryce (Self; Connections Education)
Stegner, Chloe (Self)
On:
Bigenho, Chris (Self; Lewisville ISD and Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Gallagher, Daniel (Self)
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Smith, Charles (Huntsville ISD, Stride Inc.)
Against:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Education Funding)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wallace, Chris (North Texas Commission)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Atlas Kravitz, Laura (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Duron, Jodi (Self; Elgin isd)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Anderson, David (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Gearing, Bruce (Self; Leander ISD)
Hinojosa, Dr Michael (Texas Urban Council and Dallas ISD)
Hooker, Tommy (TACS and Thrall ISD)
Marcellus, Angela (Self; International Leadership of Texas)
Merritt, Christian (Self; Live Oak Public Finance LLC)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Terry, Justin (Self; Forney ISD)
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Vroonland, David (Mesquite isd)
Woods, Brian (Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), South Texas Association
of Schools, Bexar County Education Coalition, and Northside ISD)
On:
Bigenho, Chris (Self; Lewisville ISD and Self)
Dennehy, Jenna (Self)
Indorf, Kurtis (Self; Great Hearts Online)
Nelson, Elizabeth (Self; Lone Star Online Academy at Roscoe)
Odle Moore, Jasmine (Self; Great Hearts Online)
Smith, Charles Forrest (Self; Huntsville ISD)
Stegner, Lora (Self; National Coalition for Public School Options)
Wilson, Andy (Self; Roscoe Collegiate ISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Corte Jr, Frank (Self; International Leadership of Texas)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Lee, Michael (Texas Association Rural Schools)
List, Amanda (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Scribner, Dr Kent (Texas Urban Council and Texas School Alliance)
Tarleton, Bill (Texas Rural Education Association)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wallace, Chris (North Texas Commission)
Against:
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dennehy, James (Self)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Cottrill, Jeff (Tea)
Kansra, Megha (Texas Education Agency)
Keener, Justin (Doug Deason; Americans for Prosperity; Libre Initiative)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
For:
Rimes, Tammy (National Cooperative Procurement Partners)
On:
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
On:
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Floyd, Robert (Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Arts Education Campaign)
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Sheppard, L. Scott (Huntsville ISD)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Gearing, Bruce (Self; Leander ISD)
Seshan, Rachel (Self; DSISD Council of PTAs)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Atlas Kravitz, Laura (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Gibson, Ruqayya (Self)
Sweat, Anna (Self)
On:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Harrison, Jamey (UIL)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gibson, Damon (Self)
Johnson, Edwena (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bryant, Darla (Walcott ISD)
Cline, Ron (Paint Rock ISD)
Gamez, Alisha (Adrian ISD)
Gruhlkey, Tonya (Walcott isd)
Reynolds, Steve (Self; Adrian ISD)
Against:
Duron, Jodi (Self; Elgin isd)
Johnson, Dr. Adrain (Self; Hearne ISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Webb, Meloni (Self)
Against:
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Ramon, Ana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
On:
Cottrill, Jeff (Tea)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Johnson, Richard (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Valdez, Erin (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Muñoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Womack, Daniel (Dow Inc.)
On:
Cottrill, Jeff (Tea)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Harvey, Bob (Greater Houston Partnership)
Against:
Thompson, David (Texas Urban Council; Texas School Alliance and Tx Assn of School
Administrators)
Williams, Ann (Self; Alief ISD / Texas Caucus of Black School Boards)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Feinstein, Jonathan (The Education Trust in Texas)
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Yandell, Madison (Texas 2036)
Against:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Duron, Jodi (Self; Elgin isd)
Foreman, Joyce (Self; Dallas ISD)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Education Funding)
Ramon, Ana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
On:
Cottrill, Jeff (Tea)
Jones, Christopher (Texas education agency)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Steger, Melissa (Grand Prairie Independent School District)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Woods, Brian (Northside ISD)
On:
Cottrill, Jeff (Tea)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Lee, Michael (Texas Association Rural Schools)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Against:
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Feinstein, Jonathan (The Education Trust in Texas)
Fisher, Ossa (Imagination Station (dba, Istation))
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Munoz, Lindsay (Greater Houston Partnership)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chamber)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Yandell, Madison (Texas 2036)
On:
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Parrish, Melody (Texas Education Agency)
Rowe, Gaby (Consultant on Operation Connectivity on behalf of TEA and ESC IV)
For:
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Brady, Kerri (LEx Collaborative)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
On:
Bigenho, Chris (Self; Lewisville ISD and Self)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Kansra, Megha (Texas Education Agency)
Kazanas, George (Midway ISD)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Torres, Ruth (Self)
Against:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Woods, Brian (Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and Northside ISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Garcia, Veronica (Good Reason Houston)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Atlas Kravitz, Laura (Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA))
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)
Duron, Jodi (Self; Elgin isd)
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Lilly, Hillary (San Antonio ISD)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, Ann (Self; Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Cottrill, Jeff (Tea)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
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