WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
April 28, 2021 Upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Cooper, Robbi (Decoding Dyslexia Texas)
Corder, Daphne (Self)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Holmes, Rebecca (Self)
May, Nicole (Self)
Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)
Mendoza, Heather (Self)
Moore, Scott (Conroe Independent School District)
Roberts, Ashley (Self; The Dyslexia Initiative)
Roy, Michelle (Self)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Toth, Steve (Self)
Traynor, Amy (Self; National Center for Learning Disabilities)
Wilson, Beckley (Self)
Yearout, Aden (Self)
Yearout, Asher (Self)
Yearout, Stephen (Self)
Against:
Meroney, Mike (Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA))
Meroney, Shannon (Self; Impact Dyslexia)
On:
Porter, Justin (TEA)
Young, Audrey (State Board of Education Committee on Instruction)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chapman, Carolyn (Self)
Chapman, Cecily (Self)
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Congrr, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Johnson, Charles (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Samuels, Eric (Self)
Seabolt, Ashlie (Self)
Seabolt, Cody (Self)
Singh, Arati (Self)
Streu, Billy (Self)
Thompson, Archer (Self)
Thompson, Brook (Self)
Thompson, Liam (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Wagner, Alexandra (Self)
Wilson, Elizabeth (Self)
On:
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)
For:
Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Congrr, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
DiBella, Mark (Yes Prep Public Schools)
Head, Vim (Self)
Shaffer, Randy (Trinity Basin Preparatory)
Against:
Brown, Dr.Kevin (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Chambers, H.D. (Self; Alief Independent School District and Texas School Alliance)
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Johnson, Charles (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Singh, Arati (Self; Texas Association of School Boards and Austin ISD)
Wilson, Jamie (Self; Denton ISD)
On:
ELLIS, Keven (SBOE Chair)
Mauze, Heather (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chick, Craig (Yes. Every Kid.)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self; Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer, Adelstein)
Deason, Doug (Self)
Dworkin, James (Self; Trinity Basin Preparatory)
Gomez, Addie (Self; KIPP Texas Public Schools)
Keener, Justin (Americans for Prosperity, Libre Initiative)
List, Amanda (ResponsiveEd)
Meckler, Lucy (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Oliver, Harold (Self; Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer, & Adelstein)
Tillman, Calvin (Self)
Zito, Al (Self)
Against:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Donaldson, Dena (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Gibson, Greg (Self; Tx Association of Midsize Schools)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Gonzalez, Hugo (Texas Association of School Boards)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Holmes, Rebecca (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Lee, Michael (Self; TARS)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Martinez, Louann (Dallas ISD)
Martinez, Louann (Fort Worth ISD)
Martinez, Louann (Texas Urban Council of Superintendents)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Robinson, Deron (Self; Denton ISD)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (American Association of University Women, Texas Chapter)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Traynor, Amy (Self; National Center for Learning Disabilities)
For:
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Gonzalez, Hugo (Texas Association of School Boards)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Long, Wade (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
On:
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
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