WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            August 12, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Educational Opportunity

                 On:

                                 Abell, Rachael (Self)

                                 Adams, Bryce (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Ale-Opinion, Aihanuwa (Self)

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Alexander, Greta (Self)

                                 Bagley, Robyn (Utah Education Fits All)

                                 Bresnahan, Leticia (Self)

                                 Brimer, Chelsey (Self)

                                 BROOKS, EVELYN (Self; State Board Of Education, District 14)

                                 Burton, Jarred (Self)

                                 Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values Action)

                                 Chartier, Michael (ExcelinEd)

                                 Cohen, Hayden (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)

                                 Colbert, Paul (Self)

                                 Dippel, Colleen (Families Empowered)

                                 Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))

                                 Fox, Merrir (Self)

                                 Garcia-Tejeda, Jessica (Self; ACE Scholarships)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Self)

                                 Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Guglielmo, Jaclyn (ACE Scholarships)

                                 Hermes, Lisa (Self; McKinney Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)

                                 Johnson, Russ (Self; Lorena ISD)

                                 Jones, Carl (Self)

                                 Kaetzel, Christina (Indiana Treasurer of State)

                                 Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)

                                 Kosobud, Terry (Self)

                                 Kuhl, Ken (Self)

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))

                                 Lehman Lopez, Jeanne (Self)

                                 Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville Independent School District)

                                 Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)

                                 Mcdonough, Robbie (Self)

                                 Moore, Savant (Self)

                                 Norris, Robert (Self)

                                 Noyola, Alicia (Self; South Texas Association of Schools)

                                 Nunn, Karalei (Self; Meridian World School)

                                 ODell, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Papari, Arshia (Self)

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WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Pascarella, Ryan (Texas Values)

                                 Pieniazek, Ray (Self; Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas)

                                 Puente, Jaime (Every Texan)

                                 Rainey, Norton (ACE Scholarships)

                                 Rice, Conor (Self)

                                 Salazar, Alejos (Self; Lasara ISD)

                                 Salazar, Ruben (Self)

                                 Solis, Laurie (Self; Austin Council of PTA)

                                 Swift, Laurel (Self)

                                 Watts, Pam (Self; Midway ISD - McLennan County)

                                 Wolf, Patrick (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Blankenship, Sheri (Self; Hereford ISD)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (TCASE)

                                 Dawer, Daniel (Self)

                                 Guerrero, Faithe (Self)

                                 Guerrero, Fernando (Self)

                                 Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Holubec, Bryan (Self)

                                 Mbaya, Sarah (Texas Values)

                                 Morrison, Shinara (Self)

                                 Panju, Arif (Self; Institute for Justice)

                                 Posey, Cassandra (Self)

                                 Schutte, Marian (TEA)

                                 Venezia, Charles (Self)

                                 Villalobos, Lupita (Self)

                                 Williams, Michelle (Self; Houston Education Association)

Implementation of HB 1605 (HQIM)

                 On:

                                 Bakich, Meg (Self)

                                 Besinger, Jackie (Self; National Allance for Education Freedom)

                                 Blackburn, Angela (Self)

                                 BROOKS, EVELYN (Self; State Board Of Education, District 14)

                                 Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))

                                 Colbert, Paul (Self)

                                 Davenport, Lynn (Self)

                                 Eaton, Elise (Self)

                                 Erickson, Francine (Self)

                                 Gant, Karla (Self)

                                 Greene, Erin (Self)

                                 Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Huff, Dr. Patrick (Self)

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WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Indemaio, Ayse (Self)

                                 Johnson, Liz (Self; IMRA reviewer)

                                 Kieschnick, Kelle (Self; Texas Business Leadership Council)

                                 Kinsey, Aaron (State Board of Education)

                                 Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)

                                 Linahan, Alice (Self)

                                 Lowe, Mary (Self)

                                 Mccoy, Clair (Self)

                                 Morath, Mike (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Orebaugh, Tina (Self)

                                 Plemons, Hollie (Self)

                                 Russell, Ginger (Self)

                                 Scruggs, Susan (Self)

                                 Steubing, Madeline (Self)

                                 Super, Amie (Self)

                                 Williams, Michelle (Self; Houston Education Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Greer, Kate (The Commit Partnership)

                                 Holubec, Bryan (Self)

                                 Rhodes, Fran (Self; True Texas Project)

                                 Simmons, Sally (Self)

                                 Trejo, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)

Implementation of HB 2209 (R-PEP)

                 On:

                                 DeWitt, Christopher (Texas education agency)

                                 Gonzalez, Michael (Rural Schools Innovation Zone)

                                 Gutierrez, Ava (Self)

                                 Salazar, Alejos (Self; Lasara ISD)

                                 Vega, Adrian (Education Partnership of the Permian Basin)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Avini, Mitrah (Texas 2036)

                                 Hodge, Andrew (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Holubec, Bryan (Self)

Implementation of SB 2124 (Advanced Math Pathways)

                 On:

                                 Flores, Priscilla (E3 Alliance)

                                 Herron, Angela (Grand Prairie ISD)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Robinson, Sile (Commit partnership)

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WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Williams, Michelle (Self; Houston Education Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Dickie, Lez (Self)

                                 Holubec, Bryan (Self)

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