| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Public School Accountability, Select | 
 | April 14, 2008 - 10:00 AM | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | Panel 1:  Business and Community Perceptions | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Austin, Gene  CEO  (Convio),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Hammond, Bill  President  (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Mittelstet, Stephen K.  President, Superintendent  (Richland College (Dallas Co. Comm. Colleges) Richland Collegiate HS Math, Sci., Engr.(Dual Cred. Charter HS)),  Dallas, TX | 
 |  |  | | Perez, Richard  President  (The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  | | Panel 2:  School District Growth Measures | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Van Valkenburg, Fred  Chief of Staff  (Forth Worth Independent School District),  Ft. Worth, TX | 
 |  |  | | Ware, Anne  Executive Director Accountability and Data Quality  (Fort Worth ISD),  Fort Worth, TX | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Ashby, James  Director  (Plano ISD),  Carrollton, TX | 
 |  |  | | Hussey, John C  Chief Innovation Officer  (Houston Independent SD/Battle for Kids),  Columbus, OH | 
 |  |  | | Mendro, Robert  Director-Research and Evaluation  (Dallas ISD),  Dallas, TX | 
 |  |  | | Oakeley, Cecilia  Executive Director Evaluation and Accountability  (Dallas ISD),  Dallas, TX | 
 |  |  | | Soehnge Garza, Dr. Karen  Chief Academic Officer  (Houston ISD),  Houston, TX | 
 |  |  | | Troxell, Dan  Superintendent  (Kerrville ISD),  Kerrville, TX | 
 |  | | Panel 3:  Origins of the Accountability System | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Miller, Charles  Former Chairman of the UT Board of Regents  (Former Chairman of the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education) | 
 |  |  | | Winick, Darvin  Chair of the National Assessment Governing Board  (Senior Research Fellow UT Austin) | 
 |  | | Panel 4:  Parent and Taxpayer Perceptions | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | D'heedene, Father Walter  Co-Chairperson  (COPS Metro),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Guerra, Ted  Legislative Chair  (San Antonio Independent School District Council of PTAs) | 
 |  |  | | Hunt, Brooke  Chairman Elect  (Texas Association of Realtors),  Southlake, TX | 
 |  |  | | Venable, Peggy  State Director  (Americans for Prosperity),  Austin, TX | 
 |  | | Panel 5:  School Boards and School Community Organizations | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Bender, Missy  Trustee  (Plano Independent School District),  Plano, TX | 
 |  |  | | Plummer, Beth  School Board President  (North East ISD),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  |  | | Ratliff, Bill  Chairman  (Raise Your Hand Texas),  Mt. Pleasant, TX | 
 |  |  | | Slack, Charlotte  School Board Trustee  (College Station Independent School District),  College Station, TX | 
 |  |  | | Windham, Jim  Chairman  (Texas Institute for Education Reform),  Houston, TX | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Cadena, John  Dir of Research North East ISD  (Self),  SA, TX | 
 |  |  | | Crim, Courtney  Parent/Teacher  (Self),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  |  | | Hinojosa, David  Staff Attorney  (MALDEF),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  |  | | Jennings, Betty Sue  Housewife-G'mother  (concerned neighbors etc-),  S.A., TX | 
 |  |  | | Parrish, Deborah  retired public school teacher  (Self),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  |  | | Poth, Sandra  Director, Testing and Evaluation  (Dr. John Folks, Superintendent, Northside),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  |  | | Stanfield, Tanis  Superintendent  (Charter Choice and ComQuest Academy Charter),  Tomball, TX | 
 |  |  | | Registering, but not testifying: | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | McCurt, J    (Self),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Providing written testimony: | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Marquez, Ricardo  President Texans Can!  (Same),  DAL, TX | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Van Plew, Jill  Special Education Teacher  (Self (work for South San Antonio ISD)),  San Antonio, TX | 
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