WITNESS LIST

            Education

            February 19, 2013 8:30 AM

            Assessments

           

            Panel 1:

                  ON:

                                 Byer, Von  Deputy General Counsel (TEA)

                                 CLARK, DAVID  VICE PRESIDENT  (also providing written testimony) (PEARSON),

                                 Round Rock, TX

                                 Sherwood, Walter  President, State Services (Pearson), Austin, TX

                                 Zyskowski, Gloria  Director, STUDENT ASSESSMENT  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (TX Education Agency), Austin, TX

            Panel 2:

                  FOR:

                                 McClure, Barney  Executive Director - Agriculture Teachers Assoc. (Agriculture Science

                                 Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 McFarland, Dr. Michael  President Elect of Texas Alliance of Black School Educator

                                 (Texas Alliance of Black School Educators), Lancaster, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bamberg, Wanda  Supt. of Schools  (also providing written testimony) (Aldine ISD, Texas

                                 School Alliance), Houston, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development + Advocacy  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX

            Panel 3:

                  FOR:

                                 Anthony, David  CEO  (also providing written testimony) (Raise Your Hand Texas),

                                 Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Figueroa, Luis  Legislative Attorney  (also providing written testimony) (MALDEF

                                 (Mexican American Legal Defense + Educational Fund)), San Antonio, TX

                                 Hammond, Bill  President (TX Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Majcher, Dineen  parent (Self, TAMSA), Austin, TX

                                 Van Beck, Scott A.  Executive Director (Houston A+ Challenge), Houston, TX

            Public Testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Karst Schmidt, Melly  Teacher (Manor ISD), Austin, TX

                                 Sanders, Connie  Director of Accountability (Manor ISD), Lexington, TX

                                 Ware, Lauren E.  English Teacher (Self, Manor Independent School District), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Avila, Julissa  Student (Waelder ISD), Waelder, TX

                                 Brower, Samuel  Professor - Education (Self), Kingwood, TX

                                 Chamness, Christopher  Student (Students), Austin, TX

                                 Chamness, Yvonne  Student (Students), Austin, TX

                                 Hodges, Hunter  Mr. (Self (Student)), Plano, TX

                                 Hooker, Tammy  Mom (Self), Plano, TX

                                 Neely, Jannine  Parent (Self, my children), McKinney, TX


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            Education

            February 19, 2013 8:30 AM

                                 Sanderson, Elliot  Student (Self), Bacliff, TX

                                 Sanderson, Holly  Teacher (Self), Bacliff, TX

                  ON:

                                 Amick, Stacey  Parent  (also providing written testimony) (self), Flower Mound, TX

                                 ARBILLA, LAURA  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Bain, Elise  Student (Self), McKinney, TX

                                 Bain, Grace  Student (self), McKinney, TX

                                 Bain, Lesley  parent (self), McKinney, TX

                                 Bain, Mike  parent (Self), McKinney, TX

                                 Bosworth-Green, Teresa  Retired Science Director (TSELA - Texas Science Education

                                 Leadership Assoc. STAT - Science Teachers Assoc. of Tx), Spring, TX

                                 Brackmeyer, Kevin  Superintendent (Manor ISD), Manor, TX

                                 Cantu, Mark  Principal (Waelder ISD, phD studies), San Marcos, TX

                                 Carroll, Macala  Student (Spring Branch School District), Houston, TX

                                 Cedillo II, Pete  Waelder ISD student (Waelder ISD), Waelder, TX

                                 Cook, Kathy  Parent (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Cook, Kim  Mom  (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Cooney, Melissa   (also providing written testimony) (Parent), Friendswood, TX

                                 Cooper, Melissa  teacher  (also providing written testimony) (self), Cedar Park, TX

                                 D'Amico, Alex  No Tittle (Self), Austin, TX

                                 D'Amico, Piper  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Givens, Anita  Associate Commissioner, Standards + Programs (Texas Education Agency),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Godinez, Fernando  Students (Waelder ISD) (Waelder ISD), Waelder, TX

                                 Gray, Paul  Secretary (Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics), Houston, TX

                                 Hassett, Kristi  Parent (self), Flower Mound, TX

                                 Hernandez, Alexis  Student (Manor High School), Elgin, TX

                                 Ihonubere, Tyrae  Student (Manor High School), Austin, TX

                                 Kamas, Sharon  President,  (also providing written testimony) (Science Teachers

                                 Association of Texas), Pasadena, TX

                                 Lujan, Denise  Director of Developmental  (also providing written testimony) (myself and

                                 my son), El Paso, TX

                                 Lyons, Tamara  Student (Manor High School), Manor, TX

                                 McAnalley, Lynley  parent (HPISD Dallas), Dallas, TX

                                 McLeroy, Don   (also providing written testimony) (Self), College Station, TX

                                 MOFFAT, SUSAN  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Moore, Jaila  Student (self / sbisd), Houston, TX

                                 Morales Jr., Adan  Student (Manor High School), Austin, TX

                                 Morren, Wayne  Principal (Self, Floydada ISD), Floydada, TX

                                 Parrish, Deborah  retired Texas public school teacher K-8  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Self-), San Antonio, TX

                                 Pevoto, Kit  /  (also providing written testimony) (Self + My kids), Austin, TX


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            Education

            February 19, 2013 8:30 AM

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (also providing written testimony) (TX - AFT), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Reid, Natasha  Student (spring branch), Houston, TX

                                 Ruffin, Niasia  Student (Spring Branch independent school district), houston, TX

                                 Swanson, Steve  Citizen  (also providing written testimony) (-), Austin, TX

                                 Thomas, Kathi  Mom! (My family), Austin, TX

                                 Van Buren, Emily  parent (Spring Branch Speaks), Hou, TX

                                 Warnick, Rebecca  Parent  (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Martindell, Ed.D., Peter T.  President - Elect (Texas Council of Teachers of English),

                                 Houston, TX

                                 Merritt, Linda  RNC-NIC, MSN PhD Student TWU + mother (Self), McKinney, TX

                                 Moss, Edtrina  RN, NE-BC, MSN - Nurse Manager; PhD student; Parent (Self), Missouri

                                 City, TX

                                 Rowe, Lori  Member & mom of 7th graders in AISD (Member of TAMSA & concerned

                                 parent & taxpayer), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Blincoe, Reece  Superintendent of Brownwood ISD (Brownwood ISD), Brownwood, TX

                                 House, Meghan  Teacher (Waelder ISD), Waelder ISD, TX

                                 Sanchez, Alder  Student (waelder I.S.D), waelder, TX

                                 West, Ph.D., Sandra  Legislative Liaison (Science Teachers Assoc. of Tx), Bulverde, TX

                                 Willis, Randy  Superintendent (Granger ISD), Granger, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Allen, Carolyn  parent (self), Austin, TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director Governmental Relations (Texas Council of Administrators of Special

                                 Education), Austin, TX

                                 McCraw, Ken  Exec Director (TACS), Austin, TX

                                 SHIELDS, JULIE  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations (Texas Association of

                                 School Boards + Tx Assoc. of School Administrators), Austin, TX