WITNESS LIST
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Committee
March 27, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Aggen, Butch (Self; Godddard School of Cedar Park)
Baray, Sarah (Self; Pre-K 4 SA)
Bonhard, Eric (Self)
Exter, Monty (ATPE)
Fincher, David (Self; NCCC)
Kapdi, Swati (Self; TLCCA)
Kieschnick, Kelle (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Landin, Taylor (Greater Houston Partnership)
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Shroff, Tamkeen (Self; Goddard School Long Meadow Farms)
Solis, Miguel (The Commit Partnership, Texas Workforce Solutions Dallas Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Calahan, Becky (Philanthropy Advocates)
Clements, Doug (Texans Care for Children)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Assc)
Gessner, Madison (Texas Restaurant Association)
Greer, Kate (The Commit Partnership)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Kilgore, Kevin (Self)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Uptain, Wendy (Early Matters Texas)
On:
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)
For:
Gore, Rex (Self)
Grantham, Gabe (Texas 2036)
Hopkins, Scarlett (Self; ConroeISD)
Shaughnessy, Cheryl (Self)
Sowell, Melissa (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Sowell, Wyatt (Self)
Terry, Justin (Self; Forney ISD)
Against:
Colbert, Paul (Self)
On:
Schutte, Marian (TEA)
Tran, Crystal (Texas Appleseed)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Calvert, Raif (Texas Assoc of School Boards)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Assc)
Johnson, Tracy (DFER TX)
Kieschnick, Kelle (Texas Business Leadership Council)
List, Amanda (AList Consulting)
Mathis, James (Imagine Learning)
Morisak, Kimberly (Forney ISD)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Stinnett, Samantha (Upbring)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Upbring)
Zavala, Gilbert (Opportunity Austin)
Against:
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Exter, Monty (ATPE)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas state teachers association)
For:
Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Calvert, Raif (Texas Assoc of School Boards)
De Leon, Marty (Career & Technical Association of Texas)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Schutte, Marian (TEA)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Calvert, Raif (Texas Assoc of School Boards)
Graham, Kristin (Self)
Hill, Paulina (Self; Texas Association for the Gifted)
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