Select Committee on Public School Accountability

• October 21, 2008
• September 19, 2008
• August 20, 2008 — Road Meeting: Lubbock (audio only).
• August 4, 2008 — Road Meeting: El Paso (audio only).
• July 14, 2008 — Road Meeting: Brownsville (audio only).
• June 16, 2008 — Road Meeting: Dallas (audio only).
• May 12, 2008 — Road Meeting: Houston (audio only).
• April 14, 2008
• March 27, 2008
• February 29, 2008 — Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Education, Select Committee on Public School Accountability; Joint hearing with House Committee on Public Education, House Committee on Higher Education.
• February 18, 2008

• Texas Public School Accountability Proposal

Panel: Rewards, Incentives, and Removal of Statutory Restrictions

• Richard Middleton, Ph.D., President, Texas School Alliance / Superintendent, North East ISD
• Melinda Harrington, Board President, Gorman ISD
• Wayne Havens, Superintendent, Lubbock ISD

Panel: Financial Accountability

• Art Martin, Superintendent for Financial Services, Lubbock ISD

Public Testimony

• Clinton Gill
• Bill Miller

Texas Education Agency

• Dr. Criss Cloudt and Kimberly O'Malley

Fort Worth ISD

• Sara Arispe

Kerrville ISD

• Deb Wells

Tornillo ISD

• Paul Vranish

Houston ISD

• Dr. Karen Garza

Plano ISD

• James Ashby

Dallas ISD

• Dr. Michael Hinojosa

Panel: Student Subpopulations

• Ross Wiener, Vice President for Program and Policy, The Education Trust

Panel: Teacher Quality and School Improvement Study

• Brock Gregg, Governmental Relations Director, Association of Texas Professional Educators

Public Testimony

• Rosanna Alvarado
• Dr. Robert LaGrone
• Patty Quinzi
• Dr. Kathleen Staudt

Panel: Limitations of Quantitative Measures in Accountability

• Richard Rothstein, Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute (File 1, File 2)

Panel: Measuring Student Growth

• Chrys Dougherty, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, National Center for Educational Achievement
• Andrew Erben, President and C.O.O., Texas Institute for Education Reform
• Tim Tauer, Senior Partner, Education Resource Group, Inc.

Public Testimony

• Rene Balderas
• Lizbett Canales
• Mark Cantu
• Robert Clark
• Fr. Heberto M. Diaz
• Leticia Duarte
• Melina Elhard
• Hector Gonzales
• Sary Longoria
• Lorie Navarro
• Santos Palomo
• Robert Perez
• Juan G. Perez III
• Rita Salazar
• Rosalie Tristan
• Norma Villareal

Panel: Models of Accountability

• Kathy Christie, Chief of Staff , Education Commission of the States
• Mary Ann Whiteker, Superintendent of Schools, Hudson ISD
• Paul T. Haeberlen, President and Chief Operating Officer, Education Resource Group
• Jim Windham, Chairman, Texas Institute for Education Reform
• Bill Ratliff, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Raise Your Hand Texas

Public Testimony

• Cathy Bryce
• Nan Clayton
• Jacki Lain
• Rita McCrary
• Tim Powers
• Patti Quinzi

Panel: Alternative Education Accountability

• Criss Cloudt and Shannon Housson, Texas Education Agency (File 1, File 2, File 3)
• Wanda Bamberg, Ed.D, Superintendent of Aldine ISD
• Tanis Stanfield, Superintendent, ComQuest Academy Charter High School
• Richard A. Marquez, President and Chief Executive Officer of America Can!

Public Testimony

• Father Kevin Collins
• Thelma de la Cruz
• Rosalinda S. Gonzalez
• Vernita Grimes
• Jeff Hooton
• Rev. Robert McGee
• Betsy Runge
• Jesus Santoya
• Tim Smith

Panel: Business and Community Perceptions

• Stephen K. Mittlestet, President of Richland College, Dallas County Community College District

Panel: School District Growth Measures

• Robert Mendro, Ph.D., Director, Program Evaluation, Dallas ISD
• Anne Ware, Ph.D., Executive Director, Accountability & Data Quality, Ft. Worth ISD
• Fred Van Valkenburg, Chief of Staff, Ft. Worth ISD
• Dan Troxell, Ph.D., Superintendent, Kerrville Independent School District
• James Ashby, Director of Assessment and Accountability Plano Independent School District

Panel: Parent and Taxpayer Perceptions

• Ted Guerra, Chair, San Antonio Independent School District Council of PTAs

Panel: School Boards and School Community Organizations

• Missy Bender, Plano ISD Board of Trustees
• Charlotte Slack, College Station ISD Board of Trustees
• Jim Windham, Chairman, Texas Institute for Education Reform

Public Testimony

• Sandra Poth
• David Hinojosa
• Deborah Parrish
• Jill Van Plew
• Ricardo Marquez

Panel: Post Secondary Readiness Accountability and Assessment

• Shannon Housson (File 1, File 2)
• Mike Cohen
• Jon Erickson

Panel: Accountability Mechanisms at the State Level

• Criss Cloudt (File 1, File 2)
• Rita Chase

Panel: District Accountability

• Duncan Klussman Ed.D.
• Mike Motheral

Panel: Campus Accountability

• Dave Denny
• Gregg Colschen

Panel: Classroom Accountability

• Susan Creighton
• Karen Shepherd

Public Testimony

• Celia Layton
• Melody Chalkey

Post-hearing follow-up Materials from February 18, 2008

• Accountability Follow-up - Texas Education Agency
• Student Growth Models Used in Other States
• Policymaker News: Texas and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - REL Southwest
• Issues and Answers: Texas and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - REL Southwest
• Preparing ALL Texans for College And Careers - State Board of Education

Panel: Overview of the Accountability System

• Criss Cloudt & Michael W. Strozeski
• Whit Johnstone

Panel: Student Assessment

• Criss Cloudt

Panel: Federal and Other Accountability Systems

• Criss Cloudt & Shannon Housson
• Jim Davis
• Tim Tauer & Paul Haeberlen

Public Testimony

• Richard Kouri
• Brock Gregg
• Holly Eaton
• Jose Guerro
• Richard Middleton
• Dick Lavine
• Brooke Terry

• Select Committee on Public School Accountability Interim Report to the 81st Legislature  (2.4 MB, PDF format)