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George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center Theater, Austin, TX
January 12, 2006 • 4:00–7:30 PM
Local hearing partner: Austin Voices for Education and Youth

PARTICIPATING TEXAS ORGANIZATIONS
Houston A+ Challenge, Houston
Citizens Commission on Education Excellence, Austin
Texas Business and Education Coalition, Austin

HEARING OFFICERS
Tanny Berg, CEO, Jack Berg Sales, El Paso, TX
Ronald Cowell, President, Education Policy and Leadership Center, Harrisburg, PA
Roberto Gonzalez, CEO, Employment & Training Centers, Inc., Houston, TX
Ann F. Utley, CEO, Textorder.com, Austin, TX

STUDENT WITNESSES
Darius Brewer, Austin
Andy Peterson, Springwoods High School, Austin
William Luton, Houston
Rachel Perez, Southwest Texas Junior College, Eagle Pass
Eric Graves, Bellaire High School, Houston
Donovan Bozan (no school affiliation given)
Manuel Lope, Cashmere Senior High School

PARENT WITNESSES
Cheryl Knockless, Austin
Diana Herrera, San Antonio
Linda Murray, Houston
Minerva Camarena Skeith, Austin
Lee Williams, Austin
Jose Guerrero, Austin

COMMUNITY WITNESSES
Angela Valenzuela, Education Committee Chair, Texas League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Irving
Luis Figueroa, Sta. Attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), San Antonio
Anna Land, Vice President, Texas Afterschool Association, Austin
Ken Zornes, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Business & Education Coalition, Austin
Daveta Daniels, Principal, Harts.eld Elementary School, Houston
Ted Melina Rabb, Texas Federation of Teachers, Austin
R.C. Polk, Retired Teacher, Austin
Kay Perry, Houston Area Alliance of High School Educators, Houston
Carla Jones-Taylor, Instructor, Anderson Elementary School, Houston
Linda McKenna, Teacher, Austin
Ginger Harrison, Executive Director, Citizens Commission on Education Excellence, Corpus Christi
Benjamin Kramer, Assistant Principal, International High School, Austin

AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS
Lorenzo Sadun, Mathematics Professor, University of Texas
Cheryl Rose, Student, Austin
Todd Reznick, Former Teacher, Austin
Ashley, Member, Austin Voices for Education and Youth & Communities in Schools
Lila Levinson, Parent
Veronica Delgado-Savage, youth professional
Jane Ross, Parent, Austin LBJ High School
Dennis Hartnett, Church Leader, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Helotes
Peter Nagy, Teacher, Houston
Pat Herndon (no affiliation given)
Margarita Guillen, Retired Teacher
Miguel Guajardo, Parent, Austin