Task Force Members
Name Position/Organization Danielle Shaw American Camping Association - Texoma Section Doug Rogers Executive Director, Association of Texas Professional Educators Kathy Ragsdale Camping Association for Mutual Progress (CAMP) Melinda Sparks Community Member The Honorable Libba Massey Board Vice President, Highland Park Independent School District Dr. Angela Valenzuela Education Chair, LULAC of Texas Tina Bruno Texans for a Traditional School Year Dr. Yolanda Rey Executive Director, Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Tracy Weinberg Associate Director, Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Reynaldo "Rey" Garcia, Ph.D. Executive Director, Texas Association of Community Colleges Linda Silva Secretary, Texas Association of Partners in Education Bill Grusendorf Executive Director, Texas Association of Rural Schools Amy Beneski Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations, Texas Association of School Administrators Kathy Golson Assistant Director of Governmental Relations, Texas Association of School Boards Tom Leyden Director of Middle Level School Services, Texas Association of Secondary School Principals John Stevens Executive Director, Texas Business and Education Coalition Jeri Stone Executive Director/General Counsel, Texas Classroom Teachers Association Harley Eckhart Associate Executive Director, Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association John Cole President, Texas Federation of Teachers Floyd Ivy President, Texas Licensed Child Care Association Mary Capello, J.D. Chief Executive Officer, Texas Migrant Council, Inc. Craig Tounget Executive Director, Texas Parent Teacher Association Judy Farmer Executive Director, Texas School Public Relations Association Dr. Albert Campbell State Secretary, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Gary Bledsoe President, Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches Donna New-Haschke President, Texas State Teachers Association Luis de la Garza President & CEO, Texen Power Company, LLC Bonnie Northcutt Director of Policy, University Interscholastic League Dr. William H. "Bill" Cunningham, Ph.D. Former Chancellor, University of Texas System
School Start Date Subcommittee Members
Name Position/Organization Christine (Chris) Ardis Teacher, McAllen High School, Weekly Columnist for the Monitor Mr. Donnie Cody Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Rio Vista Independent School District Mr. David Fincher President, Texas Children's Education Group, Inc. The Honorable Eddie Hopkins Board President, Jasper Independent School District Meredith Keller District Leadership Team, Hays Consolidated Independent School District Judy LeUnes Parent, Community Member Judy Nallella-Williams Parent, Community Member Nancy Ojeda La Porte Independent School District Lewis Patton High School Admissions Officer, ATI Career Training Centers
School Start Date Task Force Report
January 2005
January 2005