Acknowledgements
The Comptroller and the Task Force wish to express their thanks to the following people for their wise counsel and assistance in gathering and assimilating information:
- Education Commissioner Jim Nelson
- Criss Cloudt, Associate Commissioner of Policy Planning and Research, Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Nelson's appointed liaison to the Task Force)
- Tom Canby, Director of Audits, Texas Education Agency
- Rhonda McCullough, Governmental Relations, Texas Education Agency
- Ann Smisko, Associate Commissioner of Curriculum, Assessment and Technology, Texas Education Agency
- David Anderson, General Counsel, Texas Education Agency
- Nancy Vaughan, Coordinator for Information Systems, Texas Education Agency
- Joe Wisnoski, Coordinator, School Finance and Fiscal Analysis, Texas Education Agency
- Barbara Walters, Data Standards, PEIMS, Texas Education Agency
- Dan Junell, General Counsel, State Board for Educator Certification
- Joe Lucio, Program Specialist for Student Assessment, Texas Education Agency
- Bill Franz, Director of Professional Discipline, State Board for Educator Certification
- Margaret La Montagne, Governor's Office
- Debbie Esterak, Governor's Office
- Richard Powell, Lt. Governor's Office
- Bobby Gierisch, Speaker's Office
- Trish Conradt, Speaker's Office
- Monty Winn, House Public Education Committee
- Jack Elrod, Senate Education Committee
- Jennifer Moore, Senator Shapiro's Office
- Stacey Schiff, Senator Shapiro's Office
- Pat Francis, Legislative Budget Board
- Lori Deviney, Legislative Budget Board
- Dick Dinon, State Auditors Office
- Carol Smith, State Auditors Office
- John Stevens, Texas Business and Education Coalition
- Johnny Veselka, Texas Association of School Administrators
- LuAnn Martinez, Texas Association of School Administrators
- Jim Crow, Texas Association of School Boards
- David Dunn, Texas Association of School Boards
- Lonnie Hollingsworth, Texas Classroom Teachers Association
- Doug Rogers, Association of Texas Public Educators
- Brock Gregg, Association of Texas Public Educators
- John Cole, Texas Federation of Teachers
- John O'Sullivan, Texas Federation of Teachers
- Lynn Moak, Moak, Casey and Associates
- Greg Johnson, Texas Tech University
- Dr. Michael Lauderdale, University of Texas at Austin
- Dr. David Springer, University of Texas at Austin
- Dr. Steve Murdock, Texas A&M University at Bryan College Station
- Ellen Williams, Toomey and Associates
- Teachers and PEIMS Coordinators attending the Texas Classroom Teachers Association Roundtable
- Teachers attending the Association of Texas Public Educators Roundtable
- Board members attending the Texas Justice Foundation Roundtable
- Board members attending the Texas Association of School Boards Roundtable
- Superintendents and administrators attending the 1999 Mid-Winter Conference Roundtable
- Superintendents and administrators attending the Texas Association of School Administrators Conference Roundtable
