The Texas State Senate: Senate Committee on Education

Committee Handouts/Written Testimony

September 13, 2012 — Agenda (PDF)

Submitted Written Testimony

Interim Charge #4: "Study the impact of extended learning time on school success. Evaluate the different programs offered, best practices, school implementation, and incentives for building community partnerships that allow a variety of academic and career-related learning opportunities. Examine the effect of after-school programs on academic performance, school attendance, behavior, and promotion to the next grade level, and the relationship between the availability of after-school programs in an area and the high school dropout rate."

Panel 1: Research and Background

Dr. Thomas Smith, Director, National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools (File 1, File 2)
Molly Wofford, Executive Director, Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (TXPOST) (File 1, File 2, File 3, File 4, File 5, File 6, File 7, File 8, File 9, File 10, File 11, File 12)
Jan Lindsey, Assistant Director, Federal and State Education Policy, Texas Education Agency (TEA) (File 1, File 2)

Panel 2: School Turnaround & Dropout Prevention

Dr. Rodney Watson, Chief Human Resource Officer, Houston ISD (Apollo 20) (File 1, File 2)
Sandy Chavarria, President & CEO, Communities In Schools (File 1, File 2, File 3, File 4)
Dr. Daniel King, Superintendent, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (File 1, File 2, File 3, File 4, File 5)

Panel 3: College & Career Readiness For At-Risk Students

Jim Nelson, Executive Director, AVID (File 1, File 2, File 3, File 4)
Steven Zipkes, Founding Principal at Manor New Tech High, Manor ISD (File 1, File 2, File 3, File 4, File 5, File 6, File 7)
Michael Satarino, Principal, School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, Dallas ISD (File 1, File 2, File 3)

Panel 4: Learning Time

Michael Griffith, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States (File 1, File 2, File 3, File 4, File 5)
Dr. Lona Alexander-Mitchell, Project Director, ACE Program (File 1, File 2, File 3)
Joan Altobelli, Texas AfterSchool Association (File 1, File 2)
Eduardo Infante, Superintendent, Lyford CISD

Public Testimony