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Stakeholder
Groups
Two stakeholder groups provided input on the development of the plan.
The Educator Equity Stakeholder Organizations Policy Group (Policy Stakeholder Group) met on March 9 in Austin. Members received an orientation to the work, including a preliminary analysis of gaps in access to excellent teachers. Additionally, members provided input and guidance to TEA on potential root causes of educator equity gaps, strategies to address these gaps, and suggestions for the planning process. They also completed a survey on the topic of educator equity prior to this meeting.
Organizations participating in the Policy Stakeholders Group:
- Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
- Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce
- Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)
- Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- Texas Association of Community Schools (TACS)
- Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)
- Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators (TASPA)
- Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP)
- Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA)
- Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA)
- Texas NAACP
- Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
The Educator Equity Practitioners Stakeholder Group (Practitioners Stakeholder Group) met on March 26 and 27 in Austin and reviewed the work to date, discussed updated data on educator equity gaps, identified the likely root causes of equity gaps in access to high-quality educators by poor and minority children, and provided input on strategies to address these gaps and inform the first draft of the plan by TEA.
Members of the Practitioners Stakeholder Group:
- Jesus Amaya, Board Member, Los Fresnos CISD
- Marlen Anaya, Human Resources Director, Los Fresnos CISD
- Kristin Booth, Principal, Andrew Jackson Middle School, Grand Prairie ISD
- James Butler, Teacher, Gullet Elementary School, Austin ISD
- Juliet Campbell, Teacher, Glenwood Elementary School, Amarillo ISD
- Adriana Diaz, Teacher, Glenwood Elementary School, Amarillo ISD
- Jodi Duron, Superintendent, Elgin ISD
- Dora Fabelo, Executive Director of Human Resources, Austin ISD
- Buddy Fox, Director of Clinical Experiences, West Texas A&M University
- Donald Henderson, Parent, Los Fresnos CISD
- Betty Jenkins, Principal, Blackshear Elementary School, Austin ISD
- Jesus Lopez, Superintendent, Prairie Lea ISD
- Dean Munn, Education Specialist, Region 15 Education Service Center
- Myliss Parker, Director, Office of Advanced Academics, Los Fresnos CISD
- Asha Phillips, Teacher, North Garland High School
- David Rivera, Teacher, Los Fresnos High School
- Anne Rojas, Teacher, North Garland High School
- Gonzalo Salazar, Superintendent, Los Fresnos CISD
- April Shaw, Principal, Whitt Fine Arts Academy
- Jennifer Stumbaugh, Principal, Los Fresnos United 9th Grade Campus, Los Fresnos CISD
- Anna Valdez, Los Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos CISD
- Lidia Zatopek, Director, Alternative Certification, Harris County Department of Education