A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

The Working Committees dealing with State Standards; Middle School/High School; Workforce Transition; Best Practices and State Educational Governance will make their final reports-recommendations at the Texas Education Reform Foundation’s 2010 Summit – A Commitment to Excellence on April 19, 2010.  

The Steering Committee for A Commitment for Excellence is:  Co-chairs – Jon H. Fleming, Texas Education Reform Foundation and Pedro Reyes, The Ashbel Smith Professor of Education Policy – UT Austin - Members - David G. Anthony, Superintendent, Cypress Fairbanks ISD; Susan B. Bonesteel, Principal Consultant, National Center for Educational Achievement; Tom Burnett, Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Apple, Inc.; Francisco G. Cigarroa, Chancellor, The University of Texas System; Rob Eissler, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Public Education; Karl Eschbach, State Demographer of Texas; Gayle Fallon, Houston Federation of Teachers; Jeanne M. Gerlach, Professor and Dean, College of Education, UT Arlington; Melody A. Johnson, Superintendent, Fort Worth ISD; Danny P. King, Superintendent, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD; Susan Landry, Director, Children’s Learning Institute, UT Health Science Center - Houston; Don McAdams, President Center for Reform of School Systems; Harvin C. Moore, Board of Trustees Houston ISD; Geanie Morrison, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives; Michele Pola, Chief of Staff, Houston ISD; Richard M. Rhodes, President, El Paso Community College;  Randle B. Richardson, President, Community Education Partners;  Debbie Roberts, Superintendent of the Windham ISD (Texas Department of Criminal Justice);  Torrence H. Robinson, Director, Public Affairs, Texas Instruments; Johnny L. Veselka, Executive Director, Texas Association of School Administrators;  David W. Webb, Chief Financial Officer, Deer Park ISD;  Reid Whitaker, Principal, Port Houston Elementary School, Houston ISD – East Region; Robert Wimpelberg, Dean, College of Education, The University of Houston.

The Data team supporting the copious research embodied in the project is led by Dr. Willard Daggett – The International Center for Leadership in Education – New York and Tim Tauer/Paul Haeberlen of the Education Resource Group officed in The Woodlands, Texas.

Further Information regarding the Summit and Commitment to Excellence can be obtained by contacting Ms. Winona Schroeder – Executive Director; The Texas Education Reform Foundation, wschroeder5@austin.rr.com or (512) 565-3841.