Texas Rally Agenda

[Carol Holst <kceh@airmail.net>]

TEXANS FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT (in Education)~~ AUSTIN RALLY

SOUTH STEPS OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING

JANUARY 25, 2003=A0=A0=A0=A03:00 - 5:00 PM

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Mistress of Ceremonies: Brenda Castaneda

3:00-3:25=A0 Introduction=20

Angela Valenzuela -- Author, professor, and researcher on the impact of testing
on Latinos, 512-232-6008

Rep. Dora Olivo, District 27, Fort Bend County, 888-777-0033

Joe Sanchez (MALDEF)

Ana Yanez, Vicente Ramos (LULAC)

Joe Bernal, Texas School Board Member

3:25 - 3:28=A0 Georgetown=A0 (Dottie Hooker-wdhook5@msn.com, or Jean Ehnebuske) A
group of parents and teachers has formed in Georgetown to inform the community of
the detrimental impact of the high-stakes state tests on their children.

3:28 - 3:31=A0 San Angelo/Brady=A0 (Betzy Day) 915-597-0667, cell is 915-456-1667

Third grade teacher discusses the injustice of retaining, in particular, how
it=A0will hurt=A0 students with dyslexic tendencies and third graders who are
less mature. One fourth of her students are in these categories and should not be
tested.

3:31 - 3:34=A0 Amarillo=A0 (Kay Donna Wolfcale) 806-259-2662

A teachers shares a few personal stories regarding her experiences with
standardized tests and explains why she will probably never teach in public
schools again.

3:34 - 3:37=A0 New Braunfels=A0 (Becky Stich and Brenda Crow) 830-625-5031

Elementary teachers talk about the frustrations teachers feel when their
curriculum is test=A0driven and the=A0teaching time lost to giving the endless
tests they have to administer.=A0

3:37-3:49=A0 El Paso (Cesar Rosatto, Diana Moran, Ana Macias, Ken Ducre)

Teachers and parents discuss of the impact of testing on second language learners
and children from high poverty areas.

3:40 - 3:43=A0 Denton=A0(TBD)

3:43 - 3:47=A0 Ft. Worth/Dallas=A0 (Deborah Diffily) Early Childhood Professor
discusses the impact of high-stakes testing on young learners.

3:47 - 3:50=A0 Houston (Eileen Weinstein)

3:50 =96 3:53=A0 Alvin/ Brazoria County -- Carol Holst, coordinator for
Taasblues, a loosely organized internet-based group of individuals, especially
parents, concerned about the abuse of testing in Texas public schools.

3:53 =96 3:57=A0Austin=A0Deborah Kelt=A0duckelt@yahoo.com

3:57 - 4:15 Open Mike

4:15 - 4:45=A0 Presentation by Susan Ohanian, author of many books including One
Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standards

5:00 - 6:30 (Location TBA) Strategic Planning (We'll motivate each other and
share

plans to make sure our legislators and the education committee support

this legislation).

www.texastesting.org