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EQUITY CENTER

News & NotesDecember 2009Vol. 28, No. 7

Advocating School Finance Equity and Adequacy in Texas

THE MEMBERSHIP ISSUE

Changes are Happening at the ECMembership is Growing... And So are Our Services

The Equity Center set a new membership record with 658 school districts so far, joining for the2009-2010 school year — an all-time high for us. And with that increase in support, we’re expandingand improving our services to member districts.

On September 8th, we started the EC Xpress, a publication emailed to member districts everyTuesday as part of our expanded member services. We’ve just finished our 14th issue and have beengetting some really good feedback. To accommodate for busy schedules and calendars, we’ve madeit an informal, concise one-pager to be read easily and quickly. It has proven to be beneficial andinsightful concerning the operation of our state funding system.

On November 13th, we broadcast our first weekly podcast at Equity Center Radio hosted byExecutive Director, Dr. Wayne Pierce and Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Ray Freeman, on the newservices we are now providing and others we are in the process of developing… letting thoseunfamiliar with the Equity Center know who we are and what we do. Future interviews includestate leaders, school district officials and other “movers and shakers” in the realm of public schoolfinance. All previously aired broadcasts are posted online at equitycenterradio.org. New podcastsare available every Friday morning at 10:45 a.m. (holidays excluded).

We increased our monthly issues of News & Notes to 10 per year, concentrating on key school financeissues, with more charts and graphs to help get our message across to more people.

We have some great things on tap. For example:• A new, web-based data input system that will allow every district to update their district

profiles and input real-time data to make our modeling and research efforts more dynamic andbeneficial, and believe it or not…

• The Equity Center is now on Facebook! The EC Facebook page serves as a useful platform tocommunicate with members, as well as individuals across the state and nation who areinterested in school finance. Our podcasts and updates regarding EC activities will also beavailable there. The page will provide a forum for members and non-members to exchangeideas about equity and school finance issues. If you are a member of Facebook, please searchfor the Equity Center and become our newest “fan.”

Stay tuned for more improvements and enhancements of services to our members—and as we preparefor the next legislative session in 2011!

2009-10 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sunday, January 24, 2010Austin Convention Center - Ballrooms F & G

11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Equity Center’s 10th Annual School Financeand Legislative Workshop

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President

Vivian BakerBelton ISD

Vice-President, Program

Vice-President, Membership

Rolando PeñaLasara ISD

Vice-President, Finance

Oscar RodriguezMission CISD

Louis StoernerAlief ISD

Secretary/Treasurer

Jimmy ParkerRoosevelt ISD

First Vice-President

Joddie WitteVan ISD

Region 3 Region 4

Mark PoolEl Campo ISD

Region 1 Region 5

Region 7 Region 8

Stan SurrattLindale ISD

John ConleyBellville ISD

Region 6 Region 10

Region 13 Region 14

Charles DuprePflugerville ISD

Brad LewisStamford ISD

Region 15

Region 17 Region 18 Region 19

Herb YoungbloodAbernathy ISD

Michael QuatriniSan Elizario ISD

John WilsonChildress ISD

Region 16 Region 20

Gonzalo SalazarLos Fresnos CISD

Shannon HolmesHardin-Jefferson ISD

Gary VanDeaverNew Boston ISD

Kyle CollierPottsboro ISD

Russ PerryNueces Canyon CISD

Hector MendezEctor County ISD

Leland WillamsDickinson ISD

Region 2

Paul CloreGregory-Portland ISD

Region 9

Terry AllenQuanah ISD

Region 11

Melody JohnsonFort Worth ISD

Region 12

Keith BolesConnally ISD


REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Robert DuronSan Antonio ISD


Region 3 Region 4

Jeff BlackGanado ISD

Region 1 Region 5

Region 7 Region 8

Phil WorshamJoaquin ISD

Darrell MyersLivingston ISD

Region 6 Region 10

Region 13 Region 14

Bill GravesElgin ISD

Jay BaccusAnson ISD

Region 15

Region 17 Region 18 Region 19

Karen GarzaLubbock ISD

Region 16 Region 20

Vacant

Jesus GuerraRoma ISD

Larry WatsonCrandall ISD

Dennis McEntirePresidio ISD

Ralph DraperSpring ISD

Region 2

Scott ElliffCorpus Christi ISD

Region 9

Dean GilstrapBellevue ISD

Region 11

Deborah CronWeatherford ISD

Region 12

Robin BattershellTemple ISD

Pauline HargroveLittle Cyp-Mauriceville CISD

Alan RicheyBronte ISD

Monty HysingerClarendon ISD

Eldefonso GarciaFabens ISD

DEPUTY DIRECTORS

James RussellTexarkana ISD

2009-10 Membership ReachesAll-Time High with 658 Members


Abbott Mr. Bill TarletonAbernathy Mr. Herb YoungbloodAcademy Mr. Kevin SprinklesAdrian Mr. David JohnsonAlba-Golden Mr. Dwayne EllisAlbany Mr. Shane FieldsAldine Dr. Wanda BambergAlice Dr. Salvador CavazosAlief Dr. Louis StoernerAlpine Mr. Jose CervantesAlvarado Dr. Chester JuroskaAlvord Mr. William BranumAmarillo Mr. Rod SchroderAmherst Mr. Joel RodgersAnahuac Dr. Linda Kay BarnhartAnna Mr. Larry JohnsonAnson Mr. Jay BaccusAnthony Mr. Ron HaugenAnton Mr. Dwayne ChenaultApple Springs Mr. Gregg SpiveyAquilla Mr. James GwaltneyArcher City Mr. Randel BeaverArlington Mr. Jerry McCulloughAspermont Mr. Cliff GilmoreAthens Dr. Fred HayesAtlanta Mr. Roger HaileyAubrey Dr. James MonacoAvalon Mr. David Del BosqueAxtell Mr. Stanley HarrisAzle Dr. Ray LeaBaird Mr. Edgar CamachoBallinger Ms. Laura StrubeBalmorhea Ms. Mary Lou CarrascoBangs Mr. Bill FosterBanquete Mr. Jim RumageBartlett Mr. Mike MayfieldBeeville Dr. John Hardwick Jr.Bellevue Mr. Dean GilstrapBells Mr. Joe MooreBellville Mr. John Conley IIBelton Dr. Vivian BakerBenjamin Ms. Olivia Del Hierro GloriaBig Sandy (Upshur) Mr. Scott BeeneBig Spring Mr. Steven SaldivarBirdville Dr. Stephen WaddellBland Mr. Bryan Clark Sr.Blanket Mr. Kevy Allred

Bloomburg Mr. Mike WhiteBlue Ridge Mr. Todd LintzenBlum Mr. Nicholas BrownBoles Dr. Graham SweeneyBoling Mr. Charles ButcherBonham Mr. Sonny CruseBooker Mr. Mike LeeBorger Mr. Clifton StephensBovina Mr. Bill BizzellBowie Mr. Greg EvansBrackett Mr. Robert WestbrookBrady Dr. Jeffrey BrasherBreckenridge Mr. Jennings TeelBrenham Mr. Sam BellBridge City Dr. Jamey HarrisonBroaddus Dr. Jerry MeadorBrock Mr. Richard TedderBronte Mr. Alan RicheyBrookeland Dr. John LynchBrookesmith Mr. Bryan SwartzBrownfield Mr. Jerry D. JonesBrownsboro Mr. Elton CaldwellBrownwood Mr. Reece BlincoeBruceville-Eddy Mr. Richard KilgoreBryson Mr. Jack CoodyBuckholts Mr. Kent DuttonBuffalo Mr. Jack ThomasonBullard Mr. Keith BryantBurkburnett Mr. Danny TaylorBurkeville Mr. Keith LangfittBurleson Dr. Mark JacksonBurnet Mr. Jeffrey HanksByers Mr. Steve WolfBynum Ms. Brenda SpeerCaddo Mills Ms. Vicki PayneCalallen Dr. Arturo AlmendarezCaldwell Mr. Randall BerryhillCampbell Mr. Gene “Strike” FranklinCanton Dr. Jerome StewartCanutillo Dr. Pam PadillaCanyon Mr. Mike WartesCarlisle Mr. Michael PayneCarrizo Springs Dr. Cecilia MorenoCastleberry Mr. Gary JonesCayuga Dr. Rick WebbCedar Hill Mr. Horace WilliamsCeleste Mr. Collin Clark



Celina Mr. Rob O’ConnorCenter Mr. James HockenberryCenter Point Mr. Cody NewcombCenterville (Trinity) Mr. Craig DavisCentral Heights Dr. Jeremy GlenCentral Dr. Allen GarnerChapel Hill (Smith) Mr. Joe StubblefieldCherokee Mr. Chris PerryChester Mr. John KentChico Mr. Mike JonesChildress Mr. John WilsonChillicothe Dr. Tom AlvisChilton Mr. Benny BoboChina Spring Mr. George KazanasChireno Mr. Roger DeesChisum Ms. Diane StegallChristoval Mr. David WalkerCisco Mr. Hal PorterCity View Mr. Steve HarrisClarendon Mr. Monty HysingerClarksville Ms. Pam BryantClaude Mr. Toby TuckerCleburne Dr. Ronny BeardClint Dr. Edward GabaldonClyde Dr. Gail HateriusCoahoma Mr. Randy BrownColeman Mr. Royce YoungColmesneil Mr. Elton HightowerColorado Mr. Jim WhiteColumbia-Brazoria Ms. Carol BertholfComanche Mr. Tony DanielCommerce Mr. Blake CooperCommunity Mr. Bud NauyokasComo-Pickton Ms. Sandra BillodeauConnally Mr. Keith BolesCoolidge Dr. Chris HulenCooper Mr. Jason MarshallCopperas Cove Dr. Rose CameronCorpus Christi Mr. D. Scott ElliffCorrigan-Camden Mr. Tom BowmanCorsicana Mr. Don DenbowCotton Center Mr. Rocky StoneCovington Mrs. Diane InnisCrandall Dr. Larry WatsonCranfills Gap Mr. Vince GilbertCrawford Mr. Kevin NoackCrosby Mr. Mike Joseph

Crosbyton Mr. Bobby FryarCross Plains Mr. Phil MitchellCross Roads Mr. Clay TompkinsCrowell Mr. Charles HundleyCrowley Mr. Greg GibsonCrystal City Mr. Raymundo VillarealCuero Mr. Henry LindCumby Mr. Lance CampbellDaingerfield-Lone Star Mr. Pat AdamsDamon Dr. Don RhodesDanbury Mr. Eric GrimmettDayton Mr. Greg HaymanDe Leon Dr. Randy MohundroDekalb Mr. David ManleyDell City Ms. Tanya LewisDenison Dr. Henry ScottDeSoto Mr. Lloyd TreadwellDetroit Mr. Morris LyonDevine Mrs. Linda McAnellyD’Hanis Ms. Pam SeippDickinson Dr. Leland WilliamsDilley Dr. Jack Seals Jr.Dime Box Mr. Donald ReaganDimmitt Les MillerDodd City Mr. James Craig ReedDonna Mr. Robert LoredoDouglass Mr. Jay TullosDriscoll Ms. Cynthia GarciaDublin Mr. Roy NeffDumas Mr. Larry AppelEagle Mt.-Saginaw Dr. Cole PughEarly Mr. Brett KochEast Bernard Mr. Garland CalhounEast Central Mr. Gary PattersonEast Chambers Mr. Scott CampbellEastland Mr. Donald HughesEctor Mr. Gary BohannonEdcouch-Elsa Mr. Frank PerezEden Mr. John MasseyEdgewood (Bexar) Dr. Elizabeth GarzaEdgewood (Van Zandt) Mr. Jack ShellnuttEdinburg Mr. Gilberto Garza Jr.Edna Mr. Bob WellsEl Campo Mr. Mark PoolEl Paso Dr. Lorenzo GarciaElectra Mr. Gary NightingaleElgin Mr. Bill Graves



Elkhart Mr. Mike MoonElysian Fields Dr. Bob BrowningEnnis Dr. Barbara QuallsEra Con Mr. Jeremy ThompsonEtoile Mr. Andy TrekellEula Mr. Tim KelleyEvant Mr. Lance JohnsonEverman Dr. Jerilyn PfeiferExcelsior Mr. Johnny LewisFabens Mr. Eldefonso GarciaFalls City Ms. Linda BettinFannindel Mr. Harvey MiltonFarmersville Mr. Jeff AdamsFerris Mr. Mike BodineFloresville Mr. David VinsonFloydada Mr. Jerry VaughnForestburg Dr. Fonda HuneycuttFort Davis Dr. Larry ButlerFort Worth Dr. Melody JohnsonFreer Mr. Alberto GonzalesFrenship Dr. VroonlandFriona Mr. Kenny AustinFrost Mr. Jim RevillFruitvale Mr. Bill BoydGalena Park Dr. Mark HenryGanado Mr. Jeff BlackGarland Dr. Curtis CulwellGarrison Mr. Arnie KelleyGary Mr. Todd GreerGatesville Mr. Stewart SpeerGiddings Mr. Michael KuhrtGilmer Mr. Rick AlbrittonGladewater Mr. J.P. RichardsonGold-Burg Mr. Kenny MillerGoldthwaite Mr. Vincent GilbertGonzales Mr. Vic SalazarGorman Mr. David PerryGrand Saline Mr. Mark KeaheyGrandview Mr. Keith ScharnhorstGranger Mr. Steve WhiteGrape Creek Mr. Frank WalterGreenville Mr. Donald JefferiesGregory-Portland Dr. Paul CloreGroveton Mr. Joe DriskellGunter Mr. Kevin WorthyHale Center Mr. Rick TeranHallsburg Mr. Kent Reynolds

Hamilton Mr. Sam BellHamlin Mr. Jim FullerHamshire-Fannett Mr. Keith ElliottHardin Mr. Bob ParkerHardin-Jefferson Mr. Shannon HolmesHarlandale Mr. Robert Jaklich Jr.Harleton Dr. Craig ColemanHarlingen Mr. Steve FloresHarmony Mr. Jed WhitakerHarper Mrs. Pari WhittenHarrold Mr. David ThweattHart Mr. David RiveraHartley Mr. Larry HulseyHarts Bluff Mr. Eddie JohnsonHaskell Mr. Bill AlcornHawley Mr. Glen ColesHays Mr. Jeremy LyonHearne Dr. Jackie KowalskiHedley Mr. Bryan HillHemphill Mr. Glenn PearsonHenrietta Mr. Jeff McClureHereford Ms. Kelli MoultonHico Mr. Rod TownsendHidalgo Mr. Edward BlahaHigh Island Ms. Paula QuickHighland Mr. Guy NelsonHillsboro Dr. Buck GilcreaseHitchcock Dr. Michael BergmanHolland Ms. Cindy GunnHolliday Mr. Clarke BoydHoney Grove Mr. Jan CumminsHooks Dr. Kathy AllenHowe Mr. Kevin WilsonHubbard (Bowie) Ms. Traci DrakeHubbard (Hill) Mr. Randy O’BrienHuckabay Mrs. Cheryl FloydHudson Mrs. Mary Ann WhitekerHuffman Dr. Doug KillianHughes Springs Mr. Rick OgdenHumble Dr. Guy SconzoHuntington Dr. Eric WrightHutto Dr. David BorrerIdalou Mr. Jim WallerIngram Mr. James StroderIola Mr. Douglas DevineIredell Mr. Bryan LeeItasca Mr. Glenn Pittman



Jacksboro Mr. Dennis BennettJacksonville Dr. Joe WardellJarrell Ms. Jamie MattisonJasper Dr. Jon WhittemoreJefferson Ms. Sharon RossJim Hogg County Mr. Pedro Lopez Jr.Jim Ned Dr. Brant MyersJoaquin Mr. Phil WorshamJonesboro Mr. Larry RobinsonJoshua Mr. Ray DaneJourdanton Dr. Lana CollavoKarnack Ms. Cozzetta RobinsonKarnes City Mrs. Frances PenlandKaufman Mr. Todd WilliamsKeene Mr. Kevin SellersKemp Dr. Peter RunningKendleton Dr. Mildred K. WestKennard Mr. Gary JacobsKennedale Mr. Gary DuggerKerens Mr. Kevin StanfordKermit Mr. Santos Lujan Jr.Killeen Dr. Robert MullerKirbyville Mr. Richard HazlewoodKlein Dr. Jim CainKnippa Mr. Michael ThompsonKnox City-O’Brien Mr. Louis Baty Jr.Kopperl Mr. Kenneth BatemanKountze Ms. Diane DanielsKress Mr. Doug SetliffKrum Mr. Mike DavisLa Feria Dr. Nabor CortezLa Gloria Mr. David BraswellLa Joya Dr. Alda BenavidesLa Marque Mr. Ecomet BurleyLa Vega Dr. Sharon ShieldsLa Vernia Dr. Thomas Harvey Jr.La Villa Dr. Norma L. SalaizLake Dallas Ms. Gayle StinsonLake Worth Dr. Janice CooperLamesa Mr. Scott DavisLampasas Mr. Randy HoyerLaneville Mr. A. Ronald TidwellLasara Mr. Rolando PenaLazbuddie Mr. Karl VaughnLeakey Mr. Fred McNielLeary Mr. Jim TankersleyLeonard Mr. Larry LaFavers

Leverett’s Chapel Ms. Donna JohnsonLexington Mr. Chuck HoltLiberty Ms. Cinthia LusignoloLiberty-Eylau Mr. Micah LewisLindale Mr. Stan SurrattLinden-Kildare Mr. Clint CoyneLipan Mr. Mike VinyardLittle Cypress-Mauriceville Ms. Pauline HargroveLittle Elm Mr. Steve MurrayLittlefield Mr. Jerry BlakelyLivingston Dr. Darrell MyersLockhart Dr. Jose ParraLockney Mr. Phil CothamLohn Mr. Leon FreemanLometa Mr. David RiceLone Oak Mr. Eddie WhiteLoraine Mr. Eric StoddardLorenzo Mr. Dick Van HooseLos Fresnos Mr. Gonzalo SalazarLouise Mr. Andy PetersLovelady Mr. John W. ReynoldsLubbock Dr. Karen GarzaLubbock-Cooper Mr. Patrick HendersonLueders-Avoca Mr. Roger HuberLumberton Dr. Ron SimsLyford Mr. Eduardo InfanteLytle Ms. Michelle SmithMabank Dr. Russell MarshallMadisonville Mr. Keith SmithMagnolia Dr. Todd StephensMalone Ms. Linda BuffeMalta Ms. Linda EstillMansfield Mr. Terry MorawskiMarathon Mr. Neal HarrisonMart Mr. Leonard WilliamsMartins Mill Mr. Todd SchneiderMartinsville Mr. Grey BurtonMason Mr. Matt UnderwoodMathis Dr. Maria Rodriguez-CasasMaud Mr. Robert StinnettMay Mr. Don RhodesMaypearl Mr. Lynn DehartMcAllen Mr. James PonceMcDade Mr. Bill KellyMcGregor Mr. Kevin HouchinMcLean Mr. Harald HillMcLeod Ms. Cathy May


Meadow Mr. Cody CarrollMemphis Ms. Tanya MonroeMenard Ms. Martha EllisMercedes Mr. Beto GonzalesMeridian Mr. Scott HogueMerkel Mr. William L. HoodMesquite Dr. Linda HenrieMilano Ms. Lindy RobinsonMildred Mr. Douglas LaneMilford Mr. Don ClinglenpeelMiller Grove Mr. Steve JohnsonMillsap Mr. Jerry Lee HunkapillerMineola Ms. Mary LookadooMission Mr. Oscar Rodriguez Jr.Montague Mr. David FreemanMonte Alto Mr. Gabriel FariasMoran Mr. Reggy SpencerMorton Mrs. Fredda SchoolerMount Calm Ms. Barbara LaneMount Enterprise Mr. Dean EvansMount Pleasant Mr. Terry MyersMuenster Mr. John KaufmanMuleshoe Mr. Gene SheetsMullin Mr. C. L. HammondMumford Mr. Pete Bienski Jr.Munday Mr. Robert DillardMurchison Ms. Shirley RoweNatalia Mr. Joey MoczygembaNavarro Ms. Dee CarterNazareth Mr. James OliverNeches Mr. Randy SniderNederland Ms. Gail KrohnNeedville Mr. Curtis RhodesNew Boston Dr. Gary VanDeaverNew Braunfels Mr. Mike SmithNew Deal Mr. Jimmy NolandNew Diana Ms. Joyce SloanNew Home Mr. Leland ZantNew Summerfield Mr. Greg WeissNewcastle Mr. Gordon GrubbsNewton Mrs. Sharrie LeachNixon-Smiley Dr. Cathy Lauer-BoothNordheim Ms. Sonya LittleNorth Forest Mr. Adrain JohnsonNorth Hopkins Mr. Tommy LongNorth Lamar Mr. James DawsonNorthside (Bexar) Dr. John Folks

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Prosper Mr. Drew WatkinsQuanah Mr. Terry AllenQueen City Mr. Rob BarnwellQuinlan Mr. Micheal FrenchQuitman Dr. Leland MooreRains Mr. David SeagoRalls Mrs. Deanna LoganRanger Mr. Doyle RussellRaymondville Mr. Johnny PinedaRed Lick Mrs. Rose Mary NeshybaRed Oak Mr. Scott NivenRedwater Ms. Anne FarrisRicardo Dr. Maria “Vita” CanalesRice Mr. Michael LanierRice Ms. Judith PritchettRichland Springs Mr. Travis WinnRiesel Mr. Steven ClugstonRio Grande City Mr. Roel A. GonzalezRio Hondo Mrs. Anneliese McMinnRising Star Dr. Max ThompsonRiver Road Mr. Randy OwenRivercrest Mr. Rickey LoganRiviera Mr. Ernest HavnerRobert Lee Mr. Aaron HoodRobinson Mr. Michael HopeRobstown Dr. Roberto GarciaRoby Mr. David HaleRochelle Mr. Steve ButlerRockdale Dr. Howell WrightRogers Dr. Jim BoyleRoma Mr. Jesus Guerra Jr.Roosevelt Mr. Jimmy ParkerRoscoe Mr. Kim AlexanderRosebud-Lott Mr. Anthony PriceRotan Dr. Robert MuellerRoxton Mr. Dan PickeringRoyal Mr. Nathaniel Richardson Jr.Royse City Mr. Randy HancockRule Mr. David ParrRunge Dr. Randy EwingRusk Dr. James LargentS And S Mr. Robert SteeberSabinal Mr. Richard GrillSabine Mr. Stacy BryceSaint Jo Mr. Larry SmithSaltillo Mr. Paul JonesSam Rayburn Mr. Jeff Irvin

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