Returning Members
Dist. 1 Martha M. Dominguez (D)
· Defeated incumbent Charlie Garza in 2012 election
· Has served on the SBEC stakeholders committee
· Graduate of UTEP and SFA State University
Dist. 2 Ruben Cortez, Jr. (D)
· Cortez won the Brownsville seat, formerly occupied by Mary Helen Berlanga, in the 2012 election. Cortez formerly served on the Region 1 ESC Board of Directors and as a Brownsville ISD Trustee.
· Won Brownsville seat, formerly occupied by Mary Helen Berlanga, in 2012 election
· Formerly served on Region 1 ESC Board of Directors and as a Brownsville ISD Trustee
Dist. 3 Marisa B. Perez (D)
· Defeated incumbent Michael Soto in the 2012 election
· Social worker in San Antonio
· Graduate of the University of Texas
Dist. 4 Lawrence A. Allen, Jr. (D)
· Served on State Board since 2004
· Houston ISD director from Fresno
Dist. 5 Ken Mercer (R)
· Served on State Board since 2006
· Software engineer from San Antonio
Dist. 6 Donna Bahorich (R)
· Won seat, formerly occupied by Terrio Leo, in 2012 election
· Former staffer for Senator Dan Patrick
· Resides in Houston where she participated in Leadership Houston and is a former member of the West Houston P-16 Council on Education
Dist. 7 David Bradley (R)
· Served on State Board since 1996
· Involved with insurance and real estate in Beaumont
Dist. 8 Barbara Cargill (R)
· Served on State Board since 2004
· Educator from The Woodlands
Dist. 9 Thomas Ratliff (R)
· Served on State Board since 2010
· Lobbyist form Mount Pleasant
Dist. 10 Tom Maynard (R)
· In 2012, Maynard took the seat of Marsha Farney who has gone to serve in the Texas House of Representatives
· Executive Director for the Texas branch of Future Farmers of America
· Maynard is from Florence
Dist. 11 Patricia “Pat” Hardy (R)
· Served on State Board since 2002
· Educator from Weatherford
Dist. 12 Geraldine Miller (R)
· Served on State Board from 1984-2010 and beat George Clayton in 2012 election to regain her seat
· Involved in real estate in the Dallas area
Dist. 14 Sue Melton-Malone (R)
· Defeated Gail Lowe to win the State Board seat out of Waco
· As an educator, Melton was a two time recipient of the Golden Apple Award and was recognized in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
Dist. 15 Marty Rowley (R)
· Won the seat previously occupied by Bob Craig in the 2012 election
· Involved with the Boys & Girls Club, Chamber of Commerce, and United Way
· Professional mediator and board certified attorney
New Members
Dist. 13 Erika Beltran (D)
· Beltran won the Dallas seat, formerly occupied by Mavis Best
· Board member of Leadership ISD
· Regional director for Leadership for Educational Equity
Officers
Chair: Barbara Cargill
Vice Chair: Thomas Ratliff
Secretary: Ruben Cortez, Jr.
Committees
Committee on Instruction
Members:
· Chair Sue Melton-Malone
· Vice Chair Geraldine Miller
· Barbara Cargill
· Tom Maynard
· Marisa B. Perez
Committee Responsibilities:
· Establishment of curriculum and graduation requirements
· Curriculum implementation (including procedures concerning dyslexia and related disorders)
· Instructional materials proclamations
· Student assessment program implementation
· General education
· Education of individuals with disabilities
· Gifted and talented education
· Adult education
· Library standards
· Texas School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped/Texas School for the Deaf
Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund
Members:
· Chair Patricia Hardy
· Lawrence A. Allen, Jr.
· David Bradley
· Ken Mercer
· Thomas Ratliff
Committee Responsibilities:
· State and federal funding issues
· Financial budgeting, reporting, and regulation
· Contract and grant approval
· Instructional materials financing and operations
· Review commissioner’s annual FSP budget
· Community education funding
· Permanent School Fund management oversight, including audit responsibility, investment objectives, and investment decisions
Committee on School Initiatives
Members:
· Chair Marty Rowley
· Vice Chair Martha M. Dominguez
· Donna Bahorich
· Erika Beltran
· Ruben Cortez, Jr.
Committee Responsibilities:
· Long-range plans required by statute
· Educational technology and telecommunications
· Oversight of the selection, review, and evaluation of open-enrollment charter schools and home-rule districts
· State Board for Educator Certification rules review
· School board member training policy
· Hearing examiners
· Military reservation and special school districts
· Extracurricular activities
Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Long-Range Plan for Public Education:
· Chair Marty Rowley
· Donna Bahorich
· Ruben Cortez Jr.
· Martha Dominguez
· Pat Hardy
· Tom Maynard
· Geraldine Miller
· Marisa Perez
· Thomas Ratliff
Meeting Dates for 2015
Feb. 11-13, 2015
During their February 2015 meeting the State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to approve the new Career Development and new Career and Technical Education TEKS as well as approve new math TEKS for statistics courses and a new algebraic reasoning course.
The SBOE also voted to include new/replacement bids submitted by 5 pm January 23, 2015 in the EMAT system to choose in Proclamation 2015 materials.
Additionally in regards to the Long Range Public Ed plan, a RFQ will be submitted for an outside facilitator with an estimated appropriation request of $150,000 to produce the plan.
April 15-17, 2015
July 15-17, 2015
Sept. 9-11, 2015
Nov. 18-20, 2015
