Membership

Background The Texas School Coalition is organized for the purpose of bringing together independent school districts that have an interest in improving the school funding laws for all school districts. The organization provides research, information, and consultation regarding school finance legislation. The Coalition represents approximately 118 Texas school districts whose equalized wealth level exceeds $305,000 per weighted student. These districts paid more than $750 million in recapture during the 2001-2002 school year and under current law recapture payments are expected to exceed 1 billion per year during the next biennium.
Past Legislative Achievements The Texas School Coalition has played a significant role in past legislative activities related to Chapter 41 school districts. Several benefits are available to Chapter 41 districts due, at least in part, to the leadership of the Coalition. These benefits include: · Removal of debt service from recapture; · Extension of the credits system; · Permanent hold harmless provisions · No set asides for compensatory education; and, · Prior year values used in financial formulas with provision for addressing districts with declining values.
Membership Membership in the Texas School Coalition is by invitation only. Prospective members must be a current or past Chapter 41 district or a potential Chapter 41 district. The Executive committee will consider a district’s Chapter 41 status and the district’s support of the Texas School Coalition’s purpose and a willingness by the superintendent to work pro-actively in support of the Coalition’s purpose in reviewing membership applications. Districts interested in becoming a member of the TSC should contact a member of the Executive Committee or John Connolly at (469) 752-8900.
Officers and Executive Committee Members
Clayton Downing, Executive Director P.O. Box 77070 Fort Worth, Texas 76177 (817) 698-1001 cdowni@northwest.k12.tx.us		Doug W. Otto, President Plano ISD 2700 W. 15th Street Plano, Texas 75075 (469) 752-8100 dotto@pisd.edu
Jerry Christian, Secretary Alamo Heights ISD 7101 Broadway Street San Antonio, Texas 78209 (210) 824-2483 jdchris@ahisd.net		Mike Motheral, Treasurer Sundown ISD P.O. Box 1110 Sundown, Texas 79372 (806) 229-3021 mmotheral@sundown.isd.tenet.edu
Cathy Bryce, Board Member Highland Park ISD 7015 Westchester Drive Dallas, Texas 75205 (214) 780-3000 brycec@hpisd.org		Keith Sockwell, Board Member Northwest ISD P.O. Box 77070 Fort Worth, Texas 76177 (817) 215-0329 ksockw@northwest.k12.tx.us
Ervin Huddleston, Board Member Andrews ISD 405 NW 3rd Street Andrews, Texas 79714 (432) 523-3640 ehuddleston@andrews.esc18.net		John Lemons, Board Member Bushland ISD P.O. Box 60 Bushland, Texas 79012 (806) 359-6683 john.lemons@bushlandisd.org
Dr. Pat Forgione, Board Member Austin ISD 1111 West 6th Street Austin, Texas 78703 (512) 414-1700 superintendent@austin.isd.tenet.edu		Dr. Ryder Warren, Board Member Marble Falls ISD 2001 Broadway Marble Falls, Texas 78654 (830) 693-4357 rwarren@mfisd.txed.net
Wayne Rotan, Board Member Barbers Hill ISD P.O. Box 1108 Mt Belvieu, Texas 77580 (281) 576-2221 wrotan@barbershill.isd.esc4.net		Dr. Dee Hartt, Board Member Tatum ISD P.O. Box 808 Tatum, Texas 75691 (930) 947-6482 harttd@tatum.esc7.net
Dr. Lani Randall, Board Member Port Neches-Groves ISD 620 Avenue C Port Neches, Texas 77651 (409) 722-4244 lrandall@esc5.net		Robert Ryan, Board Member Small School Coalition 242 Half Moon Way Runaway Bay, Texas 76426 (940) 393-5433 rgryan1@yahoo.com