CAP Houston Business Coalition for Education (HBEC) Approves Judith Cruz for the fall elections HISD
Houston, TX (Vocus) 5 October 2010
Houston Business Education Coalition (HBEC) is pleased to announce is that it allowed Judith Cruz in the special election for the 2nd November to cast for District 8 of the Commission on the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
We examined responses to a detailed questionnaire by the candidates, “said Jonathan Day, HBEC chairman of the PCB.” Based on these responses, we concluded that Judith Cruz is the most qualified candidate. She joined Teach for America after college and has over eight years experience teaching at-risk students in public schools. We believe HISD that the Council will benefit from this experience in teaching as a second language and special education English. Judith and her family have deep roots in the East End, and her oldest child is already in a school district HISD. We are very proud of Judith Cruz. “
SupportHBEC is about 14 executives and professionals involved in the extreme quality of leadership within the HISD board composed interested. PAC members HBEC are:
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James Calaway – President, Calaway Interests LLC
Jonathan Day -???? Of Counsel, Andrews Kurth LLP
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Larry Kellner – Chairman and CEO, Emerald Creek Group
Manning Ramon -???? CEO, Group Energy Partners
McKenzie â Shere -???? Executive Director, Joint City / County Commission on Children
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A Gasper Mir – Prinicipal, MFR PC
Rod Paige -???? Former Secretary of Education and former superintendent of HISD
Patterson Adrian -???? Employees, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Gracie Saenz -???? Lawyer
Douglas M. Selman -???? VP R & D (retired)
Michael Treviño -???? Reputation Management Associates
Lori Vetters -???? Senior MFR PC
Jim in Windham -???? Windham Capital
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Don Woo – President of Mission Services
About
Judith Cruz
Qualifications
University of Washington
George – Washington, DC (MA in Bilingual Education, August 2002)
University of Texas – Austin, Texas (BA in Latin American Studies, May 1999)
certified to teach English as a Second Language and Special Education
Eight years of experience in public schools working with young people at risk
National Council Teachers of English, the National Association of Bilingual Education
Positions
– “I will hold schools accountable for high standards for achievement gap so that our children are prepared for college, we reduce to more creative solutions to the dropout rate and ensure that our students need to close the skills they need in the. work. ”
I send my son Lantrip Elementary, my neighborhood school. The school, faculty and staff friendly, supportive, and the challenge studentsâ? What my son is in kindergarten. I do not know all HISD schools are like that. Schools need to be competitive and attract parents. Good schools make good neighborhoods. good neighborhoods to eliminate communities. Parents should not leave their zip code to get a high school. “
on Houston Business-Education Coalition (PAC)
HBEC agreed candidate for the school authority to support and improve the leadership on student performance. HBEC pledged their support in the community of the important changes that are necessary in the public schools of Houston to build.
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