Opening Statements
George Welsh, Superintendent Center School District
John Hefty, Former CASE Executive Director
John Hefty cont’d, Former CASE Executive Director
Scott Murphy, Superintendent Littleton Public Schools
Glenn Gustafson, CFO Colorado Springs School District 11
Tom Romero II, Professor, Sturm College of Law, University of Denver
Ed Steinbrecher, Former Superintendent
Monte Moses, Former Superintendent, Cherry Creek Schools
Elliot Asp, Assistant Superintendent, Cherry Creek Schools
Taylor Lobato, Individual Plaintiff, Center School District
Miguel Cendejas, Individual Plaintiff, Center School District
Kevin Edgar, Superintendent, Sanford School District
Mike Poore, Former Superintendent of Instruction, Colorado Springs School District 11
Cynthia Stevenson, Superintendent, Jeffco Public Schools
Carol Eaton, Executive Director of Assessment and Research, Jeffco Public Schools
Traci Weisensee, Individual Plaintiff, Woodlin School District
Carol Eaton cont’d, Executive Director of Assessment and Research, Jeffco Public Schools
Dan Maas, Chief Information Officer, Littleton Public Schools
Bruce Baker, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University
Justin Silverstein, Vice President, Augenblick, Palaich, and Associates
Shila Adolf, Superintendent, Bethune School District
Gerald Keefe, Superintendent, Kit Carson School District
John Barry, Superintendent, Aurora Public Schools
Lisa Escarcega, Director of Assessment and Research, Aurora Public Schools
Lucinda Hundley, Former Assistent Supt of Special Services, Littleton Public Schools
Margaret McLaughlin, Professor, University of Maryland
Margaret McLaughlin cont’d, Professor, University of Maryland
Jessica Spangler, Individual Plaintiff, Denver Public Schools
Ty Ryland, School Board President, Sierra Grande School District
Buck Stroh, Superintendent, Creede School District
Matt Keefauver, Teacher, Montezuma-Cortez School District
Justine Bayles, Teacher, Montezuma-Cortez School District
Anastasia Campbell, Teacher, Colorado Springs School District 11
Brenda Krage, Chief Academic Officer, Pueblo 60 School District
Teresa Wrangham, Individual Plaintiff, Boulder Valley School District
Dan Stensrud, Principal, Fairview High School, Boulder Valley School District
Holly Hultgren, Former Principal and Administrator, Boulder Valley School District
Ellen Miller-Brown, Chief Academic Officer, Boulder Valley School District
Herbert Conboy, Individual Plaintiff, Pueblo 70 School District
Cary Kennedy, Former Colorado State Treasurer
Susan Chandler, Superintendent, Adams 14 School District
Lillian Leroux, Individual Plaintiff, Adams 14 School District
Rollie Heath, Colorado State Senator
David Hart, Chief Financial Officer, Denver Public Schools
Steven Barnett, Professor, Rutgers University
Stefan Welsh, Graduate, Center High School
Henry Levin, Professor, Teacher’s College, Columbia University
Sue Windels, Former Colorado State Senator
Jack Pommer, Former Colorado State Senator
Michael Clough, Superintendent, Sheridan School District
Maribel Payan, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Sheridan School District
Kathy Escamilla, Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder
Kathy Escamilla cont’d, Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder
Armandina Ortega, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Rocky Ford School District
Robert Pizano, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Rocky Ford School District
Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor, Stanford University
Wayne Eads, Budget Director, Greeley-Evans School District
Dana Selzer, Former Assistant Superintendent, Greeley-Evans School District
Abigail Diaz, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Greeley-Evans School District
Steve Murdock, Office of the State Demographer, Texas
Celia Levya, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Mapleton School District
Mary Wickersham, Colorado Children’s Campaign
Charlotte Ciancio, Superintendent, Mapleton School District
Liutenant Governor Joe Garcia
Rich Wenning, Former Associate Commissioner, CDE
Jo O’Brien, Assistant Commissioner of Standards and Assessment, CDE
Kristin Waters, Principal, South High School, Denver Public Schools
Erik Hanushek, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Angelika Schroeder, Colorado State Board of Education
Nina Lopez, Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships, Legacy Foundation
William Moloney, Former Colorado Commissioner of Education
Marcia Neal, Colorado State Board of Education
Vody Herrmann, Former Assistant Commissioner for School Finance, CDE
Ted Hughes, Director Public School Capital Construction, CDE
Elaine Gantz Berman, Colorado State Board of Education
Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor, Stanford University
Mike Miles, Superintendent, Harrison School District
Bob Schaffer, Colorado State Board of Education
Barbara Medina, State Director Language, Culture, and Equity, CDE
Trish Boland, Federal Program Administration, CDE
Ed Steinberg, Assistant Commissioner Special Education, CDE
Jacqueline Medina, Gifted and Talented Director, CDE
Ben Alexander, Former State Senator
Senator Andrews, Former State Senator
Matt Gianneschi, Deputy Executive Director, Colorado Department of Higher Education
Lisa Escarcega, Director of Assessment and Research, Aurora Public Schools
Commissioner Robert Hammond
Lori Bowers, Supervisor, Colorado Preschool Program, Colorado Department of Education
George Welsh, Superintendent, Center School District
Keith King, State Senator
David Hart, Chief Financial Officer, Denver Public Schools
Carol Eaton, Executive Director Assessment and Research, Jeffco Public Schools
Andrew Romanoff, Former Colorado Speaker of the House
Scott Murphy, Superintendent Littleton Public Schools
Brenda Krage, Chief Academic Officer, Pueblo 60 School District
