Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Educator Certification, State Board For

15 Members - Term: 6 Years; 11 Voting Members 4 Ex Officio Members

General Information

Agency #: 701 1701 N. Congress Ave., 5th FloorAustin, TX 78701-1494

(512) 936-9831
(512) 936-8277
https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/leadership/state-board-educator-certification/state-board-educator-c
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Members

Office	Office Holder	Represents / Term Ends
Chair	Courtney Boswell MacDonald	Public Representative, 02-01-2029
Vice Chair	Julia Dvorak	Public Representative, 02-01-2031
Secretary	Bena Glasscock	Counselor Representative, 02-01-2027
Board Member(s)	Latisha Andrews	Administrator Representative, 02-01-2029
	Cassidy Estes	Classroom Teacher Representative, 02-01-2029
	Veronica Galvan, Ed.D.	Alternative Education Prep. Prog. Representative, 02-01-2027
	Michael D. McFarland Ed.D.	Administrator Representative, 02-01-2027
	Wanda "Jean" Streepey	Classroom Teacher, 02-01-2031
	Kathy P. Ward	Classroom Teacher - Governor's Appt., 02-01-2031
	Bobbie Lynn Weir	Classroom Teacher-Governor's Appt., 02-01-2027
Public Member(s)	Rex Gore	Public Representative, 02-01-2027
	Tara Turk-Zaafran	Public Member, 02-01-2031
Ex Officio Member(s)	Emma Gelsinger, Ph.D.	THECB Representative
	Kelvey Oeser	TEA Representative
	Alma D. Rodriguez, Ed.D.	Dean of College of Education Representative-Governor's Appointment, 02-01-2029

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Associate Commissioner for Educator Leadership and Quality	Position Open	(512) 936-9831 / (512) 463-7795
Director of Strategic Compensation, Office of Educator Support and Systems	Grace Wu	(512) 936-8400 / (512) 936-8402
Director of Educator Certification	Marilyn Cook	(512) 936-8400 / (512) 936-8277
Director of Educator Data and Program Accountability	Mark Olofson	(512) 936-8400 / (512) 936-8402
Director of Educator Investigations	David Rodriguez	(512) 936-8400 / (512) 936-8404

Notes

The State Board for Educator Certification was created by the Texas Legislature in 1995 to recognize public school educators as professionals and grant educators the authority to govern the standards of their profession. The Board oversees all aspects of the preparation, certification and standards of conduct of public school educators.