Northside 20 Local ATPE

Thank you to everyone who came out to our ATPE Elections Meeting tonight! We truly appreciate your support and participation. We hope everyone enjoyed a delicious meal and great fellowship together.

Congratulations to our newly elected board members! We are excited for the year ahead and look forward to working together to make it a successful and positive one for all. Thank you again for being part of our ATPE family!

President-Angel Santa Cruz
VP-Rachel Olivarri
Treasurer- Lisa Hinojosa
Secretary- Carmen Puente
Historian-Elizabeth Turner
Membership- Laura Campbell & Wanda Hodges
Past President-William Barton

Recruiting new members at New Teacher Orientation today. Team Northside! Thank you to our volunteers that helped out today, we appreciate you!

Congratulations to our new state officers!

Congratulations to our newly elected 2025-26 ATPE state officers, who will begin their terms Aug. 1! Pictured from left to right are 2025-26 State Treasurer Twila Figueroa, McAllen; State Vice President Eli Rodriguez, Cypress-Fairbanks; State President Jerrica Holt, Community; State Secretary Teresa Millard, Woden; and Immediate State Past President Jason Forbis, Midway (12).

Thank you all for another great summit! We had a great time in Austin and enjoyed the sessions!

Action Alert: Urge your House member to REJECT the HB 4 conference committee report *if* it mirrors the Senate version.

Texas students and educators deserve better than more TEA-driven, test-and-punish policies.

We'd rather keep the current system than move backward.

Take action now: https://www.votervoice.net/ATPE/Campaigns/127395/Respond

This Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

(Photo from the American Cemetery at Normandy.)

After weeks of “hurry up and wait,” Chairman Creighton has released a few details on his committee substitute for HB 2, and the result is a mixed bag for public educators and school districts.

Read more on ATPE's TeachtheVote.org, then use ATPE's Advocacy Central to share your feedback with your legislators:

https://teachthevote.atpe.org/Our-Blog/Latest-Posts/CSHB-2-The-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly

Update: HB 4 has passed the House on third reading 143-1. Stay tuned for updates on advocating that the Senate pass this important accountability reform on to the governor!

An amendment by Rep. Mary Gonzalez that would have paused the accountability system's punitive aspects while ISDs transitioned to the new testing system unfortunately failed on a 62-81 vote. Thank you, Rep. Gonzalez, for offering this amendment.

Learn more about HB 4 on ATPE's Teach the Vote:

https://teachthevote.atpe.org/Our-Blog/Latest-Posts/How-will-HB-4-improve-testing-for-Texas-kids