HPISD Educator Named to Texas Classroom Commission

Highland Park ISD educator Jean Streepey is one of 21 educators from across the state who have been appointed to the new Texas Classroom Commission.

The commission seeks to bring together educators to help shape the future of public education and improve student achievement.

“Texas teachers have the talent, understanding, and expertise to ensure that every Texas student succeeds,” said Gov. Greg Abbott. “That’s why educators must be at the center of the conversation. The Texas Classroom Commission will help build on our historic investments in public education and deliver recommendations that strengthen classroom instruction, support teachers, and prepare the next generation of Texans.” 

The new commission will seek to build on the work done by prior interim work groups such as the Teacher Vacancy Taskforce and the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding.

Streepey was re-appointed last year to the State Board for Educator Certification and previously represented the state as a Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She’s also a former member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the Association of Texas Professional Educators.

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Rachel Snyder, managing editor at People Newspapers, first joined the staff in 2019. She's covered everything from Dallas and University Park municipal government to business. Rachel began her journalism career at the daily newspaper The Express Star in Chickasha, Okla. She went on to work for the daily Duncan Banner in Duncan, Okla. the weekly Sand Springs Leader, and WFAA-TV in Dallas. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.