Texas State Teachers Association
Jessica Patterson, Esq. currently serves as a Staff Attorney for the Texas State Teachers Association and as an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Lone Star College. In addition, Jessica holds the position of Managing Attorney at The JRP Law Firm since January 2021. Prior experience includes an Associate Attorney role at ROGERS, MORRIS & GROVER, L.L.P. and a Legal Intern position at the same firm. Jessica began a career in education as an Educational Diagnostician at Humble ISD. Academically, Jessica earned a Doctor of Law (JD) from Texas Southern University—Thurgood Marshall School of Law, along with a Master's degree in Special Education and Teaching from the University of Texas at Tyler. A Bachelor of Science in Sociology was obtained from the University of Houston-Downtown, and early education was pursued at Hampton University in Broadcast Journalism.
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Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA Mission and Vision Statement MISSION STATEMENT The Texas State Teachers Association will unite, organize and empower public education advocates to shape public education in Texas thus providing a quality public school for every child. VISION STATEMENT In order to shape public education in Texas, the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) will: Be receptive and responsive to the diverse needs of the membership, embracing differences; Be results-oriented, achieving outcomes that have a clear impact on members; Focus on systemic change, rather than on individual change; and Generate sufficient resources to expand association programs and services to meet all organizational needs. TSTA will maintain an internal culture that values: Open, honest and respectful communication; Organizational and individual change based on data, assessment and evaluation; and Shared accountability, collaboration and teamwork among all stakeholders – members, leaders, management and staff. Further, TSTA must Focus its resources on organizing; and Recruit and visibly organize within locals that show potential and commitment.