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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Katy Independent School District is celebrating |
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the dedication of its Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project TYKE facility on |
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October 18, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Formerly the L. D. Robinson Pavilion, the remodeled |
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25,000-square-foot building provides a thoughtfully designed |
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center for the Early Childhood Intervention Project Teach Your Kids |
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Early program, previously housed on campuses across the district; |
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it includes classrooms, therapy rooms, evaluation rooms, offices, |
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and other spaces, and it features inspiring murals as well as new |
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technology, including smart panels, projection screens, and an |
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enhanced security system; and |
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WHEREAS, The facility is named after Martha Aki, who oversaw |
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the district's Early Childhood Intervention Project Teach Your Kids |
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Early program for nearly three decades before her retirement in |
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2020; Project TYKE assists children with developmental delays or |
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disabilities and their families, providing necessary support and |
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resources in a dynamic, personalized process that reflects the |
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preferences, learning styles, cultural beliefs, and priorities of |
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individual children and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the innovative leadership of Ms. Aki, Project |
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TYKE developed a group coaching model that proved so effective, |
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especially for children on the autism spectrum, that her team was |
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frequently called upon to host training events for ECI programs |
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across the state; she also served as chair of the Texas Council of |
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ECI Program Directors Consortia, facilitating a productive |
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relationship between Texas ECI program directors and the Health and |
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Human Services ECI state staff; in addition, she was a member of the |
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Katy ISD Special Education Leadership Team and worked with state |
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legislators and Texans Care for Children on initiatives benefiting |
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ECI children; she was recently appointed to the advisory board of |
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the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education |
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Standards; and |
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WHEREAS, High-quality early intervention improves outcomes |
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for children, families, and communities, and this splendid new |
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facility will allow the staff of ECI Project TYKE to provide even |
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more effective services; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the dedication |
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of the Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project TYKE facility and extend to the |
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program's staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the program as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |