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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jose Espinoza can take well-deserved pride in |
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the exemplary service he has rendered as superintendent of the |
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Socorro Independent School District in El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed in 2012, Dr. Espinoza has played an |
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instrumental role in transforming the district into a model of |
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success, outscoring the state passing rates in all 17 STAAR exams in |
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grades three through eight for six consecutive years and earning an |
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A rating as well as the Postsecondary Readiness Distinction |
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Designation; in 2015, he established the WIN Academy, an intensive |
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program that serves at-risk and underperforming students, and the |
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program has since expanded to 19 campuses across the district; in |
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all, SISD serves more than 47,000 students at 49 schools in east El |
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Paso, Socorro, and Horizon City; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Dr. Espinoza's leadership, the district has |
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secured additional funding in the form of a $448.5 million bond and |
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several major grants, including a $300,000 grant from Raising |
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Blended Learners Raise Your Hand Texas and an $800,000 grant from |
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the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; moreover, the district received the |
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H-E-B Excellence in Education Award for Outstanding Large District, |
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and it earned national recognition as the winner of the Consortium |
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for School Networking Team Achievement Award in 2017 and the Best |
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Communities for Music Education Award for four consecutive years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his 24-year career in education, |
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Dr. Espinoza has also served as a teacher, counselor, principal, |
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and district administrator; he holds a doctorate in educational |
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leadership, a master's degree in guidance and counseling, and a |
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bachelor's degree in social work, and he was the first |
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superintendent in the state to earn national superintendent |
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certification; his numerous awards and accolades include the |
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Escalante-Gradillas Prize for Best in Education and recognition as |
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the Region 19 Superintendent of the Year and the Sam Houston State |
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University Distinguished Educator of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jose Espinoza has led Socorro ISD with skill, |
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dedication, and a commitment to excellence, and he has earned the |
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lasting respect and admiration of his colleagues as well as the El |
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Paso community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Jose Espinoza on his outstanding |
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service as superintendent of the Socorro Independent School |
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District and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Espinoza as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |