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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kim Caston is retiring from the Richardson |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees in 2021, drawing to a |
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close an outstanding tenure that has spanned nearly a decade and a |
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half; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to the Richardson ISD board in 2007, |
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Kim Caston currently serves as treasurer, and over the years, she |
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has also held the titles of president, vice president, and |
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secretary; she has further supported area schools as PTA president, |
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president of the J. J. Pearce High School Athletic Booster Club, and |
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director of the Pearce Excellence in Education Foundation; |
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moreover, she chaired a community bond campaign and has lent her |
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expertise to the district's budget review and planning committees; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Caston has |
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worked with the Texas PTA and the Texas Association of School Boards |
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in guiding education initiatives; she is affiliated with such |
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organizations as Leadership TASB and the North Texas Area |
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Association of School Boards, and she co-chairs the board of |
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trustees steering committee for the North Texas Regional |
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Consortium; she is also a Fellow with the Center for Reform of |
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School Systems, and she is a founding partner of Communications & |
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Management Consulting, a group that supports school districts and |
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boards; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Caston has been honored with a Heroes for |
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Children award from the State Board of Education and has received |
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the Texas PTA Honorary Life Membership, Extended Service, and |
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Golden Apple Awards; a graduate of Leadership Richardson, she has |
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served on the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Public Policy |
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Committee and is a founding member of the Pearce Community Women's |
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League; and |
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WHEREAS, In her other professional work, Ms. Caston spent 17 |
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years in the beverage industry, including a decade in executive |
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management with The Coca-Cola Company; she earned a business |
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administration degree from the University of Arkansas and a |
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master's degree in marketing from Louisiana State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Kim Caston has enriched the lives of many young |
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Texans through her steadfast commitment to public education, and |
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she may reflect with pride on her myriad achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kim Caston on her retirement from |
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the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Caston as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |