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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Grenita Lathan is stepping down as interim |
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superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, and the |
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conclusion of her tenure provides a fitting opportunity to |
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recognize her outstanding contributions; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lathan first joined Houston ISD in 2015, serving |
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as chief school officer over elementary transformation schools and |
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chief academic officer before becoming the interim superintendent |
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in March 2018; she has guided the district through the |
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unprecedented challenges presented by Hurricane Harvey and the |
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COVID-19 pandemic, and under her leadership, HISD has seen improved |
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academic performance, with several campuses meeting state |
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standards for the first time in multiple years; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of North Carolina A&T State University |
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and the University of North Carolina, Dr. Lathan holds a bachelor's |
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degree and a master's degree in business education, and she earned a |
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doctorate from Southern Illinois University; she began her career |
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as an educator in 1991 in North Carolina, where she was a teacher, |
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an assistant principal, and a principal; she has also served as |
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chief improvement officer and interim deputy superintendent of the |
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San Diego Unified School District and as superintendent of Peoria |
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Public Schools; her many awards and accolades include the 2019 |
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Education Advocate of the Year Award from the NAACP, the HERO Award |
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from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the Outstanding Texan |
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Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, During her three years as interim superintendent, |
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Dr. Lathan has helped to foster a supportive and challenging |
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learning environment for the students of Houston ISD, and she may |
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take justifiable pride in her many accomplishments; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Grenita Lathan on her service as |
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interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Lathan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |