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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Millard House II, a veteran education professional |
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with nearly three decades of experience, has been named the new |
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superintendent of the Houston Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. House earned his |
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bachelor's degree from the University of Montevallo in Alabama and |
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his master's degree in school administration from Northeastern |
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State University in Oklahoma; he also attended and graduated from |
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the Fisher School Leadership Program housed at the University of |
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California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business; after beginning his |
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career as a teacher in 1995, he transitioned into administration |
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and eventually rose to the position of deputy superintendent of |
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Tulsa public schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. House served as chief operating officer for the |
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina before |
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taking a job in the nonprofit sector as an executive consultant and |
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executive director of the organization New Leaders Charlotte; in |
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2017, he returned to public education when he was appointed as |
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director of schools for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School |
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System in Tennessee, where he served with distinction before |
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accepting the superintendent position with HISD; and |
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WHEREAS, Millard House has upheld the highest standards of |
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his profession, and the students, teachers, and staff of Houston |
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ISD schools are sure to benefit greatly from the skills and |
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experience that he brings to his new role as superintendent; 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 Millard House II on his appointment |
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as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes as he takes on his new |
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responsibilities; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. House as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |