88S40789 BK-D
 
  By: Zaffirini S.R. No. 47
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Four campuses in Texas Senate District 21, Falls
  City, Francisco Farias, and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary
  Schools, along with Hector J. Garcia Early College High School,
  have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023; and
         WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created
  by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses
  that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made
  notable progress in improving outcomes among economically
  disadvantaged students; one of the most prestigious honors an
  elementary or secondary school in the United States can receive,
  the Blue Ribbon designation was awarded to only 353 schools in the
  nation and only 29 schools in Texas this year; and
         WHEREAS, Falls City Elementary, which is led by principal
  Jessica Luna, serves approximately 255 students in the Falls City
  Independent School District, while Saenz Elementary serves nearly
  550 students in Roma ISD under the guidance of principal Odette
  Garcia; part of Laredo ISD, Farias Elementary serves more than 560
  students under the leadership of Vanessa Lynn Ortegon and Garcia
  ECHS serves nearly 400 students and is led by Margarita Taboada;
  Falls City Elementary, Saenz Elementary, and Garcia ECHS were
  nominated in the Exemplary High Performing Schools category, and
  Farias Elementary was recognized in the Exemplary Achievement Gap
  Closing Schools category; and
         WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and
  students of these exceptional campuses have established a strong
  record of scholastic achievement, and their outstanding efforts
  have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon School award; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th
  Called Session, hereby congratulate Falls City, Francisco Farias,
  and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary Schools and Hector
  J. Garcia Early College High School on their selection as 2023
  National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education
  and extend to all those involved with the schools sincere best
  wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
  for the schools as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate.