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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shelley Jeoffroy of Otis Brown Elementary School in |
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the Irving Independent School District has been chosen as the 2023 |
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Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School |
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Administrators; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to receiving this distinction, Mrs. Jeoffroy |
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was first selected as a teacher of the year at the campus, district, |
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and regional levels, and she went on to be named one of the six |
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finalists for a state award; she was then recognized as the Texas |
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Elementary Teacher of the Year as well as the Texas Teacher of the |
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Year, and she will represent the state in the National Teacher of |
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the Year competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Jeoffroy has enjoyed a rewarding career in |
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education that has spanned 17 years, including 15 years with Irving |
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ISD; over the course of her tenure, she has taught many subjects and |
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held numerous roles, including science curriculum and district |
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assessment writer, team lead for the fourth and fifth grades, |
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vertical team lead for math, member of the Gifted and Talented |
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Building Committee, and coach for the Destination Imagination |
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program; currently, she serves as a fifth grade math teacher at Otis |
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Brown Elementary; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work in the classroom, |
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Mrs. Jeoffroy has been involved with the Science Teachers |
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Association of Texas and the National Science Foundation, and she |
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has participated in the Phil Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy; |
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she has also taught students in Kenya, Peru, Mexico, and Morocco; |
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she holds bachelor's degrees in English and biology as well as |
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education credentials from The University of Texas at Arlington; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Jeoffroy benefits from |
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the love and support of her husband, Jamal Moujahid; during her |
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leisure time, she enjoys traveling with family; and |
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WHEREAS, Shelley Jeoffroy exemplifies the passion, |
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determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our |
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best teachers, and she has set a standard of excellence to which all |
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in her profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Shelley Jeoffroy on being named the |
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2023 Texas Teacher of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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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 Mrs. Jeoffroy as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |