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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karen Prewitt of IDEA Palmview College Preparatory |
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has earned certification from the National Board for Professional |
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Teaching Standards; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the most respected professional |
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certifications available in K-12 education, national board |
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certification was designed to develop, retain, and recognize |
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accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in |
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schools nationwide; board certification is available in 25 areas |
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that span 16 disciplines from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Prewitt has worked as an educator for 18 years |
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and currently serves as an eighth-grade Algebra 1 teacher at IDEA |
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Palmview; throughout her seven-year tenure, she has demonstrated an |
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outstanding commitment to ensuring that her students enroll and |
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excel in college; she holds a bachelor's degree from the University |
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of Nebraska at Kearney and a master's degree from Chadron State |
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College, and her certification is in mathematics for adolescents |
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and young adults; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen Prewitt 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 Karen Prewitt of IDEA Palmview |
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College Preparatory on her receipt of certification from the |
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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Prewitt as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |