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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Life School, a nonprofit network of tuition-free, |
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public charter schools in the Dallas area, is marking the 25th |
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anniversary of its founding in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, With the goal of providing students with a quality |
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education and giving parents educational choice regardless of their |
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ability to pay, pastor Tom Wilson applied for a charter for the |
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school with the State of Texas in the spring of 1998; on August 12 |
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of that year, Life School opened its first campus in Oak Cliff with |
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15 staff members and 266 students; in the decades since, the |
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district has grown significantly, and today Life School operates 10 |
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schools in Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Mountain Creek, Oak |
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Cliff, Red Oak, and Waxahachie, serving more than 5,600 |
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kindergarten through 12th-grade students and employing over 600 |
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faculty and staff members; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of superintendent |
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Dr. Brent Wilson, Life School offers a wide range of |
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extracurricular activities and athletics, as well as Career and |
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Technical Education programs and dual credit partnerships with |
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local community colleges; in 2022, the district earned seven campus |
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distinctions, including a distinction for Postsecondary Readiness |
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at its flagship campus in Oak Cliff; moreover, Life School has |
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implemented a number of innovative initiatives, such as moving |
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toward a four-day school week beginning in August 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Life School has sought to |
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develop future leaders through strong academics, character |
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training, and partnerships with parents and the community, and it |
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has made a meaningful difference in the lives of countless young |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of Life School |
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and extend to its administrators, faculty, staff, and students |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Life School as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |