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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shadaria Foster of Kennedy-Curry Academy of Modern |
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Arts has been named the 2022-2023 Dallas Independent School |
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District Secondary Principal of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her exemplary tenure at |
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Kennedy-Curry, Ms. Foster has worked tirelessly to achieve the |
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school's goal of becoming the prototype middle school for |
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transformation in Dallas ISD; under her able leadership, |
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Kennedy-Curry boasts a welcoming learning environment that allows |
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its students to thrive both academically and socially; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumna of Dallas ISD, Ms. Foster earned a |
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bachelor's degree in kinesiology and psychology and a master's |
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degree in special education from Texas A&M University-Commerce, and |
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she later pursued a second master's degree in educational |
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administration from Prairie View A&M University; she began her |
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career in education at O. W. Holmes Middle School and subsequently |
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taught at Billy Earl Dade Middle; she went on to serve as assistant |
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principal at Balch Springs Middle School, where she led the English |
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language arts and reading department and pioneered the opening of |
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the Young Women's STEAM Academy; she later moved to Skyline High |
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School before joining the Achieving in the Middle team, which works |
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to improve academic achievement and culture across 24 middle |
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schools in Dallas ISD; and |
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WHEREAS, The commitment to excellence that Shadaria Foster |
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brings to her endeavors at Kennedy-Curry Academy of Modern Arts has |
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inspired faculty, staff, and students alike, and she is helping |
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many young Texans acquire the skills they need to build fulfilling |
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and productive lives; 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 Shadaria Foster on being named the |
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2022-2023 Dallas Independent School District Secondary Principal |
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of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success with her important 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. Foster as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |