By: Barrientos S.R. No. 1136 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased and 1-3 proud to recognize Victoria Hunter Baldwin of Austin on the 1-4 momentous occasion of her being appointed "Principal in Residence" 1-5 for the United States Department of Education by Secretary of 1-6 Education Richard W. Riley; and 1-7 WHEREAS, In her new position, she will provide a 1-8 practitioner's viewpoint within the department and be a contact 1-9 for principals across the country; she will report to Deputy 1-10 Secretary of Education Madeleine Kunin; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Victoria Hunter Baldwin will serve as a liaison to 1-12 America's principals as well as contribute her ideas on what works 1-13 in education from the point of view of a successful principal; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Vicki Baldwin will help the department stay informed 1-15 on the issues affecting the leaders of the nation's schools; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Principal of Fulmore Middle School since 1986, 1-17 this outstanding public servant was named the 1992 "Middle School 1-18 Principal of the Year" by the Texas Association of Secondary 1-19 School Principals; and 1-20 WHEREAS, She was also the 1987 "A+ Principal of the Year" for 1-21 Austin's Adopt-a-School program; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Her school, Fulmore Middle School, was chosen in the 1-23 spring of 1991 as a recipient of the "Governor's Excellence Award 2-1 for Dropout Prevention"; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Always willing to give of her time and energy for 2-3 a worthy cause, she has been been a member of the Texas Juvenile 2-4 Probation Commission since 1985; she also chaired the Texas Study 2-5 Committee of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals 2-6 from 1990 through 1994; and 2-7 WHEREAS, In 1993 she served as a member of the Violence and 2-8 Schools Joint Task Force of the State Board of Education and the 2-9 Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; Vicki Baldwin is certainly 2-10 worthy of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Victoria Hunter Baldwin 2-13 on her recent appointment as "Principal in Residence" by the 2-14 United States Secretary of Education and wish her great success 2-15 in her new role; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-17 as an expression of the high esteem of the Texas Senate. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the above 2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-22 on May 19, 1995. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 3-1 Member, Texas Senate