By: Gallegos S.R. No. 116 1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, Ezekial "Zeke" Perez was recently selected as the 1-4 "National Association for Bilingual Education's Bilingual Teacher 1-5 of the Year for 1997," and the Texas Senate takes pleasure in 1-6 recognizing him for his exceptional contributions to education; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Sponsored by Scholastic, Incorporated, the 1-8 notable award will be presented to Mr. Perez at the 26th annual 1-9 conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education 1-10 on Friday, February 7, 1997, during the awards luncheon in 1-11 Albuquerque, New Mexico; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Perez qualified for the honor through his 1-13 ability to inspire limited English proficient students of various 1-14 backgrounds and abilities to learn; and 1-15 WHEREAS, A gifted and creative educator, Mr. Perez has 1-16 demonstrated in his teaching his personal values including cultural 1-17 sensitivity, high expectation, and commitment to the education of 1-18 linguistically diverse students; and 1-19 WHEREAS, A member of the Houston Independent School District 1-20 faculty, Mr. Perez has taught kindergarten for the past eight years 1-21 and has served as District Volunteer Coordinator training parent 1-22 leaders; and 1-23 WHEREAS, He has earned the admiration and respect of his 2-1 colleagues during his tenure at Felix Tijerina Elementary School 2-2 and has been selected for several bilingual teaching honors; in 2-3 1996, he was chosen Teacher of the Year and East District Bilingual 2-4 Teacher of the Year by the Houston Independent School District; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Perez was also chosen Bilingual Teacher of 2-6 the Year in 1996 by the Houston Area Association for Bilingual 2-7 Education and the Texas Association for Bilingual Education; and 2-8 WHEREAS, The students of Zeke Perez have benefitted 2-9 immeasurably from the caring spirit of this dynamic educator, 2-10 who has given generously of his time and talent to instill in 2-11 young people the language skills they will need in their future 2-12 endeavors; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Ezekial "Zeke" Perez for 2-15 the prestigious honor bestowed on him and extend best wishes for 2-16 continued success in his profession; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-18 him as an expression of the high regard and appreciation of the 2-19 Texas Senate. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on February 5, 1997. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate