R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Richard J. Lee Elementary School in Coppell has 1-2 earned an award within the Texas Successful Schools Award System, 1-3 and this honor is indeed deserving of special legislative 1-4 commendation; and 1-5 WHEREAS, These awards are presented to schools that are 1-6 designated "exemplary," "recognized," or "acceptable" and that are 1-7 ranked in the top 25 percent of campuses as determined by the 1-8 students' improvement on the Texas Learning Index derived from 1-9 their scores on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills reading and 1-10 mathematics tests; and 1-11 WHEREAS, In addition to demonstrating a strong commitment to 1-12 educational excellence, it was necessary for the schools to meet 1-13 performance standards for dropout and attendance rates; Richard J. 1-14 Lee Elementary School has met both the academic and attendance 1-15 standards and is the lone representative from the Coppell 1-16 Independent School District to have received the award for the 1-17 1997-98 school year; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The students and faculty at Richard J. Lee 1-19 Elementary School have performed admirably in their quest for 1-20 academic excellence, and they are to be lauded for their commitment 1-21 to the pursuit of scholastic achievement; now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby congratulate the students and faculty of Richard 1-24 J. Lee Elementary School for receiving a Texas Successful Schools 2-1 Award System award and extend sincere best wishes to all who have 2-2 contributed to the success of this remarkable campus; and, be it 2-3 further 2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-5 prepared for the faculty and students of Richard J. Lee Elementary 2-6 School as an expression of high regard by the House of 2-7 Representatives. Marchant _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 966 was adopted by the House on May 28, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House