By Carona S.C.R. No. 60 76R10580 BE-D CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Dr. Jill Shugart will retire from her post as 1-2 superintendent of the Garland Independent School District after 1-3 almost 40 years with the district, including 13 years as chief 1-4 administrator, and her record of accomplishment and many years of 1-5 service indeed merit special legislative recognition; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A graduate of Garland schools herself, Dr. Shugart 1-7 attended Baylor University and earned both her master's degree and 1-8 doctorate from Texas Woman's University; she first joined the 1-9 Garland school system as a junior high school teacher in 1962; and 1-10 WHEREAS, She entered administration as an assistant principal 1-11 in 1976 and moved to district-level management as communications 1-12 director three years later; her competence and dedication advanced 1-13 her career quickly, and she served as assistant superintendent 1-14 before being named superintendent in 1985; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Dr. Shugart's tenure in the top position has been 1-16 marked with much success and many honors and the Garland school 1-17 district has excelled under her leadership; GISD is the 11th 1-18 largest district in the state, with almost 48,000 students, and 1-19 last year, 31 of Garland's 61 schools were rated by the Texas 1-20 Education Agency as "recognized" or "exemplary" and none was listed 1-21 as "low-performing"; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Her commitment to the education process is renowned 1-23 and her contributions are exceptional; as she begins making plans 1-24 for the next chapter of her life, it is a great pleasure to join 2-1 the administration, staff, parents, and students of the Garland 2-2 school system in honoring her at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-4 hereby congratulate Dr. Jill Shugart on the occasion of her 2-5 retirement after 37 years in education and extend to her sincere 2-6 best wishes for success and happiness in the years to come; and, be 2-7 it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-9 prepared for Dr. Shugart as an expression of highest regard by the 2-10 Texas Senate and House of Representatives.