1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 46
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in
 1-3     recognizing Betsy Singleton, Director of the Opportunity School,
 1-4     who was recently selected by the Amarillo Globe-News as its 1998
 1-5     Woman of the Year; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Betsy Singleton earned her master's degree in
 1-7     history at Baylor University; she married Don Singleton in
 1-8     1957, and they had three children; Don and Betsy are the proud
 1-9     grandparents of two grandchildren, Ted Richard and Aspen Richard;
1-10     and
1-11           WHEREAS, Betsy and Don are members of First Presbyterian
1-12     Church, and one of that church's Sunday School classes founded
1-13     an experimental North Heights school designed to furnish a
1-14     stimulating learning environment for disadvantaged preschool
1-15     children; and
1-16           WHEREAS, While a mother of three in 1969, Mrs. Singleton
1-17     began teaching at Opportunity School, and her original class was
1-18     composed of 15 four-year olds; since that time, she has devoted
1-19     her time and care to improving the school; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Mrs. Singleton has increased the school program
1-21     to include more than 90 children from low-income families; she
1-22     has put great energy into keeping the school modern; and
1-23           WHEREAS, After Betsy Singleton took a Progressive
1-24     Montessori class, she embodied in her program Parents as
 2-1     Teachers, after-school care, weekly home visits by teachers,
 2-2     and the Books to Babies project; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Betsy Singleton increased her activities to
 2-4     include fund-raising when, in the mid-1970s, she learned that
 2-5     some federal funding would be cut; she maintained a positive
 2-6     attitude, reassured her staff, and was able to raise the
 2-7     necessary funds; Betsy determined that a lack of funds would
 2-8     never threaten the school again; now, therefore, be it
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-10     76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Betsy Singleton for being
2-11     selected the 1998 Amarillo Globe-News Woman of the Year;
2-12     and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
2-14     for her as an expression of the admiration and esteem of the
2-15     Texas Senate.
2-16                                                                  Bivins
2-17                                  ______________________________________
2-18                                          President of the Senate
2-19                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-20                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-21                                  on January 20, 1999.
2-22                                  ______________________________________
2-23                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-24                                  ______________________________________
2-25                                           Member, Texas Senate