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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 137
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure
 1-4     in recognizing Maria Guadalupe Ramos for her selection as the
 1-5     1999 Bilingual Teacher of the Year by the National Association
 1-6     for Bilingual Education; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Sponsored by Scholastic, Incorporated, a leader
 1-8     in the publishing of educational materials, candidates are judged
 1-9     on the quality of their professional development, educational
1-10     philosophy, performance, and community service; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Nominees are submitted by the states, and the
1-12     award goes to a teacher who teaches prekindergarten through
1-13     12th grade, has demonstrated her ability to inspire limited-English
1-14     proficient students from varied backgrounds to excel, and has
1-15     distinguished herself as a leader; and
1-16           WHEREAS, A teacher of a multiage dual language class of
1-17     first through third grades at Harris Elementary School, she
1-18     is also the program administrator for the Reading One-One
1-19     Tutorial Program at her school; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Serving on the Parent-Teacher Assocation and the
1-21     School District Curriculum Council, Lupe Ramos has shown her
1-22     devotion to her community by her actions; and
1-23           WHEREAS, One of the most inspiring things about her
1-24     innovative approach to bilingual education is how well the
 2-1     different students in her classes relate to each other, even
 2-2     in different languages; they are excited about being bilingual
 2-3     and value each other's culture and abilities; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, Recognized as an excellent instructor, Lupe Ramos is
 2-5     a veteran educator with 20 years of experience in the classroom; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, An exceptionally resourceful and dedicated teacher,
 2-7     Lupe Ramos is an enthusiastic educator with a warm sense of humor
 2-8     who has distinguished herself in her profession; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, Her students have greatly benefitted from her
2-10     skillful teaching methods, her sincere concern for the individual,
2-11     and her wise counsel and encouragement; and
2-12           WHEREAS, As recipient of this honor, Lupe Ramos received a
2-13     professional development scholarship, an educational trip to Mexico,
2-14     and a scholarship for study in Spain; now, therefore, be it
2-15           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-16     76th Legislature, hereby commend Maria Guadalupe Ramos for
2-17     her superb contributions to the educational system of
2-18     Texas and extend best wishes to her for many rewarding years
2-19     ahead; and, be it further
2-20           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-21     her as an expression of highest esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-22                                                              Barrientos
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2-24                                          President of the Senate
2-25                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-26                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-27                                  on February 4, 1999.
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2-29                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 3-1                                           Member, Texas Senate