R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Through his leadership as superintendent of the 1-2 Conroe Independent School District, Dr. David L. Lusk has earned 1-3 the admiration of the Montgomery County community; and 1-4 WHEREAS, He has brought to this position a wealth of 1-5 experience gained at the helm of the Kansas City, Kansas, public 1-6 school system, where he was instrumental in the creation of one of 1-7 the 15 original Next Century schools, and the school and the 1-8 district received the National "Break the Mold" Award from U.S. 1-9 Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander; and 1-10 WHEREAS, He also led the Covington, Kentucky, school systems 1-11 and was honored as outstanding superintendent in the state by the 1-12 Kentucky State School Board Association and the state PTA; and 1-13 WHEREAS, During his outstanding tenure in Texas, Dr. Lusk has 1-14 successfully guided the Conroe district through some tough 1-15 financial times and has substantially reduced the administrative 1-16 costs of the district; he facilitated the development of "2007: A 1-17 Vision for CISD" as well as two five-year improvement plans that 1-18 have generated positive changes; the number of Conroe schools 1-19 attaining "exemplary" status with the Texas Education Agency is up 1-20 from 3 in 1993 to 13 in 1999, achievement scores are significantly 1-21 higher, and the dropout rate has decreased from 3.7 percent in 1994 1-22 to 1.2 percent in 1999; and 1-23 WHEREAS, For his successes, Dr. Lusk was selected by the Bush 1-24 Administration as a consultant for the New American Schools 2-1 Development Corporation and was named one of the 100 best school 2-2 administrators in North America by The Executive Educator; a 2-3 recipient of the F. L. Dupree Award for Creative Leadership, 2-4 Dr. Lusk has also been honored as Texas Superintendent of the Year 2-5 by the Texas chapter of the American String Teachers Association, 2-6 and Texas Educator of the Month by Texas School Business Magazine; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, Dr. Lusk's vision and guidance have been crucial to 2-9 the development of Conroe ISD as a highly respected educational 2-10 system, and it is a privilege to honor this noteworthy member of 2-11 the visiting Montgomery County delegation; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-13 Legislature hereby commend Dr. David L. Lusk for his exemplary 2-14 community leadership and extend to him sincere best wishes for 2-15 continued success and happiness; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for Dr. Lusk as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-18 House of Representatives. Hope _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 395 was adopted by the House on March 6, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House