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H.R. No. 33
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, An "exemplary" rating, the highest classification
conferred on schools by the Texas Education Agency, has been
awarded to Ramirez Elementary School for the 2002-2003 school year;
and
WHEREAS, The Ramirez Common School District (CSD) is one of
the smallest school districts in the State of Texas, and its five
staff members have excelled in providing outstanding and highly
personalized instruction to the 34 students enrolled in the
district's only school, Ramirez Elementary; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1951 to educate children whose families'
ranches were located in isolated parts of Duval County, Ramirez CSD
is today governed by the county in partnership with the district's
hardworking superintendent, Jose Leal; for the past two years
Ramirez CSD has been awarded "exemplary" status by the Texas
Education Agency, and this remarkable accomplishment is a testament
to the high priority that the entire Duval County community has
placed on academic excellence; and
WHEREAS, Ramirez CSD, which currently educates children
enrolled in prekindergarten through grade six, can claim an
impressive parent participation rate of more than 80 percent; with
top-notch programs in distance learning, ESL/bilingual education,
and technology training, the district has also won widespread
recognition for Migrant Project SMART, a summer school program for
children of migrant workers, and for the special attention it gives
to every child, including those traditionally classified as at-risk
or gifted and talented; and
WHEREAS, The residents of South Texas continue to reap the
benefits of the fine education offered by the Ramirez CSD, and it is
truly a privilege to pay tribute to this unique district and to
those students, parents, educators, and administrators who have
made possible its continued existence for more than 50 years; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend all those
associated with the Ramirez Common School District for their
dedication to the provision of an outstanding education; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Ramirez CSD as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Guillen
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 33 was adopted by the House on
September 16, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House