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78S40799 BJM-D

By:  Pena                                                         H.R. No. 145



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A strong, effective system of free public education 
for all youth is essential to our democratic system of government; 
and
	WHEREAS, The United States has made considerable progress in 
the social, technological, and scientific fields due to our system 
of free and universal public education and to our qualified and 
dedicated teachers, who have equipped their students with the 
skills necessary to achieve their full potential; and
	WHEREAS, Given the pivotal role that educators play in the 
lives of young people, the National Education Association and the 
National Parent Teacher Association are recognizing May 2-8, 2004, 
as Teacher Appreciation Week; at this time, it is a pleasure to 
honor an outstanding Texas educator, Maria Luisa Guerra, for her 
exemplary contributions in the field of education; and
	WHEREAS, Inspired by her parents to become an educator, Mrs. 
Guerra, her family's first college graduate, earned a bachelor's 
degree in Spanish from The University of Texas--Pan American (UTPA) 
and a master's degree in education from The University of Texas at 
Austin; for more than three decades, she has achieved outstanding 
success in advancing the education of Latinos throughout the Rio 
Grande Valley; and
	WHEREAS, The current principal of Edinburg High School, a 
position she has deftly filled for the past seven years, Mrs. Guerra 
has been an active, progressive, and hands-on campus leader who has 
brought distinction to her school in innumerable ways; under her 
esteemed leadership, the school was declared an Advancement Via 
Individual Determination National Demonstration School by The 
University of Texas at Austin Dana Center; in addition, Edinburg 
High was lauded by UTPA for having an especially high number of 
students pursue higher education in recent years and for having 
numerous juniors and seniors enrolled in concurrent college-credit 
courses at UTPA; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Aaron Peña, in celebration of 
Teacher Appreciation Week, has appropriately recognized this 
remarkable educator for her steadfast commitment to public 
education; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor Maria Luisa Guerra 
for her exceptional efforts in behalf of students and extend to her 
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Guerra as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.