78R6449 T

By:  Craddick                                                     H.R. No. 323



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 
recognize the fifth biennial Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event, which 
is being celebrated in the Capitol Rotunda February 26 through 27, 
2003; and
	WHEREAS, The Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event gives students 
and teachers from across the state the opportunity to demonstrate 
how technology is used in their schools and to provide information 
to legislators and state leaders on how these technologies improve 
the learning process; and
	WHEREAS, The fifth biennial Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event 
is being sponsored by Apple Computer, AeA Texas, Texas Instruments, 
Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Fulbright & Jaworski, Texas A&M 
University, Texas Education Agency, Texas Telecommunications 
Agency, International SEMATECH, ACTV, FG Squared, The Internet 
Schoolhouse, Fast Forward, NX Move, Newsstand, Time Warner Cable, 
Verizon, SBC, and eSchool onLine; and
	WHEREAS, Approximately 15 school districts are participating 
in the 2003 Schoolhouse, and students will participate in a wide 
variety of activities, including technology demonstrations, 
meetings with state officials, capitol and legislative events, a 
Capitol Assembly with state education leaders, and work on school 
projects and other class assignments; and
	WHEREAS, School districts participating in the Schoolhouse 
include Arlington Independent School District, Austin Independent 
School District, Bryan Independent School District, Dayton 
Independent School District, Fort Bend Independent School 
District, Georgetown Independent School District, Houston 
Independent School District, Irving Independent School District, 
Killeen Independent School District, Midland Independent School 
District, New Braunfels Independent School District, Richardson 
Independent School District, San Antonio Independent School 
District, United Independent School District, and Ysleta 
Independent School District; and
	WHEREAS, Largely due to the continuing efforts of the Texas 
Legislature and other state agencies, Texas is one of the leading 
states in the nation in providing financial support for educational 
technology; Texas schools spend more than a quarter of a billion 
dollars every year to plan for and implement technology in our 
public schools; and
	WHEREAS, The fifth biennial Texas Capitol Schoolhouse 
provides an excellent opportunity for legislators and the public to 
observe firsthand how students are utilizing and integrating 
technology in learning, and how technology in the public schools 
today is helping to prepare the children of Texas for the 21st 
century; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th 
Legislature hereby commend the sponsors of the fifth biennial Texas 
Capitol Schoolhouse on providing the state with this invaluable 
educational event; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor 
of the fifth biennial Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event as an 
expression of esteem from the Texas House of Representatives.