79S31094 BJM-D

By:  McClendon                                                    H.R. No. 284



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, St. Philip's College in San Antonio honored the 
first graduating class of its Early Childhood Studies program at a 
special reception on November 9, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of program director Pamela 
Ray, the graduates have completed their course of study and are now 
qualified to attain employment as a Head Start lead teacher, center 
director, program coordinator, or trainer; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to commemorating the graduation of these 
outstanding students, the faculty of St. Philip's Early Childhood 
Studies program announced the implementation of Project Advance, a 
new collaboration with The University of Texas at San Antonio and 
Parent/Child, Inc., the only Head Start and Early Head Start 
program serving San Antonio and the Bexar County area; designed to 
strengthen the training of future Head Start teachers, the new 
initiative will allow participants to gain bachelor's degrees in 
reading and early education; and
	WHEREAS, The members of the first graduating class of St. 
Philip's College Early Childhood Studies program may take 
justifiable pride in their hard work and dedication to educational 
excellence, and they, along with future graduates of the program 
and Project Advance, will undoubtedly give countless children a 
strong foundation on which to build; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate the graduates 
of St. Philip's College Early Childhood Studies program on their 
achievement and commend all those associated with the school for 
their continued commitment to the enrichment of our state's most 
precious resource, our children; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the program as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.