79S31631 JNC-D

By:  Zedler                                                       H.R. No. 588



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Rebecca Bright has earned the Kiwanis Woodrow Counts 
Arlington Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to the pursuit of professional 
excellence, Ms. Bright is an active and engaged educator at Ellis 
Elementary School, where she has taught fourth grade since 1990; 
and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Bright also serves the school as Student Council 
sponsor, spelling bee coordinator, and after-school TAKS teacher 
and further lends her time and talents to the Curriculum Committee, 
Transition Team Committee, Language Proficiency Assessment 
Committee, and Site Based Decision Making Committee, to name but a 
few; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Ms. 
Bright is making meaningful contributions as an educator, and her 
efforts recently earned her the title of Ellis Elementary 2006 
Teacher of the Year; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding educator has demonstrated an 
unwavering commitment to her students, and she may reflect with 
pride on the positive and lasting impact she is having on the lives 
of countless young Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Rebecca 
Bright on earning the Kiwanis Woodrow Counts Arlington Elementary 
School Teacher of the Year Award and extend to her sincere best 
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Bright as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.