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79R13621 BJM-D

By:  Davis of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 1229



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dr. Rosie Collins Sorrells is being inducted into 
the African American Education Archives and History Program 
Educators Hall of Fame in Dallas on April 23, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 2001, the program was initiated by the 
Dallas Regional, National Alliance of Black School Educators and 
the African American Museum to create a repository of artifacts, 
documents, and visual images that chronicle the African American 
experience in Dallas County and to pay tribute to individuals such 
as Dr. Sorrells who have made significant contributions to African 
American education in Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Sorrells began her more than 40-year career in 
education as a classroom teacher and advanced through 
administrative positions of increasing responsibility to become 
the director of early childhood education for the Dallas 
Independent School District in 1978; in this pivotal role, she 
positively affected thousands of students, parents, teachers, and 
administrators by developing curriculum guides and strategies; and
	WHEREAS, Following her retirement from DISD in 1993, Dr. 
Sorrells was elected to the State Board of Education for District 13 
and served two four-year terms; she created the board's slogan of 
"Working for Children, Building our Future," and, as a board 
member, helped establish education policy, set goals and standards 
for education programs, adopt textbooks, and establish curriculum 
and learning materials; moreover, she served as board secretary and 
vice chair for the Committee on Education, and mentored new members 
of the board; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding educator has further benefited 
schoolchildren by teaching and working with Head Start and the Home 
Instruction Program for Pre-School Youngsters, as well as serving 
on the 1991 National Goals Panel, where she worked to define 
objectives and measures of progress for the U.S. Department of 
Education; she continues to be a highly sought–after educational 
consultant and speaker; and
	WHEREAS, An inspiration to all who are privileged to know 
her, Rosie Collins Sorrells may take great pride in the profound 
difference she has made in Dallas and beyond, as her efforts have 
truly enhanced the lives of countless Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Rosie Collins Sorrells on her 
induction into the African American Education Archives and History 
Program Educators Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best wishes 
for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Dr. Sorrells as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.