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79R11743 JHS-D

By:  McCall                                                       H.R. No. 1496



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The city of Plano has honored a respected area 
couple with the dedication of the Allan K. and Carolyn H. Bird 
Education Center, and Dr. and Mrs. Bird are indeed deserving of 
special recognition for their contributions to public education in 
their community; and
	WHEREAS, A professor at Texas Woman's University, Allan Bird 
is the longest-serving school board member in the history of the 
Plano Independent School District; elected in 1981, he served on 
the board until 1993, including a tenure as president from 1985 to 
1992; in 1996, he was appointed to fill a vacancy and was reelected 
that spring; and
	WHEREAS, Carolyn Bird has also diligently worked to benefit 
Plano schools; her children all are graduates of the Plano school 
system, and she has provided invaluable and unstinting support to 
her husband throughout his many years of service on the school 
board; and
	WHEREAS, The Allan K. and Carolyn H. Bird Education Center 
houses four programs designed to help underserved student 
populations: the Special Programs Center K-8, Practical Parent 
Education, the School-Age Parent Program, and the Even Start 
Program; and
	WHEREAS, The curricula in these innovative programs have 
already had a positive and profound effect on the lives of Plano 
students, and with the support of individuals such as Allan and 
Carolyn Bird, the Plano school system will continue to help its 
students succeed; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize the dedication of the Allan K. and 
Carolyn H. Bird Education Center in Plano and commend Dr. and Mrs. 
Bird for their continuing efforts in support of public education in 
Plano; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Bird as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.