79R17907 MAM-D

By:  McCall                                                       H.R. No. 1837



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, After 41 years of service, Nancy Boyd is retiring 
from the Plano Independent School District in 2005, providing a 
fitting opportunity to recognize her hard work and dedication to 
countless students through more than four decades; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed educator and community leader began 
her career as a teacher of homebound students and pregnant teens; 
while pursuing her master's degree in elementary education, she 
discovered her passion for counseling, and in 1981, she joined 
Plano East Senior High School as its first counselor and later 
served as campus director of guidance; since 1997, she has 
distinguished herself as the district director of counseling and 
guidance; and
	WHEREAS, An advocate in the community, Ms. Boyd has been 
instrumental in the development of C.I.T.Y. House, a runaway youth 
shelter providing counseling and a transitional living program; she 
has also contributed her expertise to the College Board's first 
edition College Counseling Sourcebook: Advice and Strategies from 
Experienced School Counselors; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Boyd was recently recognized by the Collin 
County Community College District for her ongoing efforts in behalf 
of area youth with a student leadership academy scholarship named 
in her honor; moreover, during the district's centennial 
celebration she was named as one of Plano ISD's 100 Heroes; and
	WHEREAS, Nancy Boyd's many years of dedication to the needs 
of the young people of Plano are truly outstanding, and her 
strength, warmth, and humanity will surely continue to inspire 
others as she begins this next chapter of her life; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Nancy Boyd for her exceptional tenure with 
Plano ISD 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 Ms. Boyd as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.