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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A vital endeavor and a model of its kind, the |
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Partners in Education program of the Lubbock Independent School |
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District is fostering local alliances that contribute materially to |
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student success, and seven area partners are being honored for |
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their contributions by the Texas Association of Partners in |
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Education (TAPE) during its 2007 annual conference; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as Adopt-a-School more than two decades |
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ago, the Lubbock program currently includes more than 400 community |
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partners whose contributions to the Lubbock ISD during the past |
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school year, in terms of volunteer hours and other assistance, were |
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worth over $650,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, teachers, administrators, parents, and |
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district coordinators nominate partners for statewide recognition, |
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with nominees being evaluated with regard to the impact of their |
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involvement on student progress; more than 100 partners across the |
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state were nominated in eight categories for the 2007 awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Lubbock-area partners who are receiving accolades |
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at the TAPE awards banquet on January 30, 2007, along with the award |
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they are receiving and the category in which they are being |
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recognized, are as follows: Starbuck's Coffee Company Store No. |
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9934, located at Glenna Goodacre Blvd. and University Avenue, a |
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Crystal Award, Texas Small Business Partnership; PlainsCapital |
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Bank and Parkhill Smith & Cooper, Inc., a Gold Award, Texas Medium |
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Business Partnership; United Supermarkets, Ltd., a Crystal Award, |
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Texas Large Business Partnership; Texas Tech University Math |
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Department, a Crystal Award, Texas Collegiate Partnership; Lubbock |
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Avalanche-Journal, a Crystal Award, Texas Media Partnership; Donna |
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Zielinski of the Lubbock ISD, a Gold Award, Texas Adult Volunteer |
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Partnership, Medium District; and Bob Tate of PlainsCapital Bank, a |
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Crystal Award, Texas Liaison Partnership; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lubbock ISD Partners in Education staff, |
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volunteer advisory committee members, and volunteer officers are |
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also deserving of commendation for their exemplary efforts in |
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managing the Lubbock Partners in Education program; and |
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WHEREAS, In consequence of the exceptional generosity and |
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engagement of all these individuals, groups, and businesses, |
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students in Lubbock are benefiting from a host of programs that will |
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help them to build productive and fulfilling lives through the |
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development of their own unique potential; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the Partners in Education program of the |
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Lubbock Independent School District and to all the Lubbock-area |
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participants who have been selected for recognition in 2007 by the |
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Texas Association of Partners in Education. |