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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dagan Ferrier, an innovative and dedicated teacher |
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at Indian Creek Elementary School in the Southwest Independent |
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School District in San Antonio, has been named a winner of the |
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Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award; and |
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WHEREAS, This gifted teacher almost chose a more lucrative |
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career in computer science but decided instead to devote himself to |
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elementary education; since 1991, he has been teaching fifth grade |
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classes at Indian Creek Elementary; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ferrier holds his students to a high standard; |
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using math and science workbooks he has developed with fellow |
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teacher Jason Forde, he has greatly improved the performance of his |
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students on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ferrier's teaching techniques allow him to |
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tailor instruction to each individual student's progress, with |
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excellent results; every one of his students has passed the math, |
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reading, and science sections of the TAKS test in recent years, with |
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more than half of them answering 90 percent of the questions |
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correctly; through the consulting firm he has founded with Mr. |
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Forde, Forde-Ferrier Educational Services, Mr. Ferrier makes his |
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workbooks and successful methods available to other teachers and |
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schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Dubbed the "Oscars of teaching" by Teacher magazine, |
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the Milken National Educator Awards reward educators who have |
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demonstrated their excellence in the classroom, their long-range |
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potential for professional leadership, and their ability to inspire |
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students, colleagues, and other members of the community; one of |
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four Texas teachers to win the award this year, Mr. Ferrier will |
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receive a $25,000 cash prize at the annual Milken Family Foundation |
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National Education Conference in Los Angeles in April; and |
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WHEREAS, For 16 years, Mr. Ferrier has shown great |
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compassion, commitment, and creativity in serving the children of |
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Indian Creek Elementary School; by challenging and supporting his |
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students, he has helped them find the path to academic success, and |
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his record of achievement distinguishes him as a most worthy |
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recipient for this prestigious commendation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dagan Ferrier for winning a Milken |
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Family Foundation National Educator Award and extend to him best |
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wishes for continued success in his teaching career; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ferrier as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |