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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dana Kristin Boyd, a second-grade teacher at Dolphin |
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Terrace Elementary School in the Ysleta Independent School District |
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in El Paso, has been chosen as the Texas Elementary Teacher of the |
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Year for 2007 by the Texas Education Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Dana Boyd dreamed of being a teacher ever since she |
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was a child; growing up in a house full of books, she especially |
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treasured a chalkboard that she received as a Christmas present one |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boyd has taught first, second, and third grade |
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at Dolphin Terrace School since 1999; fostering a welcoming |
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environment in her classroom, she instills confidence and a drive |
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for excellence in her students and creates a family atmosphere |
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through letters sent home with each student and with a regular |
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potluck luncheon for students and their parents; and |
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WHEREAS, An innovative education professional, Ms. Boyd has |
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strengthened the ties between her classroom and the community; |
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arranging for local businesses to donate bicycles, she awards a |
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bike every grading period to a student with a perfect attendance |
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record; moreover, she helps her students give back to the community |
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through an annual fund-raising drive for the Alzheimer's |
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Association, for which her class alone has raised more than $500; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The first African American selected for the Texas |
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Teacher of the Year award since its inception, Dana Kristin Boyd |
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will represent the Lone Star State in the National Teacher of the |
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Year competition; committed, compassionate, and dedicated, |
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Ms. Boyd is an exemplary member of her profession and an |
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outstanding role model for her students; 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 Dana Kristin Boyd for being named |
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2007 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Texas Education |
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Agency and extend to her best wishes for continued achievement in |
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the classroom; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Boyd as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |