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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tornillo Elementary School, in El Paso County, has |
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been ranked a Distinguished Performance School for the first time |
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by the Texas Education Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, The TEA confers this prestigious honor on the basis |
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of outstanding student performance on standardized tests and on the |
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number of at-risk students enrolled; and |
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WHEREAS, Tornillo Elementary was one of only 129 schools |
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statewide, and one of only two in Region 19, to receive this |
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recognition for performance in the 2005-2006 academic year; the |
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school's success is attributable to its hardworking, team-oriented |
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staff and to its highly effective reading and English language |
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development programs; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to its selection as a Distinguished |
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Performance School, Tornillo Elementary was rated as an "exemplary" |
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school by the TEA in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Contributing to the school's stellar |
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accomplishments are its principal, Severo Alcoset; the |
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superintendent of the Tornillo Independent School District, Paul |
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Vranish; the president of the school board, Joe Tittle; the board |
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vice president, Carol Escarciga; the board secretary, Rachel Avila; |
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and the board trustees, Ofelia Bosquez, Bertha Brew, Alonso |
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Delgado, and Leticia Trejo; and |
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WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of Tornillo |
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Elementary are a great source of pride to their community, and they |
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are indeed deserving of commendation for this momentous achievement |
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and for their commitment to educational excellence; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate all those associated with Tornillo |
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Elementary on its designation as a Distinguished Performance School |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Tornillo Elementary School as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |