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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dan Troxell, superintendent of the Kerrville |
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Independent School District, has been selected as the 2008 |
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Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School |
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Boards; and |
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WHEREAS, The TASB award recognizes chief administrators who |
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exemplify excellence and achievement in educational leadership; in |
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making its choice for 2008, the state selection committee praised |
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Dr. Troxell for extending the enrollment of prekindergarten classes |
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to include three-year-olds, emphasizing science and math |
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instruction, and involving local retirees in education efforts; |
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moreover, committee members cited his success in promoting student |
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mentoring and in using community college educators from other areas |
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as class instructors; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, Dr. Troxell went on to earn his master's degree in education |
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from Texas State University-San Marcos and his Ph.D. from |
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UT-Austin; a former middle-school teacher, he has 18 years of |
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experience in administration and served as an assistant |
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superintendent in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School |
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District before joining Kerrville ISD as superintendent in 2003; in |
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addition, he has taught as an adjunct professor at Schreiner |
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University and the University of Houston and as a part-time |
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professor at Sam Houston State University; and |
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WHEREAS, During Dr. Troxell's tenure at Kerrville ISD, |
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students, faculty, and campuses in the district have received |
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numerous honors; Fred H. Tally Elementary School was the only |
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elementary school in Texas to be named a 2007 National Title I |
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Distinguished School, and Tivy High School has been named a Region |
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20 Outstanding High School in math and science; moreover, the Texas |
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Education Agency has accorded the Kerrville school system its |
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highest financial rating for six consecutive years; the district's |
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sound economic footing has allowed it to offer teachers some of the |
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highest salaries in the Hill Country and to challenge students with |
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such diverse courses and activities as the orchestra program, the |
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elementary Spanish program, and Challenge Labs for high achievers; |
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in addition, Dr. Troxell himself was recognized with the 2006 |
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Advocate of the Gifted award from the Texas Association for the |
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Gifted and Talented; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed professional founded the Greater Hill |
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Country-San Antonio Consortium of Districts and gives generously of |
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his time and expertise to a number of organizations, among them the |
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TASB Risk Management Committee and the Texas Association of School |
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Administrators Legislative Committee; he further contributes to |
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the community as a youth sports coach and as a member of the |
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Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce board; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled educator and outstanding administrator, |
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Dan Troxell has worked tirelessly to set the highest educational |
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standards in the Kerrville Independent School District, and the |
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exceptional reputation of the city's public schools is indeed a |
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tribute to his leadership; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dan Troxell on his selection as the |
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2008 Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School |
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Boards and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Troxell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |