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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker of the Katy Independent School |
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District has been named the 2008 Teacher of the Year by the Texas |
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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Region IV; and |
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WHEREAS, An ESOL teacher at Mayde Creek High School in |
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Houston, Ms. Whitaker encourages her students to work hard and to |
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reach their full potential; she inspires them to become confident |
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and accomplished writers and speakers of English, and as a result, |
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her students regularly achieve high scores on TAKS tests in |
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language arts; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Whitaker's positive influence extends as well to |
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her fellow instructors across the district, with whom she |
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generously shares lesson plan strategies, methods, and materials; |
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moreover, she takes part in conferences and staff development |
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programs and applies new ideas in creative ways in her classroom; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With her enthusiastic commitment to developing in |
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her students the skills necessary for success in the years to come, |
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this esteemed educator brings innovation, inspiration, and a spirit |
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of cooperation to her work at Mayde Creek High School, and her |
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receipt of this honor justly recognizes her contribution; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Judy Whitaker on her selection as |
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the 2008 Teacher of the Year by the Texas Teachers of English to |
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Speakers of Other Languages Region IV and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Whitaker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 114 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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