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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Blum of the Bellville Independent School |
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District has been named Region 6 Education Service Center Teacher |
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of the Year for 2008-2009 and has received the 2009 Suzan and Julius |
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Glickman Teaching Award from the Texas Exes; and |
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WHEREAS, A kindergarten teacher at West End Elementary |
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School, Ms. Blum earned a preprimary certificate of Montessori |
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training from the Houston Montessori Training Center in 1987; after |
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serving as a master teacher and the owner-director of Brenham |
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Montessori School, she went on to graduate with honors from Texas |
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A&M University, where her interdisciplinary studies emphasized |
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early childhood education; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Blum taught at Alton Elementary School in the |
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Brenham ISD before joining Bellville ISD in 2001; after four years |
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as a first grade teacher at O'Bryant Primary School, she became a |
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valued member of the West End Elementary faculty; in addition to her |
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teaching responsibilities, she served as a mentor to a former |
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student who is now a fellow teacher at West End; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, Ms. Blum was |
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named District Teacher of the Year for Bellville ISD and Teacher of |
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the Year for West End in 2007-2008; she was also twice nominated as |
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Teacher of the Year in previous positions; in all her endeavors, she |
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has enjoyed the love and support of her husband of nearly 40 years, |
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Bill, a fellow teacher, and their children, Sonja and Monte, as well |
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as the encouragement of her proud mother, Elizabeth McComb; and |
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WHEREAS, Teachers play an important role in fostering the |
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intellectual and social development of children during their |
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formative years, and Bonnie Blum has helped to set countless pupils |
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on the path toward success; 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 Bonnie Blum on receiving the |
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2008-2009 Region 6 Education Service Center Teacher of the Year |
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Award and the Texas Exes 2009 Suzan and Julius Glickman Teaching |
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Award and extend to her best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Blum as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |