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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Prestonwood Elementary School in Dallas was awarded |
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"Exemplary" status by the Texas Education Agency in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, To ensure that all students in Texas benefit from |
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the highest standards of education, the TEA instituted an |
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accountability rating system for the state's public schools and |
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districts; a campus gains "Exemplary" status if at least 90 percent |
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of its students pass each of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and |
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Skills subject area tests, and in 2008, only 12 percent of all |
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schools earned this notable distinction; and |
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WHEREAS, One of 41 elementary schools in the Richardson |
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Independent School District, Prestonwood Elementary is located in |
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North Dallas, and it serves approximately 350 students in |
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kindergarten through the sixth grade; the mission of the school is |
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to create, develop, and nurture an active learning community where |
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all children succeed; under the leadership of principal Nancy |
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Stenberg, the faculty and staff also strive to give their pupils |
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individualized attention to help them realize their full potential; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The teachers and students of Prestonwood Elementary |
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have demonstrated outstanding dedication and perseverance in their |
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pursuit of academic excellence, and they may indeed take |
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justifiable pride in the prestigious accolade their school has |
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received from the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Prestonwood Elementary School on its |
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achievement of an "Exemplary" rating from the Texas Education |
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Agency in 2008 and extend to its students, teachers, and staff |
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sincere best 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 the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Kent |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1007 was adopted by the House on April |
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2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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