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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bowie 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, Established in 1968, Bowie Elementary today has an |
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enrollment of approximately 450 students, and it provides early |
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childhood education as well as instruction through the sixth grade; |
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guided by the motto "Lighting the Way to the Future," Bowie |
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Elementary seeks to build a foundation of responsible citizenship |
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and lifelong learning for its students and to prepare them for the |
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challenges of tomorrow; under the leadership of principal Staci |
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Low, 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 Bowie Elementary have |
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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 Bowie Elementary School on its achievement |
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of an "Exemplary" rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2008 and |
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extend to its students, teachers, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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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. |