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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For the third consecutive year, Thurgood Marshall |
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Elementary School in Dallas was awarded "Recognized" status by the |
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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 "Recognized" status if 75 percent of its |
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students pass each of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills |
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subject area tests, and in 2008, only 34 percent of all schools |
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earned this notable distinction; and |
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WHEREAS, The newest addition to the Richardson Independent |
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School District, Thurgood Marshall Elementary opened its doors in |
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August 2005; today, the school provides early childhood education |
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as well as instruction through the sixth grade to approximately 530 |
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students, who are collectively known as the "Bulldogs"; under the |
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skilled leadership of their principal, Dr. Tonia Alexander, these |
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pupils are encouraged to live by the motto "Be All That You Can Be at |
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TME"; and |
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WHEREAS, The teachers and students of Thurgood Marshall |
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Elementary have demonstrated outstanding dedication and |
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perseverance in their pursuit of academic excellence, and they may |
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indeed take justifiable pride in the 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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School on its |
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achievement of a "Recognized" 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. |