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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Forest Meadow Junior High School in Dallas was |
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awarded "Recognized" status by the Texas Education Agency in 2008; |
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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, Known as the "Home of the Chargers," Forest Meadow |
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Junior High serves approximately 650 students in the seventh and |
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eighth grades; under the leadership of principal Charles Bruner, |
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the faculty and staff seek to provide a supportive learning |
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environment that promotes academic success, respects cultural |
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differences, values the uniqueness of the individual, and enhances |
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the development of the whole child; moreover, the school has been |
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recognized by the trustees of the Richardson Independent School |
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District for its community involvement; and |
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WHEREAS, The teachers and students of Forest Meadow Junior |
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High have demonstrated outstanding dedication and perseverance in |
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their pursuit of academic excellence, and they may indeed take |
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justifiable pride in the accolade their school has received from |
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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 Forest Meadow Junior High 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. |
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Kent |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1017 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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