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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Marla M. Guerra, superintendent of South Texas |
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ISD, has earned the 2009 Texas Excellence in Education Award from |
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AdvancED; and |
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WHEREAS, AdvancED is the parent organization of the North |
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Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School |
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Improvement (NCA CASI), Southern Association of Colleges and |
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Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS |
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CASI), and Commission on International and TransRegional |
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Accreditation (CITA); and |
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WHEREAS, The Excellence in Education Award honors one |
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individual from each of the state NCA CASI and SACS CASI chapters |
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for the individual's achievements in education; nominees are judged |
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on their efforts to generate a common vision and mission for higher |
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expectations among students, faculty, and the education community; |
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demonstrate a record of significant and distinguished contribution |
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to the education profession; provide a lasting, positive impact on |
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student learning; serve as a role model and mentor for students and |
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future generations of educators; and demonstrate significant |
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professional contribution to SACS CASI; and |
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WHEREAS, A truly deserving recipient, Dr. Guerra has worked |
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to raise TAKS, SAT, and ACT scores throughout the Rio Grande Valley, |
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and her efforts have led to increased participation in pre-advanced |
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placement and advanced placement courses; moreover, under her |
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leadership all four South Texas ISD high schools have earned |
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placement in the U.S. News & World Report "America's Best High |
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Schools: The Top 100" list, as well as the title of Honor Roll |
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School by the Texas Business & Education Coalition; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Guerra's career in education began with the |
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Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, where she served |
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as a teacher, principal, district planning coordinator, and |
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district administrator during her 23-year tenure; she went on to |
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become an assistant professor in the department of educational |
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leadership at The University of Texas--Pan American before joining |
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South Texas ISD in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Woman's University, Dr. Guerra |
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earned her master's degree at Pan American University and her |
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doctorate from the University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Young people are the Lone Star State's most precious |
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resource, and those Texans who devote themselves to their education |
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are truly deserving of our profound gratitude and admiration; Dr. |
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Guerra has served South Texas ISD with dedication and vision, and |
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her contributions have greatly benefited not only area |
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schoolchildren but the community as a whole; 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 Dr. Marla M. Guerra, |
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superintendent of South Texas ISD, on earning the 2009 Texas |
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Excellence in Education Award from AdvancED and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Guerra as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |