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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The outstanding staff of Dobie Primary Elementary |
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School have made great strides in their mission to help children |
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become lifelong learners and achieve academic success through |
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family participation and community support; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in North Dallas, Dobie Primary was |
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established in 1968 to serve students of Richardson ISD; through |
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the years, the school's population has grown and diversified, and |
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the institution, under the able leadership of principal Kay |
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Reynolds, now offers prekindergarten, kindergarten, Even Start, |
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and a preschool program for children with disabilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, families of students enrolled at Dobie |
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Primary speak 30 different languages and dialects; more than 80 |
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percent of the children speak only Spanish and attend bilingual |
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classes in an effort to achieve English fluency; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing the important role parents play in their |
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children's education, Dobie Primary holds ESL classes two nights |
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each week for more than 300 parents and children, while an |
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additional 100 mothers and fathers attend daytime classes in the |
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Dobie Family Literacy Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Dobie Primary is justifiably proud that the majority |
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of its Early Childhood faculty speak more than one language and that |
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their commendable efforts have contributed to a substantial |
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reduction in the mobility rate of students in the last decade; staff |
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members also ensure that all children eat breakfast each day, |
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providing them with a proper nutritional regimen to promote |
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effective learning; and |
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WHEREAS, By embracing and adapting to the diversity of its |
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students, Dobie Primary is providing Texas youth with a pathway to a |
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promising future, illuminated by the joy of learning, paved by |
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knowledge, and marked by accomplishment; 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 Dobie Primary Elementary School for its |
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service to the North Dallas community and extend to its |
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administration, faculty, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with their important work; 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. |