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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kimberly Faust has been named the 2009 Teacher of |
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the Year at John B. Connally High School in the Pflugerville |
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Independent School District, and this award provides fitting |
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recognition for her achievements in the classroom; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Faust has been a faculty member in Pflugerville |
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ISD since 1991, initially teaching typing and word processing at |
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Pflugerville High School, where she also served as a cheerleading |
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coach and as a sponsor for the Business Professionals of America |
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chapter; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1996, she moved to Connally High School; there, |
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her teaching assignments have encompassed additional subjects, |
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including accounting, business computer information systems, and |
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dance, and she has directed the drill team and continued her work |
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with BPA members; since 2001, she has focused her energies on the |
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school's Diversified Career Preparation program and has chaired the |
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Business Department since 1999 and the Career and Technical |
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Department since 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Faust is renowned for her ability to work with |
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students who are at risk of dropping out of school, often for |
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economic reasons; by finding ways to inspire these students and to |
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keep them engaged in their studies, she has made a meaningful |
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difference in many young lives; moreover, the innovative curriculum |
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she has designed for Diversified Career Preparation classes have |
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proven influential, and she frequently shares her ideas with other |
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school districts and makes presentations at education conferences; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A Central Texas native, Ms. Faust graduated from |
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Round Rock High School and earned a bachelor's degree and |
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vocational certificate from Southwest Texas State University; in |
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addition, she has attained certification in a number of teaching |
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areas and is a member of numerous professional organizations, |
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including the Association of Texas Professional Educators and the |
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Texas Computer Education Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Faust has been named Teacher of the Month on |
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numerous occasions and also holds multiple Advisor of Excellence |
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commendations from the SWTSU Chapter Accreditation Program; an |
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imaginative and dedicated educator, she is highly respected by both |
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her students and colleagues, and she is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious award; 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 Kimberly Faust on being named the |
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2009 Teacher of the Year at John B. Connally High School and extend |
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to her 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 Ms. Faust as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |