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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chris Gieringer has been named the 2009 Elementary |
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Teacher of the Year by the Round Rock Independent School District; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gieringer earned her bachelor's degree in speech |
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and English at Southwest Texas State University and her master's |
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degree in education from the University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran educator with 31 years of experience, 17 |
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of them teaching middle school, Ms. Gieringer worked for the |
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Weslaco ISD and set up a reading lab and was a reading instructor |
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for the Aramco Oil Company in Saudi Arabia before joining the Round |
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Rock ISD, where she originally taught English and reading and |
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worked with students in the Talented and Gifted Program at Chisholm |
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Trail Middle School; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1995, Ms. Gieringer has been at Old Town |
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Elementary School, where she is the school's reading |
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interventionist, working with groups of students daily to help them |
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with reading comprehension and decoding; she also helps fifth-grade |
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students prepare for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills |
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test, and she serves on the district's Response to Intervention |
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Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris Gieringer's dedication to her profession and |
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her unwavering commitment to the young people of Round Rock have set |
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an inspiring example for her colleagues and students alike, and she |
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is indeed worthy of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Chris Gieringer for being named Round |
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Rock ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Gieringer as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Maldonado |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2462 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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