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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After more than three decades of distinguished |
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service to the Laredo Independent School District, Maria del Carmen |
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S. Sandoval retired as director for instructional technology in |
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June 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria Sandoval graduated from The University of |
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Texas with honors in 1974, having earned a bachelor's degree in |
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elementary education and a Texas Educator Certificate; she resumed |
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her studies at UT the following year and obtained a master's degree |
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in vocational rehabilitation counseling; she went on to receive |
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additional certifications in special education supervision, |
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distance learning, and virtual instruction; and |
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WHEREAS, After joining Laredo ISD in 1974, Ms. Sandoval |
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worked in special education for nearly two decades and held the |
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positions of resource teacher, vocational adjustment coordinator, |
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and supervisor; in 1991, she became a technology coordinator, and |
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for the next 16 years, she helped modernize many of the district's |
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operations as a member of the technology committee; in addition to |
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introducing automated library software, she assisted the |
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leadership team in establishing expectations for both students' and |
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educators' technology proficiencies, purchasing communication |
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software, developing online grade books and lesson planners, and |
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initiating a laptop program for teachers; she also wrote technology |
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grants and created online training and professional development |
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courses; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Sandoval was active in the Texas Computer |
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Education Association and the Laredo Administrative and |
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Supervisors' Association, and she was honored with a Madrina Award |
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from the Dell TechKnow Group at Laredo ISD; moreover, her expertise |
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in the field of technology was recognized when she was appointed to |
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the superintendent's cabinet and the Region I Education Service |
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Center Technology Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan demonstrated a commitment to |
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excellence in all of her professional endeavors, and her hard work |
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and dedication significantly benefited area schoolchildren as well |
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as the greater community; 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 Maria del Carmen S. Sandoval for her |
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notable contributions to the students of Laredo and the Laredo |
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Independent School District and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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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. Sandoval as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2864 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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