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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Coy Holcombe, superintendent of the Eustace |
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Independent School District, has been named the 2011 Regional |
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Superintendent of the Year by the Region 7 Education Service |
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Center; and |
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WHEREAS, This well-deserved tribute honors a |
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forward-thinking administrator who has improved instruction and |
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fiscal management since joining Eustace ISD as superintendent in |
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2001; under his skillful guidance, the district completed a $13 |
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million bond package for the addition of classrooms to each campus |
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and the construction of a new competition gym and an athletic field |
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house; he obtained significant private grants to increase the use |
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of technology in the district, and each teacher, counselor, and |
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administrator now receives a laptop computer; in 2010, Eustace ISD |
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earned its first Exemplary rating from the Texas Education Agency, |
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and three campuses were rated Exemplary; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Dr. Holcombe |
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earned his master's degree in education administration from |
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Tarleton State University and his doctorate in education from |
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Baylor University; he has more than a quarter-century of experience |
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in education, including 17 years in administration in the Eustace, |
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Evant, Mart, and Groesbeck school districts; active in the wider |
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community, he is a valued member of the First Baptist Church of |
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Eustace, where he serves on the finance committee, and he |
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volunteers as a coach for the Tri-County Soccer League and the |
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Eustace All-Sports Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his notable career, Dr. Holcombe |
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has distinguished himself as a dedicated, caring, and highly |
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effective administrator, and his exceptional leadership in public |
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education has greatly benefited many thousands of citizens of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Coy |
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Holcombe, superintendent of Eustace ISD, on his designation as 2011 |
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Region 7 Superintendent of the Year and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in his important endeavors; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Holcombe as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gooden |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 216 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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