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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Oliver Elementary School of the Stamford |
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Independent School District has been nominated for a 2011 Blue |
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Ribbon School award; and |
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WHEREAS, Created by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982, |
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the Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes schools that rank in the |
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top 10 percent on state tests or show dramatic gains in student |
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performance; each year, the State of Texas selects up to 26 nominees |
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from more than 8,000 public schools and charter campuses across the |
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Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Oliver Elementary, a first time nominee, was 1 of |
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only 12 schools selected for improved student performance; led by |
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principal Susan Mueller, it has an enrollment of 321 students in |
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prekindergarten through the fifth grade; guided by the motto "Good, |
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Better, Best," this notable institution has received an Exemplary |
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rating from the Texas Education Agency for two years in a row; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work, commitment, and perseverance, |
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the teachers and students of Oliver Elementary have established a |
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record of academic excellence, and their outstanding efforts are |
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indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Oliver Elementary School on its nomination |
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for a 2011 Blue Ribbon School award and extend to its teachers, |
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students, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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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. |