H.R. No. 746
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas R. Norris of McGregor is retiring as
  executive director of Education Service Center Region 12 in June
  2011, concluding an outstanding tenure in education that has
  spanned four decades; and
         WHEREAS, A graduate of Columbia College, Dr. Norris earned
  his master's and doctoral degrees in educational administration
  from Baylor University; he worked as a teacher in Milford and Waco
  before accepting further responsibility in such roles as assistant
  principal at Travis Middle School in Temple and principal at La
  Marque Junior High in La Marque; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Norris went on to serve as director of secondary
  curriculum and instruction, assistant superintendent for secondary
  operations, and interim superintendent of Round Rock ISD before
  being named superintendent of the district in 1994; in that
  position, he was responsible for 33 campuses, including 11 Texas
  Blue Ribbon and 8 National Blue Ribbon Schools, and the district's
  27,300 students; and
         WHEREAS, In 1998, Dr. Norris joined the Region 12 Education
  Service Center, where he has overseen the development of a
  continuous improvement/performance excellence model; Region 12
  encompasses 12 counties and serves 77 school districts and 13
  charter schools; under Dr. Norris's leadership, the center has
  increased services to customers and trained more than 48,000
  participants in 2009-2010 alone; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Norris has shared his expertise as chair and
  legislative chair of the Commissioner's Cabinet for Regional
  Services, as a board member of the Greater Waco Community Education
  Alliance and Academic Decathlon, and as a member of the Texas and
  American Associations of School Administrators, Association for
  Supervision and Curriculum Development, and Phi Delta Kappa; his
  efforts have earned him a number of honors through the years,
  including the title of Administrator of the Year from the Texas
  Association of Journalism Educators; and
         WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has demonstrated a commitment to
  excellence in all of his professional endeavors, and his hard work
  and dedication have significantly benefited many schoolchildren
  across the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Thomas R. Norris on his
  retirement as executive director of Education Service Center Region
  12 and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. Norris as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Pitts
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 746 was adopted by the House on March
  17, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House