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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For 35 years, educator Alice Trevino Ramirez has |
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been giving young Texans a great start in life at the Discovery |
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School of San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Alice Trevino Ramirez began her career at the |
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Discovery School in 1976; guided by her belief that every child is a |
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blessing, she has dedicated herself to inspiring a love of learning |
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in all the students who have spent time in her classroom over the |
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years; whether she is helping them with crafts, reading them a |
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story, or teaching them a song, Ms. Ramirez does so with a joy and an |
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enthusiasm that make learning fun; and |
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WHEREAS, The Discovery School of San Antonio has offered |
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preschool education for children in the metropolitan area since |
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1974; governed by a volunteer parent board of directors, this |
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private, nonprofit, multidenominational preschool has an |
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enrollment of more than 175 children ages two through seven; it is |
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accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young |
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Children, which assesses factors such as excellence in curriculum, |
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interactions among staff, children, and parents, physical |
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environment, staffing, and health and safety; and |
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WHEREAS, Education is an endeavor in which all Texans have a |
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stake, and individuals such as Alice Trevino Ramirez who devote |
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themselves to the nurturing and development of our young people are |
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helping to ensure that the future of the Lone Star State rests in |
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capable hands; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 13, 2011, as Alice Trevino |
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Ramirez Day and commend Ms. Ramirez on her 35th anniversary at the |
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Discovery School of San Antonio; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |