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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Dallas Independent School District is offering |
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students the prestigious International Baccalaureate program |
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beginning in the fall of 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Designed for the final two years of high school, the |
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme prepares students |
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for success, both in college and in life; after years of careful |
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study, the two-year program has been authorized to begin at Woodrow |
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Wilson High School in Dallas and will be offered to interested |
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juniors and seniors who are willing to work hard and commit |
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themselves to rigorous assessments with international standards; |
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the program, recognized by institutions of higher learning |
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throughout the world, is supplemented by pre-IB courses already |
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available at the school; and |
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WHEREAS, Recently marking its 80th anniversary, Woodrow |
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Wilson High School is ably led by principal Ruth Vail, who helped to |
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bring the IB program to the school in collaboration with Dallas ISD |
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superintendent Michael Hinojosa and the district's board of |
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trustees; Woodrow Wilson teachers overseeing the IB courses have |
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attended workshops throughout the United States and have developed |
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outlines approved by IB administrators; students completing the |
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requirements of the challenging program can acquire 24 hours of |
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college credit for their work; and |
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WHEREAS, Further exemplifying the district's emphasis on |
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high-quality educational choices for students, J. L. Long Middle |
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School in Dallas is also working toward becoming an IB school; under |
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the expert direction of principal Danielle Petters, this |
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outstanding institution is equally committed to giving its students |
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a strong educational foundation on which to build; and |
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WHEREAS, In striving to achieve official status as |
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International Baccalaureate schools, these Dallas ISD institutions |
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are demonstrating an unwavering commitment to excellence, and they |
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may take justifiable pride in their notable efforts in behalf of |
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area schoolchildren; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Woodrow Wilson High School and |
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J. L. Long Middle School in the Dallas Independent School District |
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for their efforts to offer students the International Baccalaureate |
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program and extend to all those associated with the schools sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the schools as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |
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Branch |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1137 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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