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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. David Gorden Anthony of Houston is retiring as |
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superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District on |
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June 30, 2011, bringing to a close an outstanding seven-year tenure |
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in that post; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Florien High School in |
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Florien, Louisiana, Dr. Anthony attended Panola Junior College in |
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Carthage and East Texas Baptist College in Marshall, where he |
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obtained his bachelor's degree in secondary education; he |
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subsequently earned both a master of education degree in |
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administration and supervision and a doctorate in secondary |
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education from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, |
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Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Anthony began his career as a teacher at his alma |
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mater, Florien High School, in 1974; he was named principal of |
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Converse High School in Converse, Louisiana, in 1978, and in 1987 he |
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was appointed superintendent of High Island ISD; over the ensuing |
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years, he served as superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant, Texas City, |
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and McKinney school districts, and in 2004 he was named |
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superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, the third-largest school |
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district in Texas; in this role he has been responsible for more |
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than 106,000 students and 83 campuses and special program |
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facilities; under his leadership, the district received its third |
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consecutive Recognized rating from the Texas Education Agency in |
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2010, with 97 percent of the individual schools rated as either |
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Recognized or Exemplary; and |
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WHEREAS, Generous with his time, Dr. Anthony serves on the |
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board of directors of the Texas School Alliance and on the Texas |
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Association of School Administrators Cabinet of Superintendents, |
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which meets routinely with the Texas commissioner of education and |
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staff of the Texas Education Agency; he also chairs the board for |
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the Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center and serves on the board of the |
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Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly accomplished administrator, Dr. Anthony |
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has led the way in fostering a supportive and challenging |
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educational environment in the Cy-Fair school district, and his |
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hard work and dedication have benefited many area schoolchildren; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. David Anthony on his retirement |
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as superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all |
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his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Anthony as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Harless |
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Bohac |
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Callegari |
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Elkins |
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Fletcher |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1156 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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