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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Elaine Whitlock of Ed Hodges Elementary School has |
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been chosen by the Mesquite Independent School District Council of |
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PTAs as the 2010-2011 Elementary School Principal of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, An educator for nearly four decades, Ms. Whitlock |
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has served as principal of Ed Hodges Elementary School since 1990; |
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she oversees various initiatives for the students and staff, |
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including campus reading celebrations and an intern and resident |
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program, and she created and implemented a Young Writer's Workshop |
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at her school; she regularly participates in development activities |
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covering such topics as conflict resolution and cooperative |
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learning, and she sits on committees addressing diversity, |
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disadvantaged students, and other issues; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Decatur, Ms. Whitlock is from a family |
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of educators; her mother taught music, her father was a math teacher |
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and assistant principal, one of her daughters is a high school |
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counselor, and her other daughter is a middle school assistant |
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principal; Ms. Whitlock graduated from Mesquite High School and |
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Texas Tech University and earned a master's degree in education |
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from Texas A&M University--Commerce and a certificate in management |
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from Texas Woman's University; and |
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WHEREAS, Hired by the Mesquite Independent School District in |
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1969, she taught English at Walter L. Wilkinson Middle School and |
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English, government, and writing at Mesquite High School before |
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becoming an elementary school assistant principal in 1986; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Whitlock enjoys the |
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love and support of her husband, Larry, and she takes great pride in |
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her two daughters, Leslie Noble and Kelly Long, and four |
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grandchildren, Scott, Jenna, Adam, and Abby; and |
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WHEREAS, The commitment to excellence that Elaine Whitlock |
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has brought to her efforts at Ed Hodges Elementary School has |
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inspired faculty, staff, and students alike, and she is helping |
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many young Texans to acquire the skills they will need to build |
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fulfilling and productive lives; 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 Elaine Whitlock on her selection as |
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the 2010-2011 Elementary School Principal of the Year by the |
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Mesquite Independent School District Council of PTAs and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Whitlock as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Burkett |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1240 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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