82R22547 RYA-D

By: Gonzales of Hidalgo H.R. No. 1521

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Gloria Galvan of McAllen has been named the 2010-2011 Faculty Representative of the Year by the Texas Classroom Teachers Association; and

WHEREAS, Founded in 1927, the TCTA now numbers more than 50,000 members; its Faculty Representative of the Year Award is presented to a TCTA faculty representative who has provided outstanding service both to the school district in which he or she works and to the local TCTA affiliate; and

WHEREAS, Gloria Galvan, a special education/inclusion teacher at the Achieve Early College High School in the McAllen Independent School District, has served as a TCTA faculty representative for 19 years and currently serves as treasurer of the McAllen chapter of TCTA; she has also represented the McAllen CTA on the Joint Professional Consultation Committee for eight years and has served on the TCTA Director's Council for more than a decade, and she is the current director for TCTA District 1; and

WHEREAS, This esteemed educator holds a bachelor of science degree from Texas Woman's University, and her career in the classroom spans more than two decades; she has taught for 19 years in the McAllen ISD; and

WHEREAS, Through her tireless volunteer work with TCTA, Gloria Galvan has helped to provide crucial support to countless teachers across the state, and she is truly deserving of this recent accolade; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Gloria Galvan on her selection as the 2010-2011 Faculty Representative of the Year by the Texas Classroom Teachers Association and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Galvan as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.