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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud administrators, teachers, parents, and |
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community members from the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School |
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District are gathering in Austin on May 3, 2011, to celebrate |
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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD was founded in 1939 with the |
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consolidation of the Cypress and Fairbanks school systems; over the |
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years, it has experienced phenomenal growth, transitioning from a |
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rural to a suburban district, and today, with more than 106,000 |
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students, it is the third-largest school district in the state; the |
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district encompasses 186 square miles in Harris County and |
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maintains 83 campuses and special program facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to academic excellence, Cypress-Fairbanks |
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received its third consecutive Recognized rating from the Texas |
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Education Agency in 2010, and it is the largest school district in |
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Texas to hold that designation; moreover, 97 percent of its |
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individual schools rank as either Recognized or Exemplary, a |
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reflection of their students' outstanding performance on the TAKS |
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test and the schools' low dropout rates; CFISD consistently |
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maintains high graduation rates while serving a racially and |
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economically diverse population, and in 2009, it had the highest |
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graduation rate among the nation's 50 largest school districts; and |
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WHEREAS, Since July 1, 2004, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD has been |
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ably led by Superintendent David Anthony; he heads a staff of more |
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than 13,600 accomplished administrators, teachers, and support |
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personnel, who are deeply committed to the success of the area's |
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young people; in addition, the district receives stellar assistance |
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from parents, patrons, and business partners who volunteer their |
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time and resources to help the district achieve its goals; and |
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WHEREAS, Cypress-Fairbanks strives to maintain high |
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educational standards while remaining fiscally responsible; for |
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the 2010-2011 school year, CFISD was able to pass a balanced budget |
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while still providing a 5.5 percent teacher salary increase that |
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will help it to retain its quality staff; in 2010, the district |
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received the highest rating from the office of the Texas |
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comptroller of public accounts for its academic and financial |
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performance; additionally, the Education Resource Group ranks |
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Cypress-Fairbanks in the top one percent of the most efficient |
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Texas school districts, and American School and University magazine |
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has reported that it was the fifth most efficient district out of |
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the 100 largest school districts in the nation for 1998-2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD has established a standard of |
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excellence that is truly impressive, and the quality education that |
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it provides its students is of benefit not only to them and to its |
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community but also to the entire Lone Star State; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 3, 2011, as Cypress-Fairbanks |
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Independent School District Day at the State Capitol and extend |
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sincere best wishes to all those in attendance for an enjoyable |
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visit to Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |