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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Marlow Woodard, the director of library |
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services for the Mesquite Independent School District, is being |
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deservedly recognized with two prestigious statewide honors in |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, On April 14, Ms. Woodard received the Distinguished |
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Library Service Award for School Administrators from the Texas |
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Association of School Librarians; in being selected for this |
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notable accolade, she was judged on nine criteria that assessed her |
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success in vital areas such as staffing, budgeting, integration of |
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technology, and the creation of a culture that promotes learning; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Woodard has also been announced as the |
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chair-elect of TASL and will begin her term as the organization's |
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chief officer in April 2012; TASL is the largest division of the |
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Texas Library Association and is dedicated to promoting library |
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services and librarianship in Texas schools; and |
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WHEREAS, This knowledgeable professional began her career |
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with Mesquite ISD in 1987; she worked as an elementary and middle |
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school librarian for 11 years and draws on that valuable hands-on |
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experience in her efforts to continue the district's tradition of |
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providing quality educational resources to its students; and |
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WHEREAS, School libraries play an essential role in helping |
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young people to prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the |
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future, and the dedicated efforts of Mary Woodard provide an |
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outstanding example of the many positive achievements that can be |
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realized through the work of skilled and committed library |
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administrators; 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 Mary Marlow Woodard on her receipt |
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of the Distinguished Library Service Award for School |
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Administrators from the Texas Association of School Librarians and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure as chair |
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of the association; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Woodard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |