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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Martha McLeod, a fifth-grade science teacher at the |
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Fulton 4-5 Learning Center in Rockport, has been named the state |
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recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science |
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Teaching; and |
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WHEREAS, The nation's highest accolade for teachers, the |
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Presidential Award recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers for their |
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contributions in the classroom and to their profession; of the many |
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educators nominated for the honor, only a small number are chosen to |
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advance to the national level, with just one science and one math |
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teacher from each state and U.S. jurisdiction ultimately receiving |
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the commendation; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran educator with 19 years of experience, Ms. |
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McLeod was also named a 2011 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award |
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finalist and a 2011 Texas Academy of Science Outstanding Texas |
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Educator; moreover, her students recently won an award from the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a program in which |
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they collected scrap metal for recycling to raise funds for science |
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and nature projects at the school; and |
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WHEREAS, In representing Texas as the state winner of the |
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Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, Ms. McLeod |
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will receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation and an |
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expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to attend an award ceremony |
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and other events; and |
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WHEREAS, Martha McLeod has demonstrated the skill, |
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knowledge, and enthusiasm that are the hallmarks of our nation's |
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best teachers, and she is indeed deserving of this prestigious |
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honor; 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 Martha McLeod on her selection as |
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the Texas recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in |
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Science Teaching and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with her important 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. McLeod as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |