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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wester Middle School, in the Frisco Independent |
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School District, has been recognized as a 2011 School to Watch by |
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the Texas Middle School Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The Schools to Watch program was created in 1999 by |
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the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, an alliance |
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of educators, researchers, and officers of professional |
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organizations and foundations dedicated to the development and |
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academic success of middle school students; the forum partners with |
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organizations in 19 states to identify high-performing middle |
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schools that have established a record of academic achievement, |
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developmental responsiveness, and social equity and that have |
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created an organizational structure to sustain those |
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accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Wester Middle School is one of only 11 schools in |
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Texas to earn this prestigious honor; led by principal Angela |
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Romney, the school has a staff of 88 and an enrollment of |
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approximately 800 students in the sixth through eighth grades; in |
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2010, Wester Middle School earned an Exemplary rating from the |
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Texas Education Agency, and this latest accolade affirms the |
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school's ongoing commitment to educating and empowering its young |
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people; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work, commitment, and perseverance, |
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the administrators, teachers, and students of Wester Middle School |
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have established a record of academic excellence, and their |
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outstanding efforts are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Wester Middle School on being named |
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a 2011 School to Watch by the Texas Middle School Association and |
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extend to all those associated with the school sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Wester Middle School as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Paxton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2036 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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