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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Janet Espinosa of Westlake High School has been |
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named the 2011 Eanes Independent School District Teacher of the |
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Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Espinosa is a social studies teacher with 34 |
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years of experience in education and a decade spent at Westlake; her |
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courses include advanced placement human geography and comparative |
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government, and she is also trained as a College Board consultant |
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and has facilitated summer institutes in pre-advanced placement |
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world geography; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspired to pursue a career in education by her |
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sixth-grade teacher, Ms. Espinosa graduated from the University of |
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Northern Colorado in 1974 with a degree in history and began |
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teaching in Colorado before coming to The Woodlands and then to |
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Eanes ISD in 2001; she has served as a department head, on the |
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campus and district leadership teams, and on professional |
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development steering and long-range planning committees and peers |
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describe her as both strong in the classroom and generous with her |
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ideas and strategies; and |
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WHEREAS, A strong academic foundation is vital in order for |
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our young people to become successful adults, and Janet Espinosa |
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exemplifies the qualities that make a truly great teacher; 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 Janet Espinosa on her selection as |
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the 2011 Eanes Independent School District Teacher of the Year and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Espinosa as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |