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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Melody Johnson has rendered exceptional public |
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service as superintendent of the Fort Worth Independent School |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the Fort Worth ISD in 2005, Dr. |
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Johnson has led the establishment of a new curriculum, instituted |
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measures of accountability and sound business practices, and worked |
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to make Fort Worth a "digital district"; she has also created an |
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Office of Parent Engagement; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in sociology |
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from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, a master's degree in |
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supervision and education of the gifted child from Texas Woman's |
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University, and a doctorate in educational administration from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; she has served as a senior director |
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at the Texas Education Agency, as an associate superintendent for |
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curriculum, instruction, and student support in the San Antonio |
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Independent School District, and as the superintendent of schools |
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for Providence, Rhode Island; in 2002, she was one of 22 individuals |
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from across the nation selected to take part in a 10-month executive |
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development initiative sponsored by the Broad Center for the |
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Management of School Systems; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly accomplished administrator, Dr. Melody |
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Johnson has led the way in fostering a supportive and challenging |
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educational environment in the Fort Worth ISD, and her hard work and |
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dedication have benefited many area schoolchildren; 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 commend Melody Johnson for her service as |
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superintendent of the Fort Worth Independent School District and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2545 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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