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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Superintendent Richard Middleton is retiring from |
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the North East Independent School District in San Antonio in June |
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2011, concluding a distinguished career in education that has |
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spanned nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in San |
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Antonio, Richard Middleton received his bachelor's degree from |
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Trinity University and went on to earn his master's degree from The |
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University of Texas at San Antonio and his doctoral degree from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Middleton began his career as a history and |
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government teacher at Roosevelt High School in 1972; through the |
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years, his skill and commitment to excellence led him to a series of |
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progressively more responsible positions in the San Antonio, |
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Austin, and Houston areas; in 1990, he was appointed to his current |
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position as superintendent; and |
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WHEREAS, During more than two decades leading North East ISD, |
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Dr. Middleton has worked to develop a number of vital initiatives, |
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including a wellness program and the Indoor Air Quality Tools for |
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Schools program, both of which have received national recognition |
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from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the American |
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Association of School Administrators; in addition, the North East |
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Compass, a data warehouse and management system, was created under |
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his direction, as was the STEM RAM Academy, a magnet program for |
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middle and high school students interested in science, technology, |
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engineering, and mathematics; moreover, Dr. Middleton's efforts |
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helped the district to win a 2010 PEP Grant to expand physical |
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education; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed administrator has been recognized |
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with a number of honors, including the Texas Health Champion Award |
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and the H-E-B Excellence in Education Award, and he was selected as |
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the Texas representative for the American Association of School |
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Administrators National Superintendent of the Year program; his |
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knowledge and expertise also earned him a position on the Select |
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Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments and |
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Adjustments and on the Communities Putting Prevention to Work |
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Leadership Team; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Middleton has held himself and everyone in |
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the district to the highest standards, and he will leave behind a |
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record of achievement and commitment to excellence that will |
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resonate in the community for years to come; 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 Richard Middleton on his |
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retirement and commend him for his outstanding accomplishments as |
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superintendent of the North East Independent School District; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Middleton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Straus |
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Castro |
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Eissler |
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Farias |
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Larson |
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McClendon |
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Villarreal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2580 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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