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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Curtis Culwell of Garland has been reappointed to |
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the State Board for Educator Certification by Governor Rick Perry; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, First appointed to the board in March 2010, Dr. |
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Culwell is the superintendent of the Garland Independent School |
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District; he is a member and former chair of the University |
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Interscholastic League Legislative Council, a member of the |
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American and Texas Associations of School Administrators, and a |
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member of the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, |
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Allotments, and Adjustments; moreover, he was the president of the |
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Texas School Alliance and has served on the Texas Task Force on |
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Appraisal Reform; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Culwell earned his bachelor's degree in history |
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from Sam Houston State University and went on to complete his |
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master's degree and doctorate in educational administration at |
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Texas A&M University-Commerce; in 1976, he joined Garland ISD as an |
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English teacher and then embarked on a distinguished career as an |
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administrator; he served as superintendent of Lubbock ISD before |
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returning to lead the Garland school district in 1999; dedicated to |
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the wider community as well, he was an early graduate of the Chamber |
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of Commerce Leadership Garland program, and he volunteers for the |
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March of Dimes and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Curtis Culwell |
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has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to excellence in public |
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education, and with his ongoing service on the board, his |
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leadership will continue to benefit schoolchildren throughout the |
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Lone Star State; 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 Curtis Culwell on his |
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reappointment to the State Board for Educator Certification and |
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extend to him 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 Dr. Culwell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Carter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2800 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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