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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 767
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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congratulate Jenny Grow on receiving the 2011 Teacher of the Year |
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Award from Communities In Schools of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Communities In Schools is part of a nationwide |
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program whose mission is to help young people stay in school, |
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learn, and prepare for a successful life by providing |
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school-based social services and links to community resources; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Communities In Schools recognizes that effective |
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dropout prevention must be a community effort; the Communities In |
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Schools state office annually honors outstanding Texans from |
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different areas of service for their commitment to students and |
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families, the community at large, and the Communities In Schools |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, A resourceful and talented teacher at Lamar |
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Middle School in the Austin Independent School District, Jenny |
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Grow goes the extra mile in her efforts to help students succeed; |
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she participates in Communities In Schools' University of Texas |
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Student Engineers Educating Kids program, through which students |
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at her school receive one-on-one Texas Assessment of Knowledge |
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and Skills tutoring, and she engages her classes with innovative |
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methods and adapts her teaching style to best meet the needs of |
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each student; and |
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WHEREAS, As an award winner, Jenny Grow is being honored |
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for her exemplary efforts to reduce dropout rates and help |
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students prepare for a better future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Jenny Grow on her dedication to the |
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needs of at-risk students and congratulate her on being named |
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Communities In Schools 2011 Teacher of the Year; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 13, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |