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