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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Anthony Tovar has served the Dallas Independent |
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School District with distinction for three and a half decades, and |
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his able leadership as principal of Sunset High School has gained |
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him widespread acclaim and appreciation from students, faculty, |
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staff, parents, and alumni alike; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tovar has led Sunset High School for the past |
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seven years, and during his tenure, graduation rates have increased |
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by double digits while scores on TAKS tests have surged; he is an |
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outgoing and involved principal, checking in on classrooms and |
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walking the halls, and he attends many extracurricular activities, |
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engaging students and parents alike and drawing on the motivational |
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expertise he developed through decades of coaching sports; since he |
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assumed his present post, a number of high-achieving Sunset |
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students have won awards and other accolades or excelled in |
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athletics; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Dallas, Mr. Tovar graduated from W. W. |
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Samuel High School in 1974 and from Texas Tech University in 1978; |
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later, he completed graduate work in education administration at |
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Texas A&M University--Commerce; he began his employment with the |
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Dallas ISD when he was hired to teach social studies and coach |
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football and baseball at McAdams Middle School, and he subsequently |
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taught and coached at Woodrow Wilson High School, W. T. White High |
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School, and Skyline High School, where he served for 16 years; he |
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spent three years as assistant principal at W. H. Adamson High |
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School and another three years in the same post at Molina High |
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School before transferring to Sunset High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tovar is the husband of Shannon Tovar, the |
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principal of Grapevine High School; their fine family includes four |
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children and two grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessing exceptional administrative skills and a |
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clear and ambitious vision for his school, Tony Tovar works |
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tirelessly to ensure that every student on his campus receives a |
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quality education in a supportive environment, and it is a |
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privilege to recognize his immeasurable contributions to the Dallas |
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ISD community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Anthony Tovar on his |
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35 years of service to the Dallas Independent School District and on |
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his accomplishments as principal of Sunset High School and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Tovar as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |