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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 53
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Jody F. Brandon, who is retiring after three decades of |
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outstanding service with the Dallas Independent School District; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Jody Brandon joined the Dallas Independent School |
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District in 1983 as a speech and language pathologist; she went |
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on to serve as an assistant principal at several campuses before |
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becoming principal of L. O. Donald Elementary School in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, she has been an |
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innovative and resourceful educator; while serving as a speech |
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pathologist, she introduced such initiatives as a professional |
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training program through which educators could learn to utilize |
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picture communication systems with autistic students; and |
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WHEREAS, Under her superior leadership, L. O. Donald |
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Elementary School earned Recognized status from the Texas |
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Education Agency and was named a Gold School Honoree by the |
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United States Department of Agriculture; she helped the school to |
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secure a wide range of supplemental educational programs, and she |
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played an important role in making the school a vital part of the |
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community by providing volunteer opportunities for parents and |
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offering classes in English as a second language; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary educator and administrator, she is |
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respected and admired by her colleagues and by the countless |
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students whose lives she has touched, and her presence with the |
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Dallas Independent School District will be greatly missed; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Jody F. |
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Brandon on her exceptional service with the Dallas Independent |
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School District and extend to her best wishes for continued |
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success in all her endeavors; and, be it 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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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 June 12, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |