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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Beverly Jo Cage is retiring as principal of Almeda |
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Elementary School on June 14, 2013, concluding a distinguished |
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career in education that has spanned nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After seven years in Indianapolis public schools, |
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Ms. Cage moved to Texas in 1982 and joined the Houston Independent |
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School District as a vocational coordinator for Westbury High |
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School; she went on to serve Mading Elementary School for 12 years, |
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first as assistant principal and then as principal; subsequently, |
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she served as Southeast Title I supervisor and also filled the role |
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of acting principal at Crespo and Davila Elementary Schools; since |
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2002, this dynamic professional has led Almeda Elementary School, |
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where she oversees the education of 760 students in pre-K through |
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fifth grade; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Cage has further benefited Houston ISD over the |
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years through her service on numerous committees and as a mentor for |
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new principals; moreover, she was a member of the Texas School |
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Improvement Initiative Panel; giving generously of her time and |
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talents to the wider community, she serves on the City of Houston's |
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Public Safety Committee, and she has volunteered with neighborhood |
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centers; in all her endeavors, she is supported by the love and |
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encouragement of her husband, Bob, and her daughter, Katie; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her noteworthy career, Ms. Cage has set |
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high standards to which other educators may aspire, and as she |
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prepares to embark on the next exciting chapter in her life, she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on her outstanding contributions; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Beverly Jo Cage on her retirement |
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from the Houston Independent School District and extend to her |
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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 Ms. Cage as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |