H.R. No. 646

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Supporters of the Knowledge Is Power Program, a
	national network of public charter schools, are gathering in Austin
	on March 5, 2013, for KIPP Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, KIPP was founded in 1994 by Mike Feinberg and Dave
	Levin, two Teach For America alumni who decided to start a
	fifth-grade public school program in Houston; the following year,
	Mr. Feinberg launched a middle school in the same city and Mr. Levin
	began one in the Bronx; specifically seeking to prepare
	underprivileged and at-risk children for the challenges and
	opportunities they will face in high school, college, and beyond,
	these schools became success stories in their communities; and
	WHEREAS, The two founders of KIPP partnered with Doris and
	Donald Fisher to create the KIPP Foundation, which would fund KIPP
	schools on a nationwide scale; in addition to middle schools, they
	established elementary and high schools, all of them locally
	managed and independently operated; they are tuition-free and open
	to all, funded through federal, state, and local sources, and held
	to state and federal academic standards; and
	WHEREAS, Today, there are 125 KIPP schools in 20 states and
	the District of Columbia, and they have a combined enrollment of
	more than 41,000; more than 87 percent of the student population is
	from low-income families and more than 95 percent are racial
	minorities; after attending KIPP middle schools, more than 90
	percent of these students go on to graduate from high school and
	more than 80 percent attend college; and
	WHEREAS, To foster a strong culture of learning, KIPP schools
	build a partnership between parents, students, and teachers, and
	the schools promote character formation along with academics;
	longer school days and high expectations help students reach their
	goals; and
	WHEREAS, Providing a strong primary and secondary school
	foundation is an endeavor in which all Texans have a stake, and KIPP
	is indeed worthy of commendation for redefining what is possible in
	educational achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 5, 2013, as KIPP Day at the State
	Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes
	for an informative and enjoyable trip to Austin.
	Allen
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 646 was adopted by the House on March 5,
	2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House