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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Debra Seaman of Thornton Elementary School has been |
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selected as a 2013 Educator of the Year by the Northside Independent |
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School District in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Seaman joined the faculty of Thornton |
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Elementary as a kindergarten teacher in 2009; previously, she had |
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spent 17 years at the San Antonio Independent School District as a |
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teacher and the campus instructional coordinator; in her |
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administrative role, she oversaw the implementation of several |
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district-wide initiatives and helped train other educators; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Seaman leads her class with positive energy and |
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kindness, striving to build a strong base for future learning and an |
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inclusive and welcoming community for her young students; in |
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recognition of her outstanding work in the classroom, she has been |
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nominated for the Disney Hand Teacher Award and for the H-E-B |
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Excellence in Education Award three times; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her teaching responsibilities, |
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Ms. Seaman has served as the kindergarten team leader for three |
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years, is a campus mentoring advisor for the district's Red Wagon |
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Induction Program, and was chosen to represent Thornton on the NISD |
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Strategic Planning Focus Group; moreover, she has also served on |
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the Campus Leadership Team, has organized the Kinder Roundup, and |
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coordinated with the San Antonio Astronomical Association and |
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Starbucks to host "A Picnic Under the Stars"; active in her |
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community, she also supports The Children's Shelter, the San |
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Antonio Police Department's Blue Santa program, the United Way, the |
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Northside Education Foundation, and the Diabetes Walk; and |
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WHEREAS, Teachers play a vital role in preparing the next |
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generation of Texans for the challenges and opportunities of the |
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future, and Debra Seaman works to instill in her students a love of |
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learning that will serve them well in every aspect of their lives; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Debra Seaman on being named a 2013 |
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Educator of the Year by Northside Independent School District and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Seaman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |