83R25333 MGR-D

By: Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 2009

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Former superintendent Frank Moates was inducted into the DeSoto Independent School District Hall of Honor at a special ceremony on May 3, 2013; and

WHEREAS, The Hall of Honor was established to pay tribute to notable alumni of DeSoto High School and other individuals who have excelled in their service to area schools or have made special contributions to the district's educational mission; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Moates was superintendent from 1974 to 1990 and led the district through a period of remarkable change; DeSoto was a small, Class 1A school system when he took the helm, but during a decade and a half of rapid population growth in the area, this skilled administrator supervised the building of six schools and numerous athletic facilities; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Moates played a key role in many other initiatives, including the development of the DeSoto gifted and talented program and the implementation of numerous technological advancements in the classroom; highly admired by his peers, he was a member of the Best Southwest Coalition for Education, served as a consultant with the Texas Association of School Boards, and helped monitor school district performance for the Texas Education Agency; Moates Elementary School was named in his honor; and

WHEREAS, Frank Moates made a positive difference in the lives of many students through his dedicated work in behalf of DeSoto ISD, and in so doing, he earned the lasting respect of the community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate former superintendent Frank Moates on his induction into the DeSoto Independent School District Hall of Honor and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Moates as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.