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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shirley Ison-Newsome is retiring in August 2013 as |
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assistant superintendent of Division No. 4 of the Dallas |
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Independent School District, concluding a distinguished career in |
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education that has spanned nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Ms. Ison-Newsome |
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graduated from Indiana University before earning master's degrees |
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from both the University of Louisville and The Ohio State |
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University; she moved to Dallas in 1974 and embarked on a rewarding |
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tenure with the Dallas Independent School District, where she |
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served as a teacher and principal with several schools, became the |
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district's chief of staff, and was promoted to the post of area |
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superintendent; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected educator has garnered numerous |
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accolades for contributions to her profession and her community; |
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among her many honors are the Woman of the Year designation from the |
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South Dallas Business and Professional Women's Club, the |
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Outstanding Educators Award from The Education Archives and History |
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Project, and the President's Award from the Urban League of Greater |
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Dallas and North Central Texas; a life member of the National |
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Alliance of Black School Educators, she was recognized in 2009 with |
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that group's Phenomenal Woman Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the last four decades Shirley |
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Ison-Newsome has been making meaningful contributions to the |
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education of thousands of students in the Dallas area, and her |
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achievements will have a positive effect in her community for many |
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years to come; 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 Shirley Ison-Newsome on her |
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retirement from the Dallas Independent School District and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Ison-Newsome as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |