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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dalia Aleman of Memorial Middle School in Mission |
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received fitting recognition when she was named the 2012-2013 |
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Secondary Teacher of the Year by the La Joya Independent School |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of migrant farmworkers, Ms. Aleman |
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learned the importance of an education from her mother and father, |
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and she graduated from The University of Texas--Pan American with a |
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bachelor's degree in history; she joined the faculty of Memorial |
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Middle School in 2001, and she currently teaches eighth-grade |
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history and serves as chair of the department; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to ensuring the success of every child she |
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teaches, Ms. Aleman uses Socratic questioning, simulations, and |
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role-playing to engage her students, including dressing up as |
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important characters in history; she shares the success of her |
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classroom philosophy with other educators and trains teachers on |
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lesson design and delivery; Memorial Middle School has honored her |
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many contributions by naming her Teacher of the Month as well as |
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Teacher of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Her tireless work in behalf of students and teachers |
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includes her service as a campus representative for the Association |
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of Texas Professional Educators and as the founder and sponsor of |
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the Silver Club, which encourages students to increase their |
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awareness of the challenges faced by elderly people by volunteering |
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in nursing homes and by interviewing their grandparents; and |
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WHEREAS, Educators play a vital role in fostering the |
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ability, intellect, and self-confidence of children during their |
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formative years, and Dalia Aleman has helped many young Texans |
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develop a love of learning and greater empathy for others that will |
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serve them well throughout their lives; 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 Dalia Aleman on her selection as |
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the 2012-2013 La Joya ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Aleman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Munoz, Jr. |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3024 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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