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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Katherine Moore of Ben Milam Elementary School was |
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named the 2013 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the McAllen |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Moore holds a bachelor's degree from the |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's degree in |
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special education from The University of Texas at Austin; although |
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she initially planned to study Biblical archaeology, she was |
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inspired to change her career path while teaching children as part |
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of a volunteer effort in Israel; on being accepted into the Teach |
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For America program, she was assigned to McAllen Memorial High |
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School, where she taught for three years before joining the staff of |
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Ben Milam Elementary; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran educator with 17 years of experience, Ms. |
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Moore has brought to the classroom great enthusiasm for her chosen |
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field and for the district that she calls home; she strives to |
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instill in the young people in her fifth-grade class a love of math, |
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science, and reading, and she enjoys the challenge of creating a |
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positive learning environment that empowers students with learning |
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disabilities to achieve their full potential; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her resourcefulness and unwavering |
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dedication to her work, Katherine Moore exemplifies the qualities |
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that make a truly outstanding teacher, and her receipt of this |
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prestigious accolade is indeed well deserved; 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 Katherine Moore on her selection as |
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the 2013 McAllen ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year and extend to |
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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. Moore as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |