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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 111
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize February 4, 2013, as Texas Capitol Schoolhouse Day and |
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welcome the representatives of the Texas Capitol Schoolhouse and |
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the Capitol Schoolhouse Foundation to the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1995, a Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event has |
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been held at the start of each legislative session to demonstrate |
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how educational technology funding is being used to improve |
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public schools in our state; the theme for the event this year is |
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Texas Exceptionalism in Educational Technology; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Capitol Schoolhouse participants this |
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year are from the Amarillo, Coleman, Coppell, Del Valle, Denton, |
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Irving, Klein, Pasadena, San Saba, and Ysleta Independent School |
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Districts; the Texas School for the Deaf; East Austin College |
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Prep; and the remote virtual learning sites in the Pasadena |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Classrooms are set up in the Capitol Rotunda |
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basement, where teachers and students conduct classes as they do |
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every day in their home districts; students use computers to work |
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with video and sound editing, robotics, iPods, iPads, online |
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virtual learning environments, one-to-one laptop computing, |
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online interactive learning, and other educational technologies; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Capitol Schoolhouse project provides |
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the opportunity for legislators and other state leaders to |
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observe firsthand how state funding for educational technology |
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is preparing the young people in school today with the tools they |
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will need to succeed in the future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby commend the participants in the Texas |
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Capitol Schoolhouse project and extend to all best wishes for a |
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successful Texas Capitol Schoolhouse Day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Lucio, Patrick |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 4, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |