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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1050
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Shirley Ison-Newsome on the occasion of her retirement |
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as Division 4 assistant superintendent of the Dallas Independent |
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School District; and |
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WHEREAS, An esteemed leader in the field of public |
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education for the past 40 years, Shirley Ison-Newsome has devoted |
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her career to developing first-rate educational opportunities |
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for young people and to improving low-performance schools, and |
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she has helped to create a blend of programs, practices, and |
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procedures that will long ensure Dallas students receive the best |
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education possible; and |
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WHEREAS, Shirley Ison-Newsome grew up in Louisville, |
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Kentucky, where she was among the first African Americans to |
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attend integrated schools; later, she earned three college |
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degrees and went on to forge a stellar career with the Dallas |
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Independent School District and receive numerous awards for her |
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outstanding work as an educator; and |
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WHEREAS, Shirley Ison-Newsome arrived in Dallas in 1971 as |
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part of a team of consultants led by a noted national educator; |
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that initial opportunity gave rise to her remarkable career in |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, she has had a profound impact on |
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the lives of thousands of students; she has served as a teacher, a |
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principal, and a dean of instruction and as a high-ranking |
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administrator whose roles have included area superintendent and |
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Dallas Independent School District chief of staff; and |
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WHEREAS, As a tribute to her accomplishments, Shirley |
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Ison-Newsome has received the Texas Governor's Excellence in |
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Academic Achievement Award and the International Reading |
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Association's Celebrate Literacy Award for Exemplary Service, |
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among other honors; she is indeed deserving of high praise for |
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her exceptional contributions to public education in Dallas; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Shirley Ison-Newsome on her 40 years |
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of outstanding service to the Dallas Independent School District |
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and extend to her best wishes for the retirement years ahead; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 May 23,2013. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |