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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Zoila Cardenas of James Mitchell Elementary School |
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in the Georgetown Independent School District has been named the |
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2014-2015 Education Service Center Region 13 Elementary Teacher of |
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the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, A solid education provides young Texans with the |
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tools they need to become successful and productive adults, and |
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Ms. Cardenas is dedicated to helping ensure that the future of the |
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Lone Star State rests in capable hands; for the past decade, she has |
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worked as a second- and fifth-grade bilingual teacher in the |
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Georgetown ISD; she has also devoted countless hours to assignments |
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that have impacted the education of students more generally, |
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serving on such bodies as the school district's science and reading |
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textbook adoption committees and the State Textbook Review Panel |
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for 2010 and 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Cardenas has additionally given of her time and |
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talents in support of many extracurricular activities at Mitchell |
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Elementary; in 2009, she launched a Saturday morning tutorial |
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program that has since grown to assist 60 underserved students in a |
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variety of subjects with the aid of six other teacher volunteers; |
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she has also organized science fairs and sponsored clubs, including |
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Girlstart, which helps young girls develop confidence in their |
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ability to succeed in the areas of science, technology, |
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engineering, and math; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Cardenas holds a bachelor's degree in |
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interdisciplinary studies from Texas State University, a master's |
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degree in Spanish language and culture from the University of |
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Salamanca in Spain, and a master's degree in education |
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administration from Lamar University; in 2012 she was a finalist |
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for an H-E-B Excellence in Education award, and she was the Mitchell |
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Elementary 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Zoila Cardenas exemplifies the qualities that are |
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the hallmarks of a great teacher, and she has earned the respect and |
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admiration of colleagues and students alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Zoila Cardenas on her selection as |
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the 2014-2015 ESC Region 13 Elementary Teacher of the Year and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her |
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important 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. Cardenas as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |