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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Marva T. Dixon of Grand Prairie is being |
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inducted into the African American Education Archives and History |
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Program Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Engaged in the field of education for more than four |
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decades, Dr. Dixon retired as executive director of innovation and |
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support for the Grand Prairie Independent School District in 2011; |
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she began her career teaching elementary school in Durham, North |
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Carolina, and joined Grand Prairie ISD as an eighth-grade math |
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teacher in 1981; subsequently, she served as assistant principal of |
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Bonham Elementary School and as principal of Johnson and Dalworth |
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Elementary Schools; for eight years, she led general curriculum |
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services in the special education department, and she was then |
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named director of innovation and support; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Dixon has also taught courses in educational |
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leadership and special programs at Texas Christian University; she |
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has served on national, state, and regional commissions and task |
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forces, and she is the author of the guidebook The Power of the 5 Ps: |
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What Every Educator Needs to Know; named 1981 Teacher of the Year |
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for Jackson Middle School, she has received numerous other |
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accolades over the years, including the UTA Educational Leadership |
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Dream Conceiver Award and multiple honors from the Grand Prairie |
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branch of the NAACP; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished educator earned bachelor's |
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degrees from North Carolina Central University and the University |
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of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's degree from NCCU, and a |
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doctorate in curriculum and instruction and educational leadership |
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from the University of North Texas; today, she provides extensive |
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support to schools and educators as the chief executive officer of |
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Dixon and Associates Consulting Services; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her distinguished career, Dr. Marva |
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Dixon has shown an unwavering commitment to meeting the educational |
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needs of every student, and she may indeed take pride in her myriad |
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accomplishments; 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 Dr. Marva T. Dixon on her |
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induction into the African American Education Archives and History |
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Program Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Dixon as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1175 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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