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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Driscoll Independent School District is |
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fortunate to benefit from the leadership of superintendent |
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Dr. Cynthia M. Garcia and the district's board of trustees, whose |
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efforts to enhance the quality of education for area schoolchildren |
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are indeed worthy of recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Working alongside administrators, classroom |
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teachers, and parents, the superintendent and board of trustees |
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uphold the district's mission to empower students with the |
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knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible and productive |
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citizens; their collective responsibilities include setting policy |
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and ensuring the orderly operation of school facilities, with the |
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goal of fostering an optimal learning environment for all students |
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in the district; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Garcia and the trustees of Driscoll ISD preside |
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over a district that has earned repeated "Exemplary" ratings from |
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the Texas Education Agency; the district serves approximately 260 |
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students in prekindergarten through eighth grade, and at all grade |
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levels teachers strive to encourage a culture of college-readiness |
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and enthusiasm toward planning for the future; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran educator with more than two decades of |
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experience, Dr. Cynthia Garcia began her tenure with the district |
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as an intermediate teacher in 1994; she took her current position as |
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superintendent of schools in 2006, and among her accomplishments in |
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this role was the recent passage of a bond proposal to finance a new |
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campus; and |
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WHEREAS, The Driscoll ISD school board is led by president |
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Veronica Ramon, vice president Johanna Schubert, and secretary |
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Cindy Lopez; members also include Gloria Olivarez, Lala Zuniga, |
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Vanessa Garcia-Silguero, and Anna Segura; and |
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WHEREAS, Each of these dedicated professionals brings a |
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wealth of insight and experience to her post, and they may take |
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well-deserved pride in their achievements and in the appreciation |
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that they have earned from members of the Driscoll community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Cynthia M. Garcia and the members of |
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the Driscoll ISD Board of Trustees for their outstanding work and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Garcia and the board as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |