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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jeannie Meza-Chavez can take well-deserved |
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pride in the outstanding service she has rendered to the residents |
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of her community during her first nine months as superintendent of |
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the Tornillo Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Meza-Chavez's extensive experience includes |
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service as a teacher, an assistant principal, a principal, a |
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student activities director, and a human resources director; she |
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began her career with Socorro ISD and went on to serve as principal |
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of the Young Women's Leadership Academy of San Antonio ISD; she then |
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worked as the director of Secondary Personnel and Recruiting for El |
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Paso ISD before becoming the superintendent of Tornillo ISD in |
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April 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso, |
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Dr. Meza-Chavez earned her teaching certification from UT San |
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Antonio and her master's degree in education from Sul Ross State |
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University; she holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, |
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and her paper, "Technology Use of College Bound Seniors from a |
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Southwest Border Community," written in collaboration with |
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Dr. David Rutledge, was published in the Journal of Border |
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Educational Research; in 2005, she helped to found the Latinas |
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Triunfadoras Scholarship, which has awarded 44 scholarships to |
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students from her alma mater, Ysleta High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her unwavering commitment to Tornillo ISD |
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students and staff, Dr. Meza-Chavez has led the way in fostering a |
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supportive and challenging educational environment, one that gives |
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students a vision of what they might attain if they strive for |
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success and that equips them with skills that will help them to |
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build fulfilling and productive lives; now, 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. Jeannie Meza-Chavez, superintendent |
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of the Tornillo Independent School District, for her admirable |
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service to her fellow citizens and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared or Dr. Meza-Chavez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |