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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Brian T. Binggeli has been selected to serve as |
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the new superintendent of the Plano Independent School District, |
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and he is scheduled to assume that post in July 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled administrator with more than 30 years of |
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experience in education, Dr. Binggeli has served since 2009 as |
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superintendent of Brevard Public Schools, a district in Florida |
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consisting of more than 73,000 students at over 90 campuses and 20 |
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special centers; he was previously a member of the leadership team |
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of one of the nation's largest school districts, Fairfax County |
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Public Schools in Falls Church, Virginia, where he served as |
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Cluster IV assistant superintendent, with programmatic |
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responsibility for 29 schools and 22,000 students; and |
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WHEREAS, Brian Binggeli graduated from Miami University in |
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Oxford, Ohio, and went on to complete his master's degree at |
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Virginia State University and his doctorate in educational |
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leadership and policy studies at Virginia Tech University; he began |
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teaching in Ohio in 1981 and later served as a teacher, coach, and |
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principal in Virginia before becoming director of middle education |
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and then executive director of curriculum and instruction for |
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Spotsylvania County Schools; in addition, he has been an adjunct |
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professor in the Virginia Tech Educational Leadership and Policy |
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Studies doctoral program and in the University of Virginia |
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administrative licensure program; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, Dr. Binggeli |
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was recognized with the 2011 Florida Star Superintendent Award by |
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the Consortium of Florida Education Foundation, and he was named |
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the 2002 Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia by the |
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Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals; moreover, he |
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was selected as the Henrico County Public Schools Instructional |
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Leader of the Year for 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and distinguished career |
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in education, Brian Binggeli has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to improving student achievement, and Plano ISD is |
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indeed fortunate to have the benefit of his vision and expertise; |
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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. Brian Binggeli on his |
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selection as superintendent of the Plano Independent School |
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District and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in his new post; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Binggeli as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |