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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The El Paso Leadership Academy, a public charter |
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school in downtown El Paso, is celebrating its inaugural academic |
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year in 2014-2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Opened in September 2014, EPLA is a small, |
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tuition-free institution designed to better prepare area youth for |
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academic and professional success; the school is providing |
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instruction for sixth-grade students in its first year and will be |
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adding an additional grade in each successive year, until it |
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eventually serves grades 6 through 12; the student body is drawn |
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from the nine school districts in El Paso County and reflects the |
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region's socioeconomic diversity; and |
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WHEREAS, EPLA faculty and staff are dedicated to fostering a |
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culture that promotes high academic expectations and that ensures |
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student learning; after evaluating each student's interests, they |
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will be helping students to relate those interests to possible |
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college majors and careers through internships and the required |
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capstone project; the school will offer visits to a variety of |
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campuses, from the nearby University of Texas at El Paso to Ivy |
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League universities on the East Coast, and students will be |
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encouraged to take dual credit courses to increase their college |
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readiness and begin working toward a degree; and |
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WHEREAS, By inspiring area youth to reach their full |
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potential, the El Paso Leadership Academy is playing a crucial role |
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in the formation of a well-educated and ambitious local workforce |
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that will attract new industries and employment opportunities to |
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the region, and in so doing, it is making significant contributions |
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to the vitality and well-being of the El Paso area; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the inaugural academic year of the |
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El Paso Leadership Academy and honor the school for its commitment |
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to serving the young people of El Paso; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |