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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Under the expert guidance of Superintendent Lance |
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Campbell, the Lone Oak Independent School District has received |
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several prestigious honors; and |
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WHEREAS, Since taking the helm of the district in the summer |
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of 2013, Lance Campbell has led the Lone Oak ISD to great |
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distinction; in 2014, it became one of 46 school districts to be |
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named a Texas Honors Circle district by the comptroller's office |
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for demonstrating responsible stewardship of taxpayer money; this |
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accolade is awarded to districts that achieve a five-star rating, |
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indicating that they rank in the top 20 percent of all districts |
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with regard to student academic growth and that they rank in the |
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lowest 20 percent in terms of core operating expenditures per |
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student; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lone Oak ISD has been further recognized by |
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Children at Risk, which honored the district in 2014 for meeting the |
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needs of at-risk students; the group ranked Lone Oak 7th among North |
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Texas school districts and 23rd among all districts in the state; |
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Children at Risk uses graduation rates, advanced coursework, |
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college-readiness testing, and TAKS commendations to determine the |
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performance of schools across Texas; the district was also number |
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10 on NerdWallet's 2015 list of the best-value school districts in |
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the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a survey that compares average housing |
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costs with school quality; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to assuming the superintendency of the Lone |
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Oak ISD, Mr. Campbell served as a principal in the Sam Rayburn and |
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Whitewright ISDs and as the superintendent of Cumby ISD; he holds a |
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bachelor of science degree in history and physical education from |
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Texas A&M University--Commerce and a master of education degree |
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from Tarleton State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Children are the Lone Star State's most precious |
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resource, and Superintendent Lance Campbell and all those |
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associated with the Lone Oak Independent School District are indeed |
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deserving of recognition for their efforts to provide an |
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exceptional education to area youth; 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 the Lone Oak Independent School |
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District on its recent honors and commend Superintendent Lance |
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Campbell for his exceptional leadership of the district; 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 Mr. Campbell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2146 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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