| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Kim Spence is retiring from Cottonwood Creek |
|
|
Elementary School in Coppell at the end of the 2014-2015 school |
|
|
year, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to reflect |
|
|
on the contributions of this esteemed educator; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Teaching is a profession that calls for character, |
|
|
passion, and commitment, and Mrs. Spence has demonstrated these |
|
|
qualities in abundance throughout her 32-year career; she worked in |
|
|
the Midland, Lubbock, and Richardson Independent School Districts |
|
|
before joining Coppell ISD, where she has taught kindergarten and |
|
|
first grade at Cottonwood Creek Elementary; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, During recent years, Mrs. Spence has used |
|
|
technology to connect with classrooms in other countries and with |
|
|
her nephew while he was serving in the United States Army in |
|
|
Afghanistan, an activity that inspired her students to send letters |
|
|
and care packages to troops around the world; she has also served as |
|
|
a leader in the school's weekly prayer group, and she was honored in |
|
|
2009 as the Cottonwood Creek Teacher of the Year; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Spence enjoys the love |
|
|
and support of her husband of 32 years, Jay, and her children, James |
|
|
and Sarah; she is a valued congregant and volunteer at the Village |
|
|
Church in Flower Mound, and she has also been involved in local |
|
|
mission work with Breakdown Ministries; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Through her creativity and enthusiasm in the |
|
|
classroom, Kim Spence has helped students to acquire knowledge and |
|
|
skills that will benefit them well into the future, and her |
|
|
contributions have made a positive difference in the lives of |
|
|
numerous young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate Kim Spence on her retirement from |
|
|
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School and extend to her sincere best |
|
|
wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Mrs. Spence as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |