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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Patricia K. Allen is retiring as principal of |
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Henry F. MacGregor Elementary School on August 31, 2015, after 35 |
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years of outstanding service to the Houston Independent School |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed educator began her career in 1980, |
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when she became a fifth-grade teacher at Lockhart Elementary School |
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in Houston; after two years, she transferred to MacGregor |
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Elementary School, where she took on such leadership roles as |
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Chapter I faculty leader, School Area II representative, and |
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administrative intern; she then accepted a position at Thompson |
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Elementary School, and while serving on the faculty there, she |
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founded the Charmette Girl's Club and directed the Drum Corps; she |
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went on to train area elementary teachers for several years in the |
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Project Charlie Character Education Program; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, Dr. Allen returned to MacGregor Elementary |
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as the magnet coordinator; she also served as volunteer |
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coordinator, gifted and talented coordinator, bond coordinator, |
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instructional coordinator, and chair of the Shared Decision Making |
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Committee; furthermore, she acted as the school's business liaison |
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and fostered relationships with a number of notable organizations, |
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including the Houston Rockets, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the |
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Judson Robinson Jr. Community Center; she was promoted to principal |
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in 2006, and under her expert guidance, the school has earned the |
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"Met Standards" rating and five Distinctions; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired by her colleagues, Dr. Allen |
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was named Outstanding Young Educator at Lockhart Elementary in |
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1981, and she received a nomination for Teacher of the Year at |
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MacGregor Elementary in 1985; while fulfilling her professional |
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duties, she also continued her own academic pursuits, earning a |
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master's degree in administration and a doctorate in curriculum and |
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instruction from the University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her consummate professionalism and |
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commitment to excellence, Patricia Allen has helped equip area |
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children with the knowledge and skills necessary to build a bright |
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and rewarding future, and in so doing, she has touched the lives of |
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countless young Texans; 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. Patricia K. Allen on her |
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retirement as principal of Henry F. MacGregor Elementary School and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Allen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Allen |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phelan |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rinaldi |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Rose |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schaefer |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schofield |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Springer |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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| Deshotel |
Márquez |
Stickland |
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| Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Elkins |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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| Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Collin |
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| Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Miles |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Farney |
Miller of Comal |
VanDeaver |
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| Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Villalba |
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| Frank |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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| Frullo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2693 was adopted by the House on May 13, |
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2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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