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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Amber Moffitt of the Grand Prairie Independent |
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School District has been honored at the White House in Washington, |
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D.C., as a semifinalist in the 2015 American School Counselor |
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Association Counselor of the Year competition; and |
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WHEREAS, The lead counselor for the Young Men's Leadership |
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Academy at Kennedy Middle School, Ms. Moffitt was previously |
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selected as Middle School Counselor of the Year by the Texas |
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Counseling Association, which nominated her for the ASCA award; she |
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joined the YMLA faculty in 2012, having previously served as a |
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counselor at Fannin Middle School; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Moffitt joined the district in 2006 as a |
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kindergarten teacher at David Daniels Elementary Academy, and while |
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serving in that capacity, she received her master's degree in |
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school counseling from Dallas Baptist University; she also gained |
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valuable experience as a counselor for the Grand Prairie Parks and |
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Recreation S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Project; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Grand Prairie High School, Ms. Moffitt |
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completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Houston, and |
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she is currently pursuing a doctorate in K-16 educational |
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leadership and policy studies at The University of Texas at |
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Arlington; she is the recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship, |
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and her accolades include the 2014 Dallas Baptist University |
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College of Education Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Dallas |
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Urban Professionals Top 40 under 40 Educator Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Amber Moffitt has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to helping young Texans reach their fullest potential, |
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and in so doing, she has earned the respect and admiration of her |
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colleagues and the appreciation of countless students; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Amber Moffitt on her selection as a |
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semifinalist in the 2015 American School Counselor Association |
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Counselor of the Year competition and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in her important work; 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 Ms. Moffitt as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |