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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hillwood Middle School, in the Keller Independent |
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School District, has been recognized as a 2015 Texas School to Watch |
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by the Texas Middle School Association and the National Forum to |
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Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform; and |
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WHEREAS, The Schools to Watch program was created in 1999 by |
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the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, an alliance |
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of educators, researchers, national associations, and officers of |
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professional organizations and foundations dedicated to the |
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development and academic success of middle school students; the |
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forum partners with organizations in 19 states to identify |
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high-performing middle schools that have established a record of |
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academic achievement, that respond sensitively to the unique |
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developmental challenges of early adolescence, that provide |
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equitably for their students, and that have created an |
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organizational structure to sustain those accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Hillwood Middle School is one of only 28 schools in |
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Texas to earn this prestigious honor; the school was selected for |
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recognition by teams of education professionals who observed |
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classes, interviewed teachers, administrators, and parents, and |
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reviewed statistical data, lesson quality, and student work; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by principal Kathleen Eckert since 2012, |
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Hillwood Middle School enrolls some 1,100 students in grades seven |
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and eight; in 2014, the school received the highest rating accorded |
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by the Texas Education Agency, as well as distinctions in |
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reading/English language arts, social studies, postsecondary |
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readiness, and Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance Gaps; and |
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WHEREAS, The administrators, teachers, and students of |
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Hillwood Middle School have established a solid record of academic |
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excellence, and their outstanding efforts are indeed worthy of |
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special recognition; 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 Hillwood Middle School on being |
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named a 2015 Texas School to Watch by the Texas Middle School |
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Association and the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades |
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Reform and extend to all those associated with the school sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Hillwood Middle School as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |