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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 114
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WHEREAS, Proud community members are gathering in Austin |
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on February 10, 2015, to celebrate South Texas Independent School |
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District Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally known as the Rio Grande Rehabilitation |
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District, the South Texas Independent School District was |
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established in 1964 to create further educational opportunities |
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for area youths with disabilities; in 1973, legislators |
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broadened the district's purpose to allow it to operate |
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vocational magnet schools, and as a result, the district opened |
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South Texas High School for Health Professions in 1984 and the |
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Science Academy of South Texas five years later; the district |
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established the Teacher Academy of South Texas in 1993, |
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subsequently renaming the school South Texas Business, Education |
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and Technology Academy to better reflect its focus; over the |
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following years, the magnet program continued to expand with the |
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addition of South Texas Academy for Medical Professions and South |
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Texas Preparatory Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently encompassing five magnet schools in |
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Edinburg, San Benito, and Mercedes, South Texas Independent |
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School District is the only all-magnet district in the state; it |
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serves more than 3,300 junior high and high school students and |
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maintains an open enrollment policy that attracts interested and |
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hardworking pupils from 28 school districts in Cameron, Hidalgo, |
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and Willacy Counties, and it continues to provide educational and |
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occupational training for students with special needs through |
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its career and technology program; and |
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WHEREAS, The district's superintendent, Dr. Marla M. Guerra, |
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ably guides a staff of accomplished teachers, administrators, |
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and support personnel who are deeply committed to the success of |
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young people in the tri-county area; in 2014, their work was |
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recognized when the Texas Education Agency gave every campus in |
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the district the highest accountability rating and maximum |
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number of distinction designations available; and |
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WHEREAS, The faculty and staff of South Texas Independent |
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School District continue to look for new ways to help students |
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achieve, lead, and contribute to a changing world; to that end, |
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the district's second middle school, South Texas Academy of |
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Rising Scholars, will open in the fall of 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than half a century, the South Texas |
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Independent School District has dedicated itself to offering |
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students the best educational opportunities possible, and in so |
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doing, it has equipped several generations of Texans with the |
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knowledge and skills necessary to build a brighter future; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 10, 2015, as South Texas |
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Independent School District Day at the State Capitol and extend |
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to all those in attendance sincere best wishes for an enjoyable |
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visit to Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the district as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Hinojosa, Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 9, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |