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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Marilyn Hinton concluded her terms as the Place 6 |
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representative on the Plano Independent School District Board of |
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Trustees in 2017, following eight years of notable service; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hinton was first elected to the board in 2009, |
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and during her tenure she worked closely with parents, teachers, |
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administrators, and other concerned citizens to foster a supportive |
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and challenging environment at district schools; she further |
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distinguished herself through her role as secretary of the board; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Plano since 1994, Ms. Hinton holds a |
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bachelor's degree in speech and drama from Fisk University and a |
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master's degree in education from Howard University; she has long |
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been a vital asset to the district, previously working as a teacher |
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for the Head Start program at Meadows Elementary School and |
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volunteering as a member of the Plano ISD Diversity Advisory |
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Committee and two school-based improvement committees; in |
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addition, she has served as a visiting scholar at Brookhaven |
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College, a counselor and adjunct professor at Richland College, and |
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a youth director at a nonprofit agency for homeless and |
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transitional families; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed educator is also a graduate of |
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Leadership Plano, and she has served on the boards of The Samaritan |
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Inn, the Plano Metro Rotary Club, and Character.org; moreover, she |
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has held membership with the Plano Symphony Orchestra Virtuoso |
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Society and Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and served as a |
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volunteer with the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County and |
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as a Sunday school teacher; in recognition of her many |
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contributions to her community, she was presented with a 2012 Women |
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of Excellence Award by the Plano Community Forum; she is supported |
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in all her endeavors by the love and encouragement of her husband, |
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Jim, and their two daughters; and |
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WHEREAS, The people of Plano have benefited immeasurably from |
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Marilyn Hinton's vision and leadership, and her fine work has |
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helped provide countless local students with a strong academic |
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foundation on which to build a bright and prosperous future; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Marilyn Hinton on |
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her service as a member of the Plano Independent School District |
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Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hinton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Leach |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 201 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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