H.R. No. 179

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud community members are gathering in Austin on
	February 9, 2017, to celebrate South Texas Independent School
	District Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Originally known as the Rio Grande Rehabilitation
	District, the South Texas Independent School District was
	established in 1964 to create further educational opportunities for
	area youths with disabilities; in 1983, legislators broadened the
	district's purpose to allow it to operate vocational magnet
	schools, and as a result, STISD opened South Texas High School for
	Health Professions in 1984 and The Science Academy of South Texas
	five years later; the district established the Teacher Academy of
	South Texas in 1993, subsequently renaming the school South Texas
	Business, Education & Technology Academy to reflect an expanded
	focus; over the following years, the magnet program continued to
	grow with the addition of South Texas Academy for Medical
	Professions, South Texas Preparatory Academy, and Rising Scholars
	Academy of South Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Currently encompassing six college-preparatory
	magnet schools in Edinburg, San Benito, Mercedes, and Olmito, STISD
	is the only all-magnet district in the state; it serves more than
	3,800 junior high and high school students and maintains an open
	enrollment policy that attracts interested and hardworking pupils
	from 28 school districts in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties;
	in addition, it continues to provide educational and occupational
	training for students with special needs through its career and
	technology half-day program; and
	WHEREAS, The district's superintendent, Dr. Marla M. Guerra,
	ably guides a staff of accomplished teachers, administrators, and
	support personnel who are deeply committed to the success of young
	people in the tri-county area; in 2016, for the third year in a row,
	the Texas Education Agency awarded the district a "met standard"
	rating and the postsecondary readiness distinction designation,
	the only one available for districts; furthermore, all campuses in
	the South Texas ISD received a "met standard" rating, with three of
	the campuses earning all distinctions for which they were eligible;
	and
	WHEREAS, The faculty and staff of South Texas ISD continue to
	look for new ways to help students achieve, lead, and contribute to
	a changing world; to that end, the district is completing its third
	round of collaborative strategic planning to develop a framework to
	guide its efforts over the next five years; and
	WHEREAS, For more than half a century, the South Texas
	Independent School District has dedicated itself to offering
	students the best educational opportunities possible, and in so
	doing, it has equipped several generations of Texans with the
	knowledge and skills necessary to build a brighter future; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 9, 2017, as South Texas
	Independent School District Day at the State Capitol and extend to
	all those in attendance sincere best wishes for an enjoyable visit
	to Austin; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Guerra
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 179 was adopted by the House on February
	9, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House