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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Miles Elementary School has been named a 2016 |
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National Blue Ribbon School, one of the most prestigious |
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designations an elementary or secondary school in the United States |
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can receive; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created |
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by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses |
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that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made |
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notable progress in improving outcomes among economically |
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disadvantaged students; Miles Elementary was one of only 330 public |
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and private schools nationwide and 29 schools in Texas to have |
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earned this impressive honor in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated among the cotton fields of West Texas, this |
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small rural school serves approximately 200 students in early |
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education programs through sixth grade; principal Sharla Arp leads |
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the exceptional faculty and staff in implementing a variety of |
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innovative strategies and research-based interventions to create a |
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supportive and effective learning environment; student life is also |
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enriched through district-wide activities such as pep rallies and |
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sporting events; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedicated, hardworking teachers and students of |
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Miles Elementary School have established a record of scholastic |
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excellence, and their outstanding efforts have been duly recognized |
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with the Blue Ribbon School award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Miles Elementary School on its |
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selection as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. |
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Department of Education and that all those associated with the |
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school be extended sincere best wishes for the future; 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 the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |