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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors |
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Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, I. N. Odom founded Elementary Principals in Waco on |
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November 30, 1917, from among a group of 50 administrators that |
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gathered at the annual Texas State Teachers Association convention; |
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as these school leaders continued to meet together over the years, |
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an independent organization, now known as the Texas Elementary |
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Principals and Supervisors Association, was formed; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, TEPSA represents about 6,000 Texas |
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principals, assistant principals, and supervisors, and it is the |
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only organization of its kind focused exclusively on administrators |
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at the pre-K to eighth-grade level; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, members of the organization |
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have worked tirelessly to advocate in behalf of the Texas public |
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education system; these efforts have played a crucial role in the |
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adoption of a formal set of criteria by which to evaluate elementary |
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schools, in raising the standard requirements for qualification to |
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become a principal, and in ensuring that each elementary school |
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campus is provided with a full-time principal; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the past century, the Texas Elementary |
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Principals and Supervisors Association has greatly contributed to |
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the betterment of the Lone Star State through its dedication to |
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education and to supporting the leaders of our state's youth, and it |
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is indeed fitting to join in marking this significant milestone in |
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the organization's rich history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Texas Elementary Principals and |
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Supervisors Association on the occasion of its 100th anniversary |
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and extend to all those affiliated with the organization sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |