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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 751
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Edie Carter, who is the recipient of the 2017 Faculty |
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Innovation Award from the American Association of Community |
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Colleges; and |
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WHEREAS, This award program of the American Association of |
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Community Colleges recognizes teachers at member colleges who |
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have demonstrated leadership in the development and implementation |
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of college programs that have a positive impact on the learning |
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experiences of students; and |
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WHEREAS, Edie Carter is a teacher who leads the |
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developmental mathematics team at Amarillo College, where she |
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has guided the efforts to redesign the curriculum to effectively |
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prepare students for more advanced college-level mathematics |
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courses; her mathematics instruction team has prevailed in |
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producing positive outcomes for students in an environment where |
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funding is tight and expectations are high; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Edie Carter's leadership, the completion rates |
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in developmental mathematics courses at Amarillo College have |
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risen, and the dropout rates have declined; during the 2015-2016 |
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academic year, more than 75 percent of students in developmental |
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mathematics courses completed their course work; and |
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WHEREAS, Edie Carter is an exceptionally skilled higher |
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education instructor who is respected and admired by her students, |
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her colleagues, and the Amarillo College community; she is indeed |
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deserving of recognition for her outstanding accomplishments; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Edie Carter on her exemplary career |
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at Amarillo College and congratulate her on receiving the 2017 |
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Faculty Innovation Award from the American Association of |
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Community Colleges; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her |
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as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Seliger |
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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 May 9, 2917. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |