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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Theresa Ann Alarcon has been named superintendent of |
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the Point Isabel Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A Brownsville native with nearly 30 years of |
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experience in education, Teri Alarcon has served since 2014 as area |
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assistant superintendent of Brownsville ISD high schools; she is a |
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graduate of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she |
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earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, master's |
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degrees in educational administration and guidance counseling, and |
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a superintendent's certificate; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Alarcon began teaching at El Jardin Elementary |
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School in 1989; after nine years in the classroom, she became the |
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campus guidance counselor and then assistant principal and dean of |
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instruction; she went on to serve as principal of Sharp Elementary |
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School and Hanna Early College High School; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure with BISD, Ms. Alarcon has |
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promoted community engagement, and she has fostered positive |
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relationships with Texas Southmost College, UTRGV, and other |
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institutions of higher education; she has also benefited her fellow |
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citizens through her service to many organizations, among them the |
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boards of United Way and Valley Regional Medical Center and the |
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UTRGV Presidential Search Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Teri Alarcon has upheld the highest standards of her |
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profession throughout her career, and she is sure to bring to her |
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new position equal commitment and energy; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Theresa Ann Alarcon on her |
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selection as superintendent of the Point Isabel Independent School |
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District and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Alarcon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |