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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A delegation from Herrera Elementary School is |
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visiting the State Capitol on March 21, 2019, to celebrate the |
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school's invaluable contributions to the Houston community; and |
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WHEREAS, Built in 1992, this outstanding educational |
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institution was named in honor of John J. Herrera, the 21st national |
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president of LULAC; today, the school serves more than 850 students |
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in early education through fifth grade and boasts integrated |
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technology magnet and International Baccalaureate programs and a 92 |
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scaled score in the Texas Education Agency 2018 accountability |
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ratings; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by principal Chris Carnes, Herrera Elementary |
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benefits from the dedicated efforts of its faculty and staff, which |
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include fourth-grade teachers Yolanda Garza, Marco Cruz, Flor |
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Perez, Juan Mejia, Lisa Paffel, and Carmen Cruz as well as school |
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counselor Maria Herlinda Treviño; Elizabeth Alba Santos, the second |
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vice president of the Houston Independent School District Board of |
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Education, has also played a vital role in advancing the mission of |
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the school; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a quarter century, Herrera Elementary |
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School has given young Texans a strong academic foundation on which |
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to build, and the school is indeed deserving of special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the delegation from Herrera Elementary |
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School on the occasion of its visit to the State Capitol and extend |
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to all those associated with the school sincere best wishes for the |
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future. |