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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David Averett, the executive director of |
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accountability and compliance for the Ennis Independent School |
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District, has been awarded a doctorate in education from Dallas |
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Baptist University; and |
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WHEREAS, On February 1, 2019, Dr. Averett successfully |
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defended his dissertation, "Campus Based Mentoring and Its Impact |
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as a Dropout Prevention Strategy for At-Risk Students"; this |
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esteemed educator and scholar also holds a bachelor's degree from |
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The University of Texas at Austin, a master's degree in education |
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from West Texas A&M University, and a superintendent certification |
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from Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, In the course of more than two decades in the field |
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of education, Dr. Averett has taught at Turner Middle School in |
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Waxahachie and at Waxahachie High School, and since 1999, he has |
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worked in administration; he served as assistant principal of |
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Plainview High School, Ferris High School, and Ennis High School, |
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where he was promoted to principal in January 2007; after more than |
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a decade in that role, he accepted his current position as the |
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executive director of accountability and compliance for Ennis ISD; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Averett shares a rewarding marriage with his |
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wife, Traci Averett, and he takes great pride in their children, |
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Tyler and Tatum; and |
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WHEREAS, David Averett has demonstrated an unwavering |
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dedication to excellence in his many pursuits, and he is indeed |
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deserving of recognition for his exceptional record of achievement; |
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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 Dr. David Averett on receiving a |
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doctorate in education from Dallas Baptist University and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Averett as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Wray |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 913 was adopted by the House on April |
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5 |
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, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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