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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Austin Independent School District is holding a |
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groundbreaking ceremony on June 4, 2019, for the New Blazier Relief |
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Campus in Southeast Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the first schools to be designed and built |
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through the district's 2017 bond program, the New Blazier Relief |
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Campus is part of a long-term investment to modernize AISD |
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facilities and address overcrowding; scheduled to open in August |
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2020, the state-of-the-art campus will accommodate a planned |
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capacity of 1,175 students and will provide relief for Blazier |
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Elementary in a new building housing grades four through six; |
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moreover, the project features a master plan for the district's |
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first kindergarten-through-eighth-grade model and such technology |
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upgrades as mobile computers for students; and |
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WHEREAS, Blazier Elementary has established an impressive |
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record of academic achievement since opening in 2007; ably led by |
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principal Leticia Pena, the school currently serves an enrollment |
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of more than 850 students in early education through fifth grade and |
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has received distinctions from the Texas Education Agency in |
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mathematics, science, postsecondary readiness, student progress, |
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and closing performance gaps; and |
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WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is of great importance |
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to the future of the Lone Star State, and with the addition of the |
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New Blazier Relief Campus, faculty and staff will be better |
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equipped to help students reach their full potential; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the New Blazier Relief Campus |
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groundbreaking ceremony and extend to all those associated with the |
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campus sincere 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 New Blazier Relief Campus as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Rodriguez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1379 was adopted by the House on May |
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3, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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