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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Del Valle Independent School District Board of |
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Trustees has received the 2019 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award |
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in the school board category; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2002, the H-E-B Excellence in |
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Education Awards celebrate the contributions of public school |
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professionals from across the Lone Star State; the school board |
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award recognizes those boards that have demonstrated outstanding |
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leadership by effecting student progress and by engaging and |
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creatively addressing the needs of their district's community; in |
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addition to the honor, the Del Valle board was presented with a |
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$25,000 cash prize; and |
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WHEREAS, The Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees works closely |
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with superintendent Dr. Kelly Crook, along with parents, teachers, |
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and community leaders, to set policies that promote a learning |
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environment in which all students have a chance to thrive; the |
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members of the board include president Rebecca A. Birch, vice |
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president Ann Heuberger, secretary Elvia Guadian, and trustees |
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Debbie Russell, Charles W. Diggs Jr., Richard Rendon, Desireé |
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Ybarra, Susanna Woody, and Darla Wegner; the district's |
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accomplishments over the past school year include the opening of |
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Newton Collins Elementary School and the Career and Technical |
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Education innovation space at Del Valle High School; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated public officials have played an |
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important role in providing young Texans in their community with a |
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strong foundation on which to build, and they may indeed take pride |
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in this notable achievement; 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 the Del Valle Independent School |
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District Board of Trustees on winning the 2019 H-E-B Excellence in |
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Education Award in the school board category and extend to its |
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members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the board as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |