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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bonny Cain has been named as the new |
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superintendent of the Waxahachie Independent School District, and |
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her appointment represents a significant milestone in the career of |
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this veteran educator; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving as Waxahachie ISD's interim |
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superintendent since September 2018, Dr. Cain was selected as sole |
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finalist for the permanent position on May 2, 2019, by unanimous |
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vote of the district's board of trustees; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cain began her exemplary four-decade career as a |
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second grade teacher with Bay City ISD in 1977, and she went on to |
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spend 25 years as a teacher and administrator with Pearland ISD, |
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including 11 years as superintendent from 2000 to 2011; she then |
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became superintendent of Waco ISD, overseeing the education of |
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15,000 students across 26 campuses until her retirement in 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled administrator holds two master's |
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degrees, and she earned her doctorate in education from the |
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University of Houston; an accomplished writer and speaker, she has |
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served on the boards of the Texas School Alliance, the TEA State |
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Board for Educator Certification, the Texas Middle School |
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Association, and the Texas Academic Decathlon organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cain's dedication, professionalism, and |
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expertise have greatly benefited the students of each district she |
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has served and earned her the respect and admiration of her peers, |
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and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many achievements as |
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she takes on the challenges and opportunities of her new position; |
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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. Bonny Cain on her appointment |
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as superintendent of the Waxahachie Independent School District and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Cain as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |