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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Laura Spear of Vines High School has been honored |
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with a 2019 Secondary Excellence in Teaching award by the Plano |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A solid education is vital for young people to |
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become successful and productive adults, and those men and women |
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who dedicate their careers to teaching make a positive difference |
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in the lives of their students and in the greater community; and |
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WHEREAS, A Plano native, Ms. Spear has spent the entirety of |
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her 13-year teaching career at Vines High School, where she is a |
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biology teacher and chair of the science department; she is |
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committed to helping her students not only learn about the wonders |
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of science but also develop their critical thinking skills and |
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character, and she has been warmly regarded by her pupils as a |
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caring and supportive educator; in addition to her work in the |
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classroom, she has been involved in a multitude of committees at |
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Vines and has created peer mentoring programs and sponsored many |
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student clubs; and |
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WHEREAS, Laura Spear exemplifies the passion, determination, |
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and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our best teachers, |
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and she has set a standard of excellence to which all in her |
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profession may aspire; 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 Laura Spear on her receipt of a |
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2019 Secondary Excellence in Teaching award from the Plano |
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Independent School District and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success with her 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 Ms. Spear as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |