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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The School of Science and Technology Advancement in |
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Houston has been designated by Character.org as a State School of |
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Character and a National School of Character for 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, The national nonprofit Character.org works with |
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communities, schools, and other organizations to inspire, educate, |
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and empower people to be ethical and compassionate citizens; its |
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annual Schools of Character designations honor schools that have |
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lived up to Character.org's 11 Principles of Character, which |
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include providing students with opportunities for moral action, |
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promoting a sense of shared leadership, and engaging families and |
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communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2016, SST Advancement is a public |
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charter school that provides college preparatory STEM education |
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from kindergarten through eighth grade; the school fosters the |
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academic and socioemotional development of its pupils by taking a |
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character-building approach to learning 21st-century skills, in a |
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safe, enriching, and student-centered environment; and |
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WHEREAS, In January 2019, SST Advancement became one of only |
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15 schools in Texas, and 87 nationwide, to receive a State School of |
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Character designation; that recognition qualified the campus to be |
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considered for a National School of Character designation, which it |
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received in May; and |
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WHEREAS, Character education plays an integral part in the |
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development of children into the responsible citizens and ethical |
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leaders of tomorrow, and SST Advancement has established itself as |
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a model for success in this vital endeavor; 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 School of Science and |
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Technology Advancement on receiving State and National School of |
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Character designations from Character.org and extend to the |
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school's students, staff, and parents sincere best wishes for the |
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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 school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Wu |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1998 was adopted by the House on |
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May |
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27, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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