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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ben Mackey is being sworn in as the Dallas |
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Independent School District trustee for District 7 on May 23, 2019; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Florida, Mr. Mackey |
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earned a master's degree in school leadership from Harvard |
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University; he joined Teach For America and taught mathematics at |
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West Bolivar High School in Mississippi, where he served as chair of |
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his department and founded an Advanced Placement calculus program; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mackey was named principal of the School for the |
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Talented and Gifted in the Dallas Independent School District in |
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2013; under his leadership, the school overhauled its application |
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process with a focus on equality and access, and its students |
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achieved record results on the SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement |
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tests; in 2016, he was a finalist for the Dallas ISD Principal of |
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the Year award, and the district named him a Master Principal two |
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years later; he currently serves as chief of research, evaluation, |
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and design for the DeSoto Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career in education, Ben Mackey has |
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upheld the highest standards of his profession, and he will bring |
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equal commitment and energy to his new duties on the Dallas ISD |
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Board of Trustees; 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 Ben Mackey on his election to the |
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Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success with his important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mackey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |