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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 354
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Krystal Contreras, who is being honored with a |
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2018-2019 Milken Educator Award; and |
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WHEREAS, The Milken Educator Awards program was established |
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31 years ago to celebrate, recognize, and encourage innovative |
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educators who are guiding the next generation of leaders and to |
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inspire young people to consider teaching as a career; and |
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WHEREAS, Krystal Contreras has been teaching elementary |
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school children for 14 years, and she is currently a fourth-grade |
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writing teacher at Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary School in San Benito, |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A truly gifted educator, Krystal is motivated by |
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the understanding that writing is a fundamental element of |
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educational success, and she thoughtfully develops innovative |
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and engaging lessons to help her students learn and become |
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independent problem-solvers; and |
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WHEREAS, She maintains high expectations in the classroom, |
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and she is credited with helping to achieve a five-percent increase |
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over the last year in the number of her school's fourth-graders who |
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passed their end-of-year writing assessments; and |
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WHEREAS, Krystal has promoted success throughout the |
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school by attending professional development workshops and |
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researching new writing strategies and then sharing her |
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knowledge and resources with her colleagues; she has also written |
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curriculum and led professional development at the district's |
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"Teachers Teaching Teachers" conference; and |
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WHEREAS, Krystal Contreras is the first educator in the San |
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Benito Consolidated Independent School District to earn a Milken |
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Educator Award and one of only 33 across the nation to be honored |
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with an award this year; she inspires others through her example, |
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and she is indeed deserving of recognition for her recent |
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achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Krystal Contreras on her exceptional |
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work as a teacher and congratulate her on receiving a 2018-2019 |
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Milken Educator Award; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 12, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |