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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 414
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Susan Jones, who has been named the Project Lead The |
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Way Computer Science Teacher of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Project Lead The Way is a nonprofit organization |
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that develops programs for teaching science, technology, |
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engineering, and mathematics skills in schools from |
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prekindergarten through high school; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization's prestigious merit-based |
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Teacher of the Year awards honor educators for their exceptional |
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commitment to their students, for demonstrated school |
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leadership, and for meaningful involvement in Project Lead The |
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Way curriculum, assessment, and professional development; and |
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WHEREAS, Susan Jones is a faculty member at Midway High |
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School in the Midway Independent School District in McLennan |
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County; over the course of her time as a computer science |
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teacher, she has demonstrated a passion for helping her students |
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think progressively in order to better compete in today's |
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technologically complex world; and |
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WHEREAS, She has worked diligently to create a new set of |
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classes at Midway High School to implement the Project Lead The |
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Way curriculum; the popularity of those classes is a testament to |
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her resourcefulness and her skillful teaching methods; and |
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WHEREAS, Susan Jones has played a vital role in preparing |
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her students to succeed and thrive, and it is truly fitting that |
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she receive special recognition; 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 Susan Jones on her commitment to |
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excellence in education and extend to her congratulations on |
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receiving the Project Lead The Way Computer Science Teacher of |
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the Year 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 high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Birdwell |
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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 19, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |