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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Seven schools in the East Central Independent School |
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District in Bexar County have been awarded blended learning grants |
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from the Texas Education Agency and the Raise Your Hand Texas |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, The TEA and the Raise Your Hand Texas initiatives |
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seek to combine the best of in-person classroom teaching with |
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online technology to personalize instruction; through extensive |
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research and grant application processes, several ECISD campuses |
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have embarked on the journey of using blended learning, delivering |
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instruction in a way that brings technology, choice, and individual |
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agency into students' daily experiences; and |
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WHEREAS, Four schools in the district have received Blended |
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Learning Planning Grants from TEA; Sinclair Elementary is the |
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recipient of a Math Innovation Zone blended learning grant that |
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will be extended to Legacy Middle School during the 2020-2021 |
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school year; the agency awarded non-math blended learning grants to |
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Harmony Elementary and Heritage Middle Schools that will be piloted |
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in science and social studies; and |
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WHEREAS, The Raising Blended Learners initiative, which is |
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directed by the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation, presented blended |
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learning grants to CAST Lead High School, the Salado Elementary |
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School East Central Leadership Academy, and Pecan Valley Elementary |
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School; starting in fall 2021, the grants will be implemented in |
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multiple grade levels and content areas; and |
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WHEREAS, East Central ISD continues to discover new and |
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innovative ways to increase student engagement and achievement, and |
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these grants are a testament to the skill and professionalism of the |
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district's faculty and staff; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the East Central Independent School |
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District on receiving blended learning grants from the Texas |
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Education Agency and the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation and that |
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all those associated with the district be extended sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the ECISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |