87R17945 CW-D
 
  By: Button H.R. No. 549
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Kim Caston is retiring from the Richardson
  Independent School District Board of Trustees in 2021, drawing to a
  close an outstanding tenure that has spanned nearly a decade and a
  half; and
         WHEREAS, First elected to the Richardson ISD board in 2007,
  Kim Caston currently serves as treasurer, and over the years, she
  has also held the titles of president, vice president, and
  secretary; she has further supported area schools as PTA president,
  president of the J. J. Pearce High School Athletic Booster Club, and
  director of the Pearce Excellence in Education Foundation;
  moreover, she chaired a community bond campaign and has lent her
  expertise to the district's budget review and planning committees;
  and
         WHEREAS, Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Caston has
  worked with the Texas PTA and the Texas Association of School Boards
  in guiding education initiatives; she is affiliated with such
  organizations as Leadership TASB and the North Texas Area
  Association of School Boards, and she co-chairs the board of
  trustees steering committee for the North Texas Regional
  Consortium; she is also a Fellow with the Center for Reform of
  School Systems, and she is a founding partner of Communications &
  Management Consulting, a group that supports school districts and
  boards; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Caston has been honored with a Heroes for
  Children award from the State Board of Education and has received
  the Texas PTA Honorary Life Membership, Extended Service, and
  Golden Apple Awards; a graduate of Leadership Richardson, she has
  served on the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Public Policy
  Committee and is a founding member of the Pearce Community Women's
  League; and
         WHEREAS, In her other professional work, Ms. Caston spent 17
  years in the beverage industry, including a decade in executive
  management with The Coca-Cola Company; she earned a business
  administration degree from the University of Arkansas and a
  master's degree in marketing from Louisiana State University; and
         WHEREAS, Kim Caston has enriched the lives of many young
  Texans through her steadfast commitment to public education, and
  she may reflect with pride on her myriad achievements; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Kim Caston on her retirement from
  the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best
  wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Caston as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.