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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gregory Harrington has been named the 2021 Parent |
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Advocate of the Year by the Texas Public Charter Schools |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, With 760 member schools throughout the state, TPCSA |
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supports policies that allow charter schools to continue providing |
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a high quality education to the more than 300,000 students they |
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serve; the organization also equips charter school leaders, |
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teachers, and parents to advocate for their own schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Gregory Harrington is a member of the strategic |
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planning committee for the Pflugerville Independent School |
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District and the advisory board for the Harmony Science Academy |
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charter school district, where one of his daughters is a student; he |
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regularly meets with lawmakers in behalf of Central Texas parents, |
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and he recently testified before the House Public Education |
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Committee; moreover, he was a motivational speaker at the 2021 |
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TPCSA Parent Pep Rally; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his advocacy efforts, Mr. Harrington |
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has benefited students by founding a back-to-school parade and |
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fundraiser to purchase supplies for children in need, and as a |
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member of the National Society of Black Engineers, he arranged |
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opportunities for local students to meet with professionals in the |
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science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields; he has |
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also served as president of the Black Professional Alliance, and he |
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is a graduate of Leadership Austin's Essential program; and |
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WHEREAS, Gregory Harrington has worked tirelessly in behalf |
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of Texas schoolchildren, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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many contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gregory Harrington on being named |
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the 2021 Parent Advocate of the Year by the Texas Public Charter |
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Schools Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Harrington as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |