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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Grayle James completed her noteworthy nine-year |
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tenure as a trustee of the Fort Bend Independent School District in |
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May 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to the first of three terms in 2012, |
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Ms. James served for two years as president of the board and went on |
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to serve as secretary; she also chaired both the Vision and Planning |
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and the Policy Committees, and she earned master trustee |
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certification from the Texas Association of School Boards; in 2017, |
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the board received the H-E-B Excellence in Education School Board |
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Award, and it received a favorable program management audit in |
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2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. James is a director for the Gulf Coast Area |
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Association of School Boards; in addition, she is a founding member |
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and vice president of Go Public for the Gulf Coast region; before |
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joining the school board, she volunteered for years at a number of |
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district schools, and she served on several FBISD committees, among |
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them the Parent Advisory, Health Advisory, and Discipline Advisory |
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Committees; she brought to her many roles experience gained during |
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her years as a high school science teacher in California; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to area youth, Ms. James has served on the |
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board of Fort Bend Cares, and she has given generously of her time |
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and talents to such organizations as the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto |
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Council and the Sugar Land Girls Softball Association; she and her |
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husband, David, are the parents of three FBISD graduates; and |
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WHEREAS, Grayle James has provided outstanding leadership |
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throughout her time on the school board, and her contributions have |
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earned her the admiration and gratitude of her fellow citizens; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Grayle James for her exemplary service as |
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a trustee of the Fort Bend Independent School District and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. James as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |