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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 319
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Vanguard Academy Public Charter Schools for the school |
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system's outstanding success and for its contributions to Rio |
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Grande Valley communities during the COVID-19 pandemic; and |
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WHEREAS, The Vanguard Academy school system opened its |
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first doors in 2001 at Templo Bethel, a campus building in Pharr, |
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Texas, that served 32 area students; in 2013, the school system |
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celebrated its first graduating class, which consisted of 16 |
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students, and in 2020, 120 students graduated from Vanguard |
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Academy secondary schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Vanguard Academy system consists of |
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four elementary school campuses and three secondary school |
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campuses that serve 4,900 students in the cities of Pharr, Alamo, |
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and Edinburg; the institution's success has enabled the 2021 |
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groundbreaking of two new locations, an additional secondary |
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school campus in Edinburg and an early childhood education center |
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in Pharr; and |
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WHEREAS, Vanguard Academy Public Charter Schools is |
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committed to helping the families and communities that each of |
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its schools serve, as well as many who are not served by the |
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system; the schools began providing meals to students and local |
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families at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the |
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ensuing year, school personnel have distributed more than |
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700,000 meals to families in Rio Grande Valley communities; and |
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WHEREAS, The staff and educators in the Vanguard Academy |
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school system continue to uphold the founding principles of |
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public service that have led to two decades of success in |
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community partnerships and public education, and they can |
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reflect with pride on their first-rate achievements in the |
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academic field; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the educators, staff, and |
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administrators of Vanguard Academy Public Charter Schools for |
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helping to build a model charter school system and for their |
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generous service to local families during the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the school system as an expression of esteem from the Texas |
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Senate. |
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Lucio |
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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 April 27, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |