88S30145 AMB-D
 
  By: Guillen H.R. No. 15
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Falls City Elementary School has been named a 2023
  National Blue Ribbon School, one of the most prestigious
  designations an elementary or secondary school in the United States
  can receive; and
         WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created
  by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses
  that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made
  notable progress in improving outcomes among economically
  disadvantaged students; Falls City Elementary was one of only 353
  public and private schools nationwide and 29 schools in Texas to
  have earned this impressive honor in 2023; and
         WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of principal Jessica Luna,
  Falls City Elementary serves approximately 250 students in
  prekindergarten through sixth grade; its faculty places an emphasis
  on differentiating instruction to meet the individual needs of each
  student, and as a result of intentional student and staff
  engagement, the school has seen significant academic and leadership
  achievement; it was recently honored with an A accountability
  rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2022; and
         WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and
  students of Falls City Elementary have established a record of
  scholastic excellence, and their outstanding efforts have been duly
  recognized with the Blue Ribbon School award; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Falls City
  Elementary School on its selection as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon
  School by the U.S. Department of Education and extend to all those
  associated with the school sincere best wishes for the future; and,
  be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.