SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39

WHEREAS, The Leander Independent School District has been named the 2023 College Board Advanced Placement Large District of the Year and is being honored during a special ceremony at Vista Ridge High School on November 16; and

WHEREAS, Each year, the College Board Advanced Placement Program recognizes just three schools nationwide, in small-, medium-, and large-district categories, for their achievements in expanding access to AP initiatives and boosting equity and exam performance; and

WHEREAS, Leander ISD has made advanced academic coursework an integral part of its educational mission; the district's advanced pathway programs are offered at elementary and middle school campuses, and AP high school classes give students the opportunity to excel in a challenging learning environment that enables them to build the knowledge and discipline they need to prepare for college; and

WHEREAS, A quality education is critical to the continuing vitality of our state, and the administrators and faculty of Leander ISD are to be commended for helping students to reach their full potential by prioritizing Advanced Placement studies; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Leander Independent School District on its selection as the 2023 College Board Advanced Placement Large District of the Year and extend to all those associated with the district sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for Leander ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate.

Flores

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on November 30, 2023.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate