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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Leander Independent School District has been |
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named the 2023 College Board Advanced Placement Large District of |
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the Year and is being honored during a special ceremony at Vista |
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Ridge High School on November 16; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the College Board Advanced Placement |
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Program recognizes just three schools nationwide, in small-, |
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medium-, and large-district categories, for their achievements in |
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expanding access to AP initiatives and boosting equity and exam |
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performance; and |
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WHEREAS, Leander ISD has made advanced academic coursework an |
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integral part of its educational mission; the district's advanced |
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pathway programs are offered at elementary and middle school |
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campuses, and AP high school classes give students the opportunity |
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to excel in a challenging learning environment that enables them to |
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build the knowledge and discipline they need to prepare for |
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college; and |
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WHEREAS, A quality education is critical to the continuing |
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vitality of our state, and the administrators and faculty of |
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Leander ISD are to be commended for helping students to reach their |
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full potential by prioritizing Advanced Placement studies; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th |
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Called Session, hereby congratulate the Leander Independent School |
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District on its selection as the 2023 College Board Advanced |
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Placement Large District of the Year and extend to all those |
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associated with the district sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Leander ISD as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |