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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Four campuses in Texas Senate District 21, Falls |
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City, Francisco Farias, and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary |
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Schools, along with Hector J. Garcia Early College High School, |
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have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created |
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by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses |
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that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made |
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notable progress in improving outcomes among economically |
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disadvantaged students; one of the most prestigious honors an |
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elementary or secondary school in the United States can receive, |
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the Blue Ribbon designation was awarded to only 353 schools in the |
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nation and only 29 schools in Texas this year; and |
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WHEREAS, Falls City Elementary, which is led by principal |
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Jessica Luna, serves approximately 255 students in the Falls City |
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Independent School District, while Saenz Elementary serves nearly |
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550 students in Roma ISD under the guidance of principal Odette |
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Garcia; part of Laredo ISD, Farias Elementary serves more than 560 |
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students under the leadership of Vanessa Lynn Ortegon and Garcia |
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ECHS serves nearly 400 students and is led by Margarita Taboada; |
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Falls City Elementary, Saenz Elementary, and Garcia ECHS were |
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nominated in the Exemplary High Performing Schools category, and |
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Farias Elementary was recognized in the Exemplary Achievement Gap |
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Closing Schools category; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and |
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students of these exceptional campuses have established a strong |
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record of scholastic achievement, and their outstanding efforts |
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have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon School award; 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 Falls City, Francisco Farias, |
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and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary Schools and Hector |
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J. Garcia Early College High School on their selection as 2023 |
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National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education |
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and extend to all those involved with the schools sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the schools as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate. |