88R16137 BK-D
 
  By: Dutton H.R. No. 519
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Since its founding in 2001, Beatrice Mayes Institute
  has made a positive difference in the lives of more than 20,000
  students in Harris County; and
         WHEREAS, BMI is a tuition-free, state-funded charter school
  that is focused on serving low-income and at-risk youth; it is
  operated by the nonprofit Wonderland Educational Estate
  Association, Inc., which is committed to providing a high-quality
  education to all children in the community and operates both BMI and
  its sister campus, Wonderland Private School; and
         WHEREAS, Students at BMI benefit from a challenging and
  engaging curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering,
  the arts, and math; the institution employs a whole-child approach
  that fosters academic excellence as well as social and emotional
  development and civic responsibility; and
         WHEREAS, BMI strives to ensure that its students perform
  academically in the 90th percentile or above, and the school
  regularly earns distinction designations from the Texas Education
  Agency in the areas of reading, science, social studies, and
  post-secondary readiness as well as in closing-the-gaps
  measurements; and
         WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff at Beatrice Mayes
  Institute and the Wonderland Educational Estate Association are
  building on a tradition of scholastic excellence that has spanned
  more than 55 years, and all those who are involved with BMI may take
  great pride in their efforts to provide the young people of
  inner-city Houston and the Third Ward area with a strong foundation
  for the future; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 10, 2023, as Beatrice Mayes
  Institute Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the
  visiting delegation from BMI; 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.