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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Plano ISD Education Foundation is celebrating |
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its 30th anniversary in 2023, and this occasion offers a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize its myriad contributions to the Plano |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A nonprofit led by local business and community |
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leaders, the Plano Education Foundation was established in 1993 to |
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support Plano ISD students, instructors, and schools; in keeping |
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with its mission, the organization partners with more than 40 |
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businesses and organizations in the North Texas area to provide |
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resources that go above and beyond the Plano ISD normal operating |
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budget; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the Plano ISD Education Foundation |
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has generated over $22 million in private support for a wide variety |
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of initiatives that benefit teachers, students, and their families, |
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including AVID Elementary, the CORE Store, an employee crisis fund, |
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the PISD 100 Employee Recognition Program, grants to teachers, a |
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back-to-school fair, health sciences certifications for students, |
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a welcome and enrollment center, support for professional learning, |
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the Robbie & Lynore Robinson Fine Arts Center, the Health Sciences |
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Academy, and the Richards Douglass Immediate Needs Fund; and |
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WHEREAS, The foundation currently benefits from the able |
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leadership of president Missy Bender, president-elect Jenna |
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Maynard, immediate past president Jeff Beckley, treasurer Joshua |
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Bourgeois, assistant secretary Harshal Chhaya, secretary Leanne |
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Libby, and senior executive director Brittnea Ussery; and |
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WHEREAS, For three decades, the Plano ISD Education |
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Foundation has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to meeting |
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the needs of the local school district while playing a vital role in |
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helping young Texans achieve their full potential; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Plano |
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ISD Education Foundation and extend to the organization's |
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administration and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |