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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Debbie Gillespie is concluding her tenure on the |
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board of trustees of the Frisco Independent School District in June |
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2023, drawing to a close more than a decade of outstanding service |
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to the district; and |
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WHEREAS, Since first joining the board in 2011, Ms. Gillespie |
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has served as the Place 5 representative and as the board's vice |
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president and secretary; she was a member of two FISD bond |
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committees in 2003 and 2006, and she has held numerous leadership |
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positions with the Frisco Council of PTAs and school PTAs and PTOs; |
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she has also served as an ex-officio board member of the Frisco |
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Education Foundation and on the Frisco High School Band Booster |
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Club board; and |
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WHEREAS, In September 2022, Ms. Gillespie assumed the role of |
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president of the Texas Association of School Boards, a nonprofit |
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association that serves and represents school boards across the |
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state; she was first elected to the board of TASB as the |
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representative for Region 10, Place A, in 2014, and she later served |
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as its second vice president; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gillespie is a longtime community leader who has |
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benefited many organizations, including the National Charity |
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League, the Young Men's Service League, the Frisco Women's League, |
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and Frisco Family Services, through her involvement; in all her |
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endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, Dane |
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Gillespie, and their two children, Caitlin and Connor; and |
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WHEREAS, Debbie Gillespie's hard work, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the students of |
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Frisco ISD and earned her the respect and admiration of her fellow |
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trustees, and her contributions will resonate in the community for |
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years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Debbie Gillespie for her service on the |
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Frisco ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success as president of the Texas Association of |
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School Boards; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Gillespie as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |