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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Heather Wang is concluding her service to the |
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Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Wang has represented Place 4 on the board since |
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2019, and she was elected as board secretary for the 2020-2021 |
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school year; over the course of her tenure, she has worked |
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tirelessly in behalf of the district, which serves nearly 50,000 |
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students across 73 campuses; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to joining the board of trustees, Dr. Wang was |
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appointed by the board to serve on the Diversity Advisory Committee |
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and the Gifted and Talented (PACE) Advisory Committee; in addition, |
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she was vice president of ways and means for the Jasper High School |
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PTSA; she has further benefited the Plano community as a member of |
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the Library Advisory Board, and she is a co-founder of the Youth |
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Community Impact Association and the Amazing Champions |
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Toastmasters Club and its Youth Leadership Program; she is a |
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graduate of Plano Citizens Academy and a former president of the |
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Younger Generations Children's Chorus; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Wang holds a bachelor's degree in German studies |
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from Beijing Foreign Studies University, and she earned a master's |
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degree and a doctorate in German literature and language at Rutgers |
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University; she is currently the broker-owner of a real estate |
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company; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Dr. Wang enjoys the love and |
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support of a fine family that includes her husband, Jack, and her |
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two daughters; she is a valued congregant of Chase Oaks Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her unwavering commitment to public |
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education, Heather Wang has greatly benefited Plano ISD students, |
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and her contributions will continue to resonate in the years to |
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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 commend Heather Wang for her service to the |
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Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Wang as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |