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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Usamah Rodgers has received a 2023 Outstanding |
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Texan Award for House District 111 from the Texas Legislative Black |
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Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, A fitting recipient of this notable honor, |
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Dr. Rodgers is the superintendent of the DeSoto Independent School |
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District; over the course of an exemplary career in education that |
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has spanned more than two decades, she has held several leadership |
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roles, including dean of instruction, assistant principal, and |
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campus principal; more recently, she has served as an executive |
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director and as deputy chief of strategic initiatives for Dallas |
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ISD, the 14th largest school system in the country; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic educator was integral in designing, |
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launching, and leading one of largest implementations of the |
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Pathways in Technology Early College High School programs in the |
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nation; she participated in the Harvard Principals Institute in |
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2009 and has delivered presentations to local, state, and national |
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conferences about the importance of access, advocacy, equity, and |
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excellence; in 2020, she was named the best K-12 Education Leader by |
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The Edvocate, and she was also honored as Teacher of the Year in |
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1998 and as Cedar Hill ISD Principal of the Year for 2008-2009; |
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moreover, she has been recognized by organizations such as the |
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Future School Leaders Network, the NAACP, the Garland Club of the |
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National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's |
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Clubs, the Texas PTA, and Raise Your Hand Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rodgers holds a bachelor's degree from Missouri |
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State University and a master's degree and doctorate from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; active in her community, she is a |
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member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the National |
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Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her myriad contributions to education, |
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Dr. Usamah Rodgers has made a positive difference in the lives of |
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countless young Texans, and it is a privilege to join in recognizing |
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an individual who has long been a force for good in her community; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Usamah Rodgers on her receipt |
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of a 2023 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 from the |
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Texas Legislative Black Caucus and extend to her sincere best |
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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. Rodgers as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |