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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bellaire High School in the Houston Independent |
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School District received the AP Computer Science Female Diversity |
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Award from College Board; and |
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WHEREAS, College Board is a national nonprofit organization |
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dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education, and it |
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also administers a number of college readiness and success |
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programs, including the Advanced Placement Program; the AP Computer |
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Science Female Diversity Award honors schools that have achieved |
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either 50 percent or higher representation of female exam takers in |
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one or both AP computer science courses, or a percentage of female |
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exam takers that meets or exceeds that of the school's female |
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population; of the 20,000 institutions that offer AP courses, fewer |
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than 1,200 schools nationwide reached that worthy goal; and |
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WHEREAS, Historically, female students have remained |
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underrepresented in computer science classes, and according to the |
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National Girls Collaborative Project, women represent just 26 |
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percent of professionals in the fields of computer and mathematical |
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sciences today; and |
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WHEREAS, Providing female students with access to computer |
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science courses is vital to ensuring gender parity within the |
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industry, and the AP Computer Science program at Bellaire High |
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School is empowering young women to build an even brighter future as |
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they work to become the next generation of STEM and computer science |
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professionals; 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 Bellaire High School on its receipt |
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of the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award from College |
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Board and extend to all those associated with the school sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |