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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 7
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WHEREAS, David Sauer retired as assistant superintendent |
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of the Mineola Independent School District in May 2025, drawing |
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to a close three decades of outstanding service in public |
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education; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sauer began his career as a high school |
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teacher in Canton, where he worked for seven years before |
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becoming an assistant middle school principal in Van; he |
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subsequently completed a five-year tenure as assistant principal |
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of Mineola Middle School, and he later led Mineola Primary School |
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as principal; he went on to serve as principal of Mineola High |
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School for seven years, earning recognition as the Region 7 |
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Principal of the Year for the 2015-2016 school year; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2020, Mr. Sauer assumed his duties as assistant |
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superintendent of Mineola ISD; in that role, he guided the |
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district's participation in the state's Teacher Incentive |
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Allotment program, which awarded $500,000 to Mineola educators; |
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his successful implementation of TIA garnered statewide |
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attention, and he plans to continue assisting with the program in |
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retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sauer holds a bachelor's degree from The |
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University of Texas at Arlington and a master's degree in |
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education from The University of Texas at Tyler; an active member |
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of the Mineola community, he has served as a deacon at New Hope |
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Baptist Church and as a board member for both the Kiwanis Club of |
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Mineola and the Rotary Club of Mineola; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his leadership, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, David Sauer has greatly benefited the |
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students of Mineola ISD and earned the lasting respect and |
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admiration of his colleagues, and his contributions to the |
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district will be remembered and appreciated for years to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate David Sauer |
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on his retirement as assistant superintendent of the Mineola |
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Independent School District and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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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 Mr. Sauer as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on August 15, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |