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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Multiple campuses in the Midway Independent School |
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District have been ranked among the best elementary and middle |
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schools in Texas by U.S. News & World Report; and |
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WHEREAS, U.S. News evaluated schools across the nation and |
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employed a comprehensive methodology to assess proficiency in |
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mathematics and reading/language arts; the more than 79,000 public |
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elementary and middle schools that were part of their analysis were |
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ranked based on a number of additional factors, including student |
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background and achievement in core subjects; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving more than 8,750 students across 11 campuses, |
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Midway ISD seeks to foster a challenging and supportive learning |
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environment where young people are prepared to excel in a global |
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society; the district is ably guided by superintendent Dr. Chris |
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Allen, and it also benefits from the leadership of its board of |
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trustees, which includes president Pete Rusek, vice president Susan |
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Vick, secretary Pam Watts, and members Rick Tullis, Brad Alford, |
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Colin Witt, and Jonathan Green; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the campuses recognized by U.S. News were |
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Woodway Elementary School, which ranked in the top 6.5 percent of |
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over 6,600 elementary schools in Texas, and South Bosque |
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Elementary, which at No. 84 was in the top 1.2 percent; |
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additionally, Midway Middle School placed in the top 8.5 percent of |
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more than 4,000 middle schools statewide; and |
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WHEREAS, Providing young citizens with a quality education is |
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essential to creating a prosperous future for our state and nation, |
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and Midway ISD is to be commended for all that it is doing to help |
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students to reach their full potential; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Midway Independent School District |
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on its impressive showing in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best |
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Elementary and Middle Schools rankings and that all those |
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associated with the district be extended sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Midway ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |