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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Christine Mihealsick of the Round Rock Independent |
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School District has been named the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year by |
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the Texas Association of School Administrators; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, outstanding educators from across the |
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country are selected as State Teachers of the Year as part of the |
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National Teacher of the Year initiative run by the Council of Chief |
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State School Officers; the cohort of honorees is given the |
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opportunity to participate in a yearlong professional development |
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program, and they are narrowed to a number of finalists by a |
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committee of representatives from various education organizations; |
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one candidate is ultimately named National Teacher of the Year, who |
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then travels the country to share their wisdom, elevate issues |
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faced by members of their profession, and inspire others to enter |
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the field of teaching; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris Mihealsick has enjoyed a rewarding career in |
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education that has spanned 23 years, and she currently teaches |
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11th- and 12th-grade Advanced Placement environmental science at |
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Westwood High School, where she is also the science department |
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chair; her teaching focuses on building positive relationships and |
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fostering a respectful learning environment in the classroom, and |
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she frequently engages her students in fieldwork and real-world |
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case studies; she holds a bachelor's degree in biology and a |
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master's degree in science education from The University of Texas |
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at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, A National Board Certified Teacher, Ms. Mihealsick |
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has previously been selected for a Fulbright exchange program to |
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Japan and the Toyota International Teacher Program in Costa Rica, |
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and she also took part in the Northrop Grumman ECO Classroom program |
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for tropical research; she has consulted for the National Math and |
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Science Initiative for eight years, and she has been a College Board |
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AP exam reader for more than a decade; in addition, she is the only |
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UT alumnus to have twice won the prestigious R. L. Moore Award for |
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inquiry-based teaching from the university's UTeach program; she |
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was concurrently recognized as the 2025 Texas Secondary Teacher of |
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the Year by TASA; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris Mihealsick exemplifies the passion, |
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determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our |
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best teachers, and she has set a standard of excellence to which all |
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in her profession may aspire; 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 Christine Mihealsick on her |
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selection as the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas |
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Association of School Administrators and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Mihealsick as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |