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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cooper Hilton is concluding his tenure as the |
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2024-2025 president of the Texas Elementary Principals and |
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Supervisors Association in June 2025, and this occasion provides a |
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fitting opportunity to recognize his outstanding record of service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his yearlong term, Mr. Hilton has |
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ably led TEPSA in its mission to provide leadership training, |
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networking opportunities, information, and support for its more |
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than 6,000 members, who in turn oversee the education of |
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approximately 3 million young Texans across the state; a strong |
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advocate for public education, he has further contributed to the |
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organization as vice president, as a conference presenter, and as a |
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member of its State Executive and State Advocacy Committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hilton currently serves Wilson Elementary |
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School in the Coppell Independent School District as principal, a |
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title he has held since May 2017, and over the course of his tenure, |
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he has improved campus culture and teacher retention, redesigned |
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the campus RtI process and intervention structures, initiated a |
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dual language program evaluation, and maintained the school's |
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status as a Great Expectations "Model School"; he first began |
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working with the Coppell Independent School District in 2010 at |
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Austin Elementary School, where he served as assistant principal |
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and principal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hilton holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish |
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literature from the University of Dallas and a master's degree in |
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educational leadership and policy from The University of Texas at |
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Arlington; prior to joining Coppell ISD, he served as a bilingual |
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teacher and interventionist in Irving ISD from 2005 to 2010; in all |
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his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Lauren, |
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and their four children; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his leadership, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Cooper Hilton has been a strong and |
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effective advocate for educational leaders in the Lone Star State, |
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and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many accomplishments; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Cooper Hilton for his service as the |
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2024-2025 president of the Texas Elementary Principals and |
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Supervisors Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with his 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 Mr. Hilton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Garcia Hernandez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1070 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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