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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nancy Chavira of Johanna O'Donnell Intermediate |
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School in Fabens has been presented with a 2024-2025 Milken |
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Educator Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1987, this prestigious accolade |
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recognizes outstanding educators from across the nation for their |
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achievements and their commitment to their profession; each award |
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comes with a $25,000 prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to the |
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Milken Educator Awards Forum; Ms. Chavira was one of only 42 |
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individuals to be selected for the 2024-2025 honor, and she is the |
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first recipient in Fabens Independent School District history; and |
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WHEREAS, A bilingual fifth-grade math and science teacher, |
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Ms. Chavira consistently achieves high results by ensuring her |
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students comprehend their lessons on a deep level; she also |
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promotes literacy by reading with her students and by training |
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families on methods to use at home, and her class participates in |
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such community endeavors as the annual O'Donnell Christmas Project; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Among her many responsibilities, Ms. Chavira serves |
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her campus as a member of the language proficiency assessment |
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committee, as the yearbook coordinator, as a UIL and Destination |
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Imagination coach, and as a mentor to first-year teachers and to |
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teacher residents from The University of Texas at El Paso; in |
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addition, she is involved in the Fabens ISD dual-language task |
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force committee and is active with such organizations as the Texas |
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Computer Education Association and the Texas Association for |
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Bilingual Education; she holds a bachelor's degree in |
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interdisciplinary studies from UTEP, and she has been designated a |
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master teacher by the Texas Education Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Nancy Chavira 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 Nancy Chavira on her receipt of a |
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2024-2025 Milken Educator Award 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. Chavira as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |