| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1012 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Westwood Junior High School in Dallas was awarded |
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| 6 | 6 | | "Recognized" status by the Texas Education Agency in 2008; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, To ensure that all students in Texas benefit from |
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| 8 | 8 | | the highest standards of education, the TEA instituted an |
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| 9 | 9 | | accountability rating system for the state's public schools and |
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| 10 | 10 | | districts; a campus gains "Recognized" status if at least 75 |
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| 11 | 11 | | percent of its students pass each of the Texas Assessment of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Knowledge and Skills subject area tests, and in 2008, only 34 |
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| 13 | 13 | | percent of all schools earned this distinction; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Westwood is the Richardson Independent School |
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| 15 | 15 | | District's Math, Science, and Leadership Magnet and has earned |
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| 16 | 16 | | "Recognized" status every year since 2004; providing instruction |
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| 17 | 17 | | for youth in grades seven and eight, the school currently has an |
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| 18 | 18 | | enrollment of approximately 640 students who develop their skills |
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| 19 | 19 | | and knowledge in such programs as the RISD/Texas Instruments Math |
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| 20 | 20 | | Initiative, the Science Olympiad, and Advancement Via Individual |
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| 21 | 21 | | Determination; guided by principal Peggy Dillon, the faculty and |
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| 22 | 22 | | staff strive to help their pupils realize their full potential; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The teachers and students of Westwood Junior High |
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| 24 | 24 | | School have demonstrated outstanding dedication and perseverance |
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| 25 | 25 | | in their pursuit of academic excellence, and they may indeed take |
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| 26 | 26 | | justifiable pride in the accolade their school has received from |
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| 27 | 27 | | the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby honor Westwood Junior High School on its |
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| 30 | 30 | | achievement of a "Recognized" rating from the Texas Education |
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| 31 | 31 | | Agency in 2008 and extend to its students, teachers, and staff |
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| 32 | 32 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 34 | | prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Kent |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | 39 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1012 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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