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1	1	H.R. No. 1481
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Superintendent Jack Singley retired in March 2009
6	6	after 44 years of distinguished service to the Irving Independent
7	7	School District; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Oklahoma, Mr. Singley won a
9	9	baseball scholarship to Texas A&M University and went on to earn a
10	10	bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in education
11	11	there; he later completed a postgraduate program in administration
12	12	at the University of North Texas to earn a Superintendent's
13	13	Professional Certificate; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Mr. Singley began his career as a math teacher at
15	15	MacArthur High School in 1965; three years later he became vice
16	16	principal of Bowie Junior High, and his skill and commitment to
17	17	excellence led him to a series of progressively more responsible
18	18	positions, including high school principal, district personnel
19	19	director, and district assistant superintendent for administration
20	20	and personnel; he became superintendent in 1988; and
21	21	WHEREAS, During more than two decades leading Irving ISD, Mr.
22	22	Singley provided stability and a firm hand as the community
23	23	experienced dramatic demographic changes; he led successful bond
24	24	elections to build schools to accommodate a growing enrollment,
25	25	overseeing the addition of eight new campuses; in recent years, he
26	26	made special efforts to recruit bilingual faculty and staff and
27	27	made the district the first in the Dallas area to issue laptops to
28	28	all high school students; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Through Mr. Singley's sound fiscal management,
30	30	Irving ISD received the Superior Achievement rating from the School
31	31	Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas five years in a row and
32	32	was consistently listed among the top three most cost-efficient
33	33	school districts in the state by the Education Resource Group,
34	34	which ranked it No. 1 in both 2005 and 2006; and
35	35	WHEREAS, This dedicated administrator held himself and
36	36	everyone in the district to high standards, serving as both a role
37	37	model and a mentor to young educators; his chief focus was on the
38	38	needs of Irving's children and of their instructors, and once, in
39	39	explaining the district budget to a reporter, he categorized
40	40	himself and other administrators as "just support staff for the
41	41	classroom teacher"; and
42	42	WHEREAS, The American Association of School Administrators
43	43	presented Mr. Singley with a 2004 President's Technology Award
44	44	recognizing his leadership in the successful integration of
45	45	technology in schools; he was named Region 10 Superintendent of the
46	46	Year for 2002-2003, and his other accolades include a Life
47	47	Membership Award from the Texas and National Congress of Parents
48	48	and Teachers Associations and the Boy Scouts of America Silver
49	49	Beaver Award; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Among his many affiliations, Mr. Singley is a member
51	51	of the Texas Association of School Administrators, the American
52	52	Association of School Administrators, the National Association of
53	53	Secondary School Principals, and the Irving Retired Teachers
54	54	Association; he has contributed to the wider community as a member
55	55	of the Irving Rotary Club and a sustaining member of the Irving YMCA
56	56	and the Boy Scouts of America Circle Ten Council; and
57	57	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Singley has enjoyed the
58	58	love and support of his wife, Carolyn, a retired English teacher,
59	59	and their children, Brandt and Ryn; and
60	60	WHEREAS, Jack Singley served one of the longest terms of any
61	61	superintendent in Texas, and his retirement truly marks the end of
62	62	an era for Irving ISD; although he will be missed, he leaves behind
63	63	a record of integrity and commitment to excellence that will
64	64	resonate in the community for years to come; now, therefore, be it
65	65	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
66	66	Legislature hereby congratulate Jack Singley on the occasion of his
67	67	retirement and commend him for his myriad achievements as
68	68	superintendent of the Irving Independent School District; and, be
69	69	it further
70	70	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
71	71	prepared for him as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
72	72	of Representatives.
73	73	Harper-Brown
74	74	______________________________
75	75	Speaker of the House
76	76	I certify that H.R. No. 1481 was adopted by the House on April
77	77	30, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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79	79	Chief Clerk of the House