81R33455 JGH-D
By: Maldonado H.R. No. 2251
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Matt Dearmon has been named the 2009 Secondary
Teacher of the Year by the Round Rock Independent School District;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dearmon is a graduate of Louisiana State
University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English and a
master's degree in education; an enthusiastic student, he will
begin additional graduate course work in cultural studies and
education in fall 2009 at The University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, The son of an art teacher, Mr. Dearmon tutored
foster children during his college years, and he went on to teach
for a year at a public school in New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, Since 2005, this talented educator has taught for
Round Rock ISD, and he currently teaches English and heads the
English department at Stony Point Ninth-Grade Center, where he has
distinguished himself with his innovative lessons and his ability
to engage a wide range of students; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dearmon is also cosponsor of the Philosophy Club
at Stony Point, and he serves the entire district as a diversity
trainer and as a member of the Response to Intervention Committee;
and
WHEREAS, There is no more important work than educating the
young people of Texas, and Matt Dearmon's achievement is a fitting
acknowledgment of the positive and lasting difference one committed
person can make in the lives of young people; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Matt Dearmon on his selection as
the Round Rock Independent School District Secondary Teacher of the
Year for 2009 and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Dearmon as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.