H.R. No. 2462
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Chris Gieringer has been named the 2009 Elementary
Teacher of the Year by the Round Rock Independent School District;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Gieringer earned her bachelor's degree in speech
and English at Southwest Texas State University and her master's
degree in education from the University of Houston; and
WHEREAS, A veteran educator with 31 years of experience, 17
of them teaching middle school, Ms. Gieringer worked for the
Weslaco ISD and set up a reading lab and was a reading instructor
for the Aramco Oil Company in Saudi Arabia before joining the Round
Rock ISD, where she originally taught English and reading and
worked with students in the Talented and Gifted Program at Chisholm
Trail Middle School; and
WHEREAS, Since 1995, Ms. Gieringer has been at Old Town
Elementary School, where she is the school's reading
interventionist, working with groups of students daily to help them
with reading comprehension and decoding; she also helps fifth-grade
students prepare for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
test, and she serves on the district's Response to Intervention
Committee; and
WHEREAS, Chris Gieringer's dedication to her profession and
her unwavering commitment to the young people of Round Rock have set
an inspiring example for her colleagues and students alike, and she
is indeed worthy of recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Chris Gieringer for being named Round
Rock ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year and extend to her sincere
best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Gieringer as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Maldonado
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2462 was adopted by the House on May
28, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House