81R34947 CBE-D By: Veasey H.R. No. 2893 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Franchesca Cain, the principal of Meadowbrook Elementary School in Fort Worth, has been selected to participate in the 2009 Raise Your Hand Texas Leadership Program; and WHEREAS, Raise Your Hand Texas is a nonprofit, bipartisan advocacy organization made up of business and community leaders, parents, and other citizens with the mission to support the state's public education system; and WHEREAS, Through its 2009 leadership program, the organization is sending more than 100 top public and charter school campus leaders to The Principals' Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to participate in a summer institute; recognized for their exceptional training and the variety of hands-on opportunities they offer, Harvard summer institutes allow participants to learn from the foremost national and international experts in the fields of education and leadership, as well as renowned educators from throughout the country; and WHEREAS, Franchesca Cain has demonstrated the passion and commitment that are the hallmarks of our best principals, and her selection for this prestigious program justly acknowledges her hard work in behalf of Meadowbrook Elementary; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby honor Franchesca Cain on being chosen to participate in the 2009 Raise Your Hand Texas Leadership Program and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Cain as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.