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1	1	H.R. No. 41
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The Katy Independent School District acquired a fine
6	6	new place of learning with the dedication of Ursula Stephens
7	7	Elementary School in August 2007, and it is indeed fitting to pay
8	8	tribute to the opening of this campus and to the distinguished Katy
9	9	educator for whom it is named; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Ursula Stephens grew up in the San Antonio area and
11	11	gained her first experience as a mentor by helping to look after her
12	12	seven siblings; a native Spanish speaker, she had to work hard to
13	13	master English for her schoolwork, and she later applied the same
14	14	dedication to her other studies; she went on to earn bachelor's and
15	15	master's degrees in education from Our Lady of the Lake University
16	16	of San Antonio and also holds mid-management certification from the
17	17	University of Houston; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Her career as an educator began with the San Antonio
19	19	ISD in 1966, and she also taught in the Lubbock and Spring Branch
20	20	public schools; after joining Katy ISD, she proved her exceptional
21	21	abilities as a classroom teacher at Williamsburg Settlement
22	22	Elementary before serving as an assistant principal at Sundown
23	23	Elementary and Nottingham Country Elementary; and
24	24	WHEREAS, In 1985, Ms. Stephens was promoted to the position
25	25	of principal at Nottingham and later became the head administrator
26	26	at Sundown and at McRoberts Elementary; in all of her assignments,
27	27	this skilled educator worked to instill a passion for learning in
28	28	each of her students; she garnered a number of awards for her
29	29	accomplishments, becoming the 1981 Teacher of the Year at Terrace
30	30	Elementary in Spring Branch and being named the Region IV Regular
31	31	Educator of the Year in 1996 by the Gulf Coast Administrators of
32	32	Special Education; in addition, she has been included in Who's Who
33	33	Among American Teachers and Educators and is a lifetime member of
34	34	the Texas Parent Teacher Association; and
35	35	WHEREAS, In 2000, Ms. Stephens chose to return to the
36	36	classroom and became a Spanish teacher at Cinco Ranch High School;
37	37	there, as in her other positions, her imaginative approach to
38	38	teaching resulted in innovative techniques; students were
39	39	especially fond of the weekly meetings that took place in a local
40	40	Mexican restaurant, where they could practice their Spanish skills
41	41	while sampling the culinary culture of Mexico; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Though Ms. Stephens concluded her career with Katy
43	43	ISD after an impressive 22-year tenure, she continues to influence
44	44	aspiring educators as the supervisor for alternative certification
45	45	interns at Texas A&M University; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Through more than four decades in the field of
47	47	education, Ursula Stephens has carried forth her guiding belief
48	48	that all students are capable of succeeding regardless of
49	49	circumstance, and this admirable maxim will long inspire the
50	50	teachers and administrators in the school that bears her name; now,
51	51	therefore, be it
52	52	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
53	53	Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of Ursula Stephens
54	54	Elementary School in Katy and commend Ms. Stephens for her
55	55	outstanding service to the teaching profession and to the citizens
56	56	of Katy; and, be it further
57	57	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
58	58	prepared for Ursula Stephens Elementary School as an expression of
59	59	high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
60	60	Callegari
61	61	______________________________
62	62	Speaker of the House
63	63	I certify that H.R. No. 41 was adopted by the House on January
64	64	14, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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66	66	Chief Clerk of the House