81R7757 JKB-D
By: Leibowitz H.R. No. 517
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Velma Villegas of the Southwest Independent
School District has been named 2008 Superintendent of the Year by
the Texas Computer Education Association; and
WHEREAS, One of eight TCEA honors presented each year, the
Superintendent of the Year award is given to a senior school
district administrator who recognizes the importance of technology
in the teaching and learning process; the winner is provided with an
engraved plaque and is allowed to choose a graduating senior to
receive a $1,000 scholarship; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Villegas earned the commendation for
demonstrating great awareness of the role of technology in
classroom instruction and actively promoting its use throughout her
district; and
WHEREAS, Technology is of ever-increasing importance to
students in the information age, and the visionary efforts Dr.
Villegas has made to provide Southwest ISD students with up-to-date
learning tools is providing them a solid foundation for educational
success; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Velma Villegas on her selection
as 2008 Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Computer Education
Association and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
achievement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Villegas as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.