81R4199 CBE-D
By: Paxton H.R. No. 65
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Frances Elizabeth Norton Elementary School in Allen
was named a 2007 No Child Left Behind--Blue Ribbon School, the
highest national designation a school can receive; and
WHEREAS, The NCLB--Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created by
the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 and redesigned in 2002
under the No Child Left Behind Act; to qualify for nomination,
schools must demonstrate academic superiority within their state or
show dramatic gains in student achievement; and
WHEREAS, One of only 24 schools in the state and 287 schools
nationwide to receive this prestigious award, Norton Elementary
enrolls some 675 students in grades kindergarten through sixth;
skillfully led by Principal Sandra Cheek, it is rated as exemplary
by the Texas Education Agency and has been named to the Texas
Business Education Coalition Honor Roll five times; and
WHEREAS, Through commitment, hard work, and perseverance,
the teachers and students of Norton Elementary have accomplished
great things together, and their outstanding achievements were duly
recognized with this Blue Ribbon School designation; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Frances Elizabeth Norton Elementary
School on its selection as a 2007 No Child Left Behind--Blue Ribbon
School and extend to its teachers, students, and staff sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Frances Elizabeth Norton Elementary School as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.