| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1014 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Candelario Barragan on his exceptional achievements as |
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| 4 | 4 | | a teacher in the Socorro Independent School District; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Cande Barragan is a mathematics teacher at El |
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| 6 | 6 | | Dorado High School in El Paso; in 2007, he was one of four |
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| 7 | 7 | | teachers in Texas to earn the Milken Family Foundation National |
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| 8 | 8 | | Educator Award; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Called the "Oscars of Teaching" by Teacher |
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| 10 | 10 | | Magazine, the Milken National Educator Awards were created in |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1985 to reward and retain the highest caliber professionals in |
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| 12 | 12 | | our nation's schools; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Cande Barragan grew up in a family of migrant farm |
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| 14 | 14 | | workers, working in the fields as a young man before riding the |
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| 15 | 15 | | bus to school; he graduated as valedictorian of Bowie High School |
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| 16 | 16 | | and earned a degree in math, cum laude, from The University of |
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| 17 | 17 | | Texas at El Paso; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, A highly regarded educator who is beloved by his |
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| 19 | 19 | | students, Cande was Teacher of the Year at El Dorado High School |
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| 20 | 20 | | in the 2006-2007 year; noted for his teaching style, he brings |
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| 21 | 21 | | enthusiasm and a zest for life to the classroom; his antics |
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| 22 | 22 | | include singing and dancing and using humor to gain the attention |
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| 23 | 23 | | of his students; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Cande voluntarily tutors students before and |
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| 25 | 25 | | after school, and students often ask to be placed in his classes, |
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| 26 | 26 | | including his advanced placement calculus class; his students |
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| 27 | 27 | | are known to achieve a 98 percent passing rate on the Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Assessment of Knowledge and Skills; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature, hereby commend Candelario Barragan on his |
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| 31 | 31 | | outstanding work as an educator and extend congratulations to him |
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| 32 | 32 | | on having been the recipient of a Milken National Educator Award; |
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| 33 | 33 | | and, be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 35 | 35 | | Candelario Barragan as an expression of esteem from the Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Senate. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Shapleigh |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on May 26, 2009. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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