H.R. No. 1137
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Dallas Independent School District is offering
students the prestigious International Baccalaureate program
beginning in the fall of 2011; and
WHEREAS, Designed for the final two years of high school, the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme prepares students
for success, both in college and in life; after years of careful
study, the two-year program has been authorized to begin at Woodrow
Wilson High School in Dallas and will be offered to interested
juniors and seniors who are willing to work hard and commit
themselves to rigorous assessments with international standards;
the program, recognized by institutions of higher learning
throughout the world, is supplemented by pre-IB courses already
available at the school; and
WHEREAS, Recently marking its 80th anniversary, Woodrow
Wilson High School is ably led by principal Ruth Vail, who helped to
bring the IB program to the school in collaboration with Dallas ISD
superintendent Michael Hinojosa and the district's board of
trustees; Woodrow Wilson teachers overseeing the IB courses have
attended workshops throughout the United States and have developed
outlines approved by IB administrators; students completing the
requirements of the challenging program can acquire 24 hours of
college credit for their work; and
WHEREAS, Further exemplifying the district's emphasis on
high-quality educational choices for students, J. L. Long Middle
School in Dallas is also working toward becoming an IB school; under
the expert direction of principal Danielle Petters, this
outstanding institution is equally committed to giving its students
a strong educational foundation on which to build; and
WHEREAS, In striving to achieve official status as
International Baccalaureate schools, these Dallas ISD institutions
are demonstrating an unwavering commitment to excellence, and they
may take justifiable pride in their notable efforts in behalf of
area schoolchildren; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commend Woodrow Wilson High School and
J. L. Long Middle School in the Dallas Independent School District
for their efforts to offer students the International Baccalaureate
program and extend to all those associated with the schools sincere
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
for the schools as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
of Representatives.
Branch
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1137 was adopted by the House on April
14, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House