82R31827 RYA-D
By: Harper-Brown H.R. No. 2665
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Sam Houston Middle School of the Irving Independent
School District was named a finalist for the 2011 Panasonic
National School Change Awards; and
WHEREAS, An initiative of the National Principals Leadership
Institute, the Panasonic National School Change Awards were created
to recognize schools that have instituted practices that have
significantly changed the overall performance and outlook of the
school for the better; the program is supported by the Panasonic
Corporation and cosponsored by the American Association of School
Administrators; and
WHEREAS, Sam Houston Middle School was 1 of only 20 finalists
for the 2011 awards, and the school will be honored, along with the
other finalists and six award winners, at a national ceremony to be
held on July 11, 2011, in New York City; and
WHEREAS, Ably led by principal Robert Abel and assistant vice
principals Lariza Liner, Jessica Rose, and Bonnie Richardson, the
school has an enrollment of more than 1,000 students in the sixth
through eighth grades; in 2010, Sam Houston Middle School earned a
"recognized" rating from the Texas Education Agency; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the contributions of its principal,
vice principals, and teachers, Sam Houston Middle School has
benefited from the leadership of Irving ISD superintendent Dr. Dana
Bedden, special assistant to the superintendent Ralph Diaz, and
director of secondary teaching and learning Randy Cobb, as well as
from the vision and guidance of the Irving ISD Board of Trustees,
which includes president Valerie Jones, vice president Nancy L.
Jones, secretary Heather Ashley, and members Jerry Christian, Gwen
Craig, Ronda Huffstetler, and A. D. Jenkins; and
WHEREAS, Through hard work and commitment, the
administrators, teachers, students, and parents of Sam Houston
Middle School have established a notable record of academic
achievement, and their outstanding efforts are indeed worthy of
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Sam Houston Middle School on being
named a finalist for the 2011 Panasonic School Change Awards and
extend to all those associated with the school sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Sam Houston Middle School as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.