SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 239
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Alma Cardenas-Rubio, who recently received the
distinguished 2010 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award for
outstanding secondary school principal; and
WHEREAS, Alma Cardenas-Rubio is principal of Besteiro
Middle School, a Texas Education Agency Recognized School that
has also gained recognition as an Accelerated School and a NASA
Explorer School under her leadership; and
WHEREAS, She is a graduate of Gladys Porter High School in
Brownsville and began her career in education as a teacher at the
school in 1994; she earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts
and a master's degree in educational leadership from The
University of Texas at Brownsville, and she has been principal of
Besteiro Middle School since 2003; and
WHEREAS, The H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program
is the largest monetary recognition program for educators in
Texas and one of the largest in the nation; the award for
outstanding secondary school principal comes with a stipend of
$10,000 for the educator and $25,000 for her school; and
WHEREAS, Principal Cardenas-Rubio has implemented
innovative learning programs to assist students with
instructional and fine arts support year-round; she values the
importance of hard work, persistence, and a good education, and
she conveys those principles through her communications with her
students each day; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend Besteiro Middle School principal
Alma Cardenas-Rubio for her outstanding work in education on
behalf of the students in Brownsville and extend to her
congratulations on being named the outstanding secondary school
principal in the 2010 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
program; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Lucio
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 14, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate