82S11216 BPG-D
By: Gooden H.R. No. 216
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Coy Holcombe, superintendent of the Eustace
Independent School District, has been named the 2011 Regional
Superintendent of the Year by the Region 7 Education Service
Center; and
WHEREAS, This well-deserved tribute honors a
forward-thinking administrator who has improved instruction and
fiscal management since joining Eustace ISD as superintendent in
2001; under his skillful guidance, the district completed a $13
million bond package for the addition of classrooms to each campus
and the construction of a new competition gym and an athletic field
house; he obtained significant private grants to increase the use
of technology in the district, and each teacher, counselor, and
administrator now receives a laptop computer; in 2010, Eustace ISD
earned its first Exemplary rating from the Texas Education Agency,
and three campuses were rated Exemplary; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Dr. Holcombe
earned his master's degree in education administration from
Tarleton State University and his doctorate in education from
Baylor University; he has more than a quarter-century of experience
in education, including 17 years in administration in the Eustace,
Evant, Mart, and Groesbeck school districts; active in the wider
community, he is a valued member of the First Baptist Church of
Eustace, where he serves on the finance committee, and he
volunteers as a coach for the Tri-County Soccer League and the
Eustace All-Sports Association; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his notable career, Dr. Holcombe
has distinguished himself as a dedicated, caring, and highly
effective administrator, and his exceptional leadership in public
education has greatly benefited many thousands of citizens of the
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Coy
Holcombe, superintendent of Eustace ISD, on his designation as 2011
Region 7 Superintendent of the Year and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success in his important endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Holcombe as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.