83R24019 MGR-D
By: Rodriguez of Bexar H.R. No. 1973
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Courtney Lemley of Briscoe Middle School in San
Antonio has been selected as a 2013 First Year Educator of the Year
by the Northside Independent School District; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Lemley is a seventh-grade teacher of Texas
history who started at Briscoe midterm last year; she quickly
developed a good rapport with her students, and she has also
emphasized communication with parents and collaboration with her
peers; by developing several different approaches to lessons, she
engages her students and reaches those with special needs or
alternative learning styles, using technology and other techniques
to make learning fun and accessible; and
WHEREAS, An active and energetic teacher, Ms. Lemley has
created an optional enrichment class that many of her students
attend, and she is a cosponsor of the school's student council and
helps to teach Saturday classes for students in need of remedial
classroom time; moreover, she set up the school's first flag corps
and has organized a school-wide Veterans Day program; and
WHEREAS, Teachers play a vital role in preparing the next
generation of Texans for the challenges and opportunities of the
future, and Courtney Lemley works to instill in her students a love
of learning that will serve them well in every aspect of their
lives; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Courtney Lemley on her selection as
a 2013 First Year Educator of the Year by the Northside Independent
School District and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Lemley as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.