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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Jeannie Meza-Chavez can take well-deserved |
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| 6 | 7 | | pride in the outstanding service she has rendered to the residents |
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| 7 | 8 | | of her community during her first nine months as superintendent of |
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| 8 | 9 | | the Tornillo Independent School District; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Meza-Chavez's extensive experience includes |
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| 10 | 11 | | service as a teacher, an assistant principal, a principal, a |
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| 11 | 12 | | student activities director, and a human resources director; she |
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| 12 | 13 | | began her career with Socorro ISD and went on to serve as principal |
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| 13 | 14 | | of the Young Women's Leadership Academy of San Antonio ISD; she then |
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| 14 | 15 | | worked as the director of Secondary Personnel and Recruiting for El |
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| 15 | 16 | | Paso ISD before becoming the superintendent of Tornillo ISD in |
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| 16 | 17 | | April 2014; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Dr. Meza-Chavez earned her teaching certification from UT San |
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| 19 | 20 | | Antonio and her master's degree in education from Sul Ross State |
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| 20 | 21 | | University; she holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, |
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| 21 | 22 | | and her paper, "Technology Use of College Bound Seniors from a |
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| 22 | 23 | | Southwest Border Community," written in collaboration with |
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| 23 | 24 | | Dr. David Rutledge, was published in the Journal of Border |
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| 24 | 25 | | Educational Research; in 2005, she helped to found the Latinas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Triunfadoras Scholarship, which has awarded 44 scholarships to |
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| 26 | 27 | | students from her alma mater, Ysleta High School; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Through her unwavering commitment to Tornillo ISD |
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| 28 | 29 | | students and staff, Dr. Meza-Chavez has led the way in fostering a |
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| 29 | 30 | | supportive and challenging educational environment, one that gives |
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| 30 | 31 | | students a vision of what they might attain if they strive for |
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| 31 | 32 | | success and that equips them with skills that will help them to |
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| 32 | 33 | | build fulfilling and productive lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby honor Dr. Jeannie Meza-Chavez, superintendent |
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| 35 | 36 | | of the Tornillo Independent School District, for her admirable |
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| 36 | 37 | | service to her fellow citizens and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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| 37 | 38 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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