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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Dallas Association for Bilingual Education |
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| 6 | 7 | | (DABE) works to enhance the quality of education provided for |
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| 7 | 8 | | Dallas area children and to ensure the equality of educational |
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| 8 | 9 | | opportunity available to all segments of the community's diverse |
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| 9 | 10 | | population; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing the special educational needs of |
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| 11 | 12 | | schoolchildren with limited English-speaking ability and committed |
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| 12 | 13 | | to addressing those needs, concerned members of the Dallas |
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| 13 | 14 | | education community founded DABE to promote bilingual, |
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| 14 | 15 | | multicultural programs of instruction in the Dallas Independent |
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| 15 | 16 | | School District and other school districts in the North Texas |
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| 16 | 17 | | Metroplex area; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Underlying the programs and methods advocated by the |
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| 18 | 19 | | association is the fundamental premise that equality of educational |
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| 19 | 20 | | opportunity can be achieved through bilingual education without |
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| 20 | 21 | | sacrificing the equally important goal of academic excellence; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, By promoting bilingual education and multicultural |
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| 22 | 23 | | programs for every student, the association hopes not only to |
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| 23 | 24 | | provide a quality education for students with limited English |
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| 24 | 25 | | proficiency but also to instill in all schoolchildren an |
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| 25 | 26 | | appreciation of the contributions made by every group in an |
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| 26 | 27 | | ethnically and culturally diverse society; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Since 1986, DABE has been affiliated with the Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Association for Bilingual Education and has been active in |
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| 29 | 30 | | statewide efforts to address relevant issues at the state and |
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| 30 | 31 | | national levels as well as at the local level; since joining forces |
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| 31 | 32 | | with the state organization, the Dallas association has greatly |
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| 32 | 33 | | expanded its reach, increasing its ability to serve as an |
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| 33 | 34 | | educational resource, to provide training for teachers operating in |
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| 34 | 35 | | a bilingual classroom environment, and to take a multifaceted, |
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| 35 | 36 | | comprehensive approach in furthering its objectives; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, The 2016 installation of DABE officers provides a |
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| 37 | 38 | | fitting opportunity to recognize this fine organization and to |
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| 38 | 39 | | commend all involved on their impressive achievements; now, |
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| 39 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby honor the Dallas Association for Bilingual |
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| 42 | 43 | | Education on its outstanding record of service to the community and |
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| 43 | 44 | | its noteworthy dedication to its goal of improving the quality of |
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| 44 | 45 | | education provided in this state and congratulate the 2016 DABE |
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| 45 | 46 | | officers; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for the association as an expression of high esteem by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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