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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, H. L. Brockett Elementary School in the Aubrey |
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| 6 | 7 | | Independent School District has been designated a 2015 Texas School |
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| 7 | 8 | | of Character by Character.org; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Each year, Character.org and its state affiliates |
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| 9 | 10 | | recognize schools and districts that have implemented |
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| 10 | 11 | | character-building initiatives that positively influence student |
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| 11 | 12 | | behavior, academic achievement, and the overall campus |
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| 12 | 13 | | environment; the criteria for the honor are based on |
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| 13 | 14 | | Character.org's 11 Principles of Effective Character Education and |
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| 14 | 15 | | include fostering a culture of kindness, promoting shared |
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| 15 | 16 | | leadership, and engaging families and communities as partners in |
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| 16 | 17 | | these efforts; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Through a number of programs, Brockett Elementary |
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| 18 | 19 | | has urged pupils to motivate and support one another in their |
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| 19 | 20 | | learning efforts at and across all grade levels; fifth-grade |
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| 20 | 21 | | students regularly serve as reading mentors for kindergartners, who |
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| 21 | 22 | | in turn write encouraging notes to older students as they take the |
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| 22 | 23 | | STAAR exams; service projects, including a canned food drive, are |
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| 23 | 24 | | held to inspire public spiritedness, and an elected student council |
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| 24 | 25 | | takes the lead in coordinating these activities; students are also |
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| 25 | 26 | | taught to stand up against bullying, and they are joined in this |
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| 26 | 27 | | endeavor by participants in the Watch D.O.G.S. program, where |
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| 27 | 28 | | fathers are invited to the campus for a day to help ensure school |
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| 28 | 29 | | safety; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Character education plays an integral part in the |
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| 30 | 31 | | development of children into the responsible citizens and ethical |
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| 31 | 32 | | leaders of tomorrow, and Brockett Elementary School has established |
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| 32 | 33 | | itself as a model for success in this vital endeavor; now, |
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| 33 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate H. L. Brockett Elementary School on |
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| 36 | 37 | | its designation as a 2015 Texas School of Character by |
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| 37 | 38 | | Character.org and extend to its students, faculty, and staff |
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| 38 | 39 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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