84R24511 MGB-D
By: Rose H.R. No. 2334
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Verna George Brown Mitchell was inducted into the
African American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and
WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American
Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in
2002 has focused on the vital role that education plays in the
African American experience in Dallas County; the organization
preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral
accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises
public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers,
administrators, librarians, and others; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mitchell worked as a teacher and principal of a
number of Dallas ISD schools before assuming the role of district
administrator, where she supported operations in the East Oak Cliff
subdistrict and was the program manager for the Office of
Discipline and Student Services; she retired after 35 years of
dedicated service, but she continued to encourage students and held
leadership positions with Dallas Can Academy and Mount Hebron
Christian Academy; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her notable tenure, Ms. Mitchell oversaw
a number of developments in the district, including the
implementation of the after-school program at Thomas Tolbert
Elementary School, for which it earned designation as a national
site for the Lights On Afterschool program; she was selected to
attend The Principals' Center at the Harvard Graduate School of
Education, and Governor Ann Richards appointed her to serve on the
State ESEA committee; and
WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Verna
Mitchell has made a positive difference in the lives of countless
Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious
accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Verna George Brown Mitchell on her
induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and
extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Mitchell as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.