H.R. No. 2909
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, John Bass is retiring as executive director of
Education Service Center Region 16 on August 31, 2015, concluding
an exemplary tenure with the agency that has spanned nearly two
decades; and
WHEREAS, An educator and administrator with more than 30
years of experience, Mr. Bass has served as executive director
since 2004; he joined the service center in 1996 as director of
instructional services, and the following year he was appointed
deputy executive director; and
WHEREAS, While carrying out his myriad responsibilities,
Mr. Bass has served public education in numerous leadership roles;
at the national level, he has chaired the AESA Business Relations
Committee and served the Association of Education Service Agencies
as a member of the Executive Council and Foundation Committee; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan also chaired the Commissioner's
Cabinet for the state's 20 Regional Education Service Centers, and
he further benefited the cabinet as a member of the Governmental
Relations Committee; moreover, he developed the required Third
Party Client Satisfaction Survey for ESCs, which has now been in use
since 2004, and he is a former member of the Texas Education Agency
Management and Services Audit Committee; and
WHEREAS, A native of Stratford, Mr. Bass holds a bachelor's
degree from Panhandle State University and a master's degree in
educational administration from Tarleton State University; he
worked for the Stratford Independent School District as a special
education aide and bus driver before becoming a high school math
teacher and coach; following stints in the Tulia and Sanford-Fritch
districts, he joined Mart ISD, where he was a high school principal
and then superintendent; he went on to serve as superintendent of
the Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School
District from 1994 to 1996; and
WHEREAS, John Bass has provided ESC Region 16 with
outstanding leadership, and as he prepares to embark on the next
exciting chapter of his life, it is indeed fitting to recognize his
many contributions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate John Bass on his retirement as
executive director of Education Service Center Region 16 and extend
to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Bass as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Price
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2909 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House