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1		-	H.R. No. 324
	1	+	84R6657 CJM-D
	2	+	By: Guerra H.R. No. 324
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Proud community members are gathering in Austin on
6	7		February 10, 2015, to celebrate South Texas Independent School
7	8		District Day at the State Capitol; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Originally known as the Rio Grande Rehabilitation
9	10		District, the South Texas Independent School District was
10	11		established in 1964 to create further educational opportunities for
11	12		area youths with disabilities; in 1973, legislators broadened the
12	13		district's purpose to allow it to operate vocational magnet
13	14		schools, and as a result, STISD opened South Texas High School for
14	15		Health Professions in 1984 and the Science Academy of South Texas
15	16		five years later; the district established the Teacher Academy of
16	17		South Texas in 1993, subsequently renaming the school South Texas
17	18		Business, Education and Technology Academy to better reflect its
18	19		focus; over the following years, the magnet program continued to
19	20		expand with the addition of South Texas Academy for Medical
20	21		Professions and South Texas Preparatory Academy; and
21	22		WHEREAS, Currently encompassing five magnet schools in
22	23		Edinburg, San Benito, and Mercedes, STISD is the only all-magnet
23	24		district in the state; it serves more than 3,300 junior high and
24	25		high school students and maintains an open enrollment policy that
25	26		attracts interested and hardworking pupils from 28 school districts
26	27		in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties, and it continues to
27	28		provide educational and occupational training for students with
28	29		special needs through its career and technology program; and
29	30		WHEREAS, The district's superintendent, Dr. Marla M. Guerra,
30	31		ably guides a staff of accomplished teachers, administrators, and
31	32		support personnel who are deeply committed to the success of young
32	33		people in the tri-county area; in 2014, their work was recognized
33	34		when the Texas Education Agency gave every campus in the district
34	35		the highest accountability rating and maximum number of distinction
35	36		designations available; and
36	37		WHEREAS, The faculty and staff of South Texas ISD continue to
37	38		look for new ways to help students achieve, lead, and contribute to
38	39		a changing world; to that end, the district's second middle school,
39	40		South Texas Academy of Rising Scholars, will open in the fall of
40	41		2015; and
41	42		WHEREAS, For more than half a century, the South Texas
42	43		Independent School District has dedicated itself to offering
43	44		students the best educational opportunities possible, and in so
44	45		doing, it has equipped several generations of Texans with the
45	46		knowledge and skills necessary to build a brighter future; now,
46	47		therefore, be it
47	48		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
48	49		Legislature hereby recognize February 10, 2015, as South Texas
49	50		Independent School District Day at the State Capitol and extend to
50	51		all those in attendance sincere best wishes for an enjoyable visit
51	52		to Austin; and, be it further
52	53		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
53	54		prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the
54	55		Texas House of Representatives.
55		-	Guerra
56		-	______________________________
57		-	Speaker of the House
58		-	I certify that H.R. No. 324 was adopted by the House on
59		-	February 10, 2015, by a non-record vote.
60		-	______________________________
61		-	Chief Clerk of the House