| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 422 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Representatives from La Joya Independent School |
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| 3 | 3 | | District are visiting Austin on March 24, 2015, in celebration of |
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| 4 | 4 | | La Joya Independent School District Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A rapidly growing district, La Joya Independent |
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| 6 | 6 | | School District includes 23 elementary schools, 8 middle |
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| 7 | 7 | | schools, and 6 high schools, as well as the College and Career |
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| 8 | 8 | | Center and two academies; the administration has worked |
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| 9 | 9 | | tirelessly to improve college readiness and encourage more young |
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| 10 | 10 | | people to pursue higher education, and today, students can |
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| 11 | 11 | | complete associate's degrees at Jimmy Carter Early College High |
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| 12 | 12 | | School and STEM Early College High School; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, More than 94 percent of students graduate with a |
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| 14 | 14 | | recommended or distinguished achievement diploma, and the |
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| 15 | 15 | | three-year dropout rate is less than three percent; the district, |
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| 16 | 16 | | which in 2014 "met standard," the top Texas Education Agency |
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| 17 | 17 | | rating, offers a well-rounded curriculum, and in recent years, |
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| 18 | 18 | | students have excelled in such areas as band competitions and the |
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| 19 | 19 | | ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair; in 2013, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Palmview High School mariachi and folklorico groups were invited |
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| 21 | 21 | | to appear in the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of superintendent Dr. Alda |
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| 23 | 23 | | Benavides, the district has invested significantly in technology, |
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| 24 | 24 | | employee and student wellness, safety, and career education; |
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| 25 | 25 | | teachers, hourly employees, and administrators all received raises |
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| 26 | 26 | | two years in a row, yet property taxes were not increased; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is a vital |
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| 28 | 28 | | enterprise, and the La Joya Independent School District has |
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| 29 | 29 | | demonstrated a strong commitment to providing a challenging and |
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| 30 | 30 | | supportive learning environment to prepare its graduates for |
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| 31 | 31 | | future success; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 24, 2015, as La Joya |
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| 34 | 34 | | Independent School District Day at the State Capitol and extend |
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| 35 | 35 | | to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative |
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| 36 | 36 | | and enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Hinojosa |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on March 24, 2015. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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