85R22278 BK-D
By: González of El Paso H.R. No. 1521
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Georgina Cecilia Pérez of El Paso was elected to a
four-year term on the Texas State Board of Education on November 8,
2016; and
WHEREAS, A native of El Paso and a graduate of Eastwood High
School in the Ysleta Independent School District, Georgina Pérez
earned degrees in business administration and accounting and human
resource development along with a teaching certification from The
University of Texas at El Paso; she subsequently served Ysleta ISD
for more than a decade as an eighth-grade teacher, department
chair, teacher mentor, and professional development educator, and
she remains involved in curriculum development and educator
training; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Pérez has been active in promoting literacy
efforts as the founder of Tu Libro, which to date has distributed
more than 150,000 books to students living in rural and
impoverished communities in El Paso County who are without regular
access to a library; in addition, she and her team have spearheaded
the creation of a new library in Socorro to provide over 55,000 area
residents with free access to reading materials; and
WHEREAS, The founder and director of the Cotton Valley
Scholars education program, Ms. Pérez is also the founder and board
president of the Rural Schools Scholarship Foundation and a
creative director for Celebrate Freedom Week; moreover, she is
active on the state level as secretary of public affairs for the
Texas Alliance of Black School Educators; in her work as a member of
the State Board of Education for District 1, she represents Texans
in 40 counties across West and Southwest Texas and holds a place on
the board's committee on instruction; and
WHEREAS, With her wealth of leadership experience and
tireless commitment to Texas schoolchildren, Georgina Pérez is well
suited to helping shape the future of public schools in our state,
and her fellow Texans are fortunate to benefit from her service in
this important role; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Georgina Cecilia Pérez on her
election to the Texas State Board of Education and extend to her
sincere best wishes for a productive and rewarding tenure; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Pérez as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.