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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson, superintendent of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, has been named the 2016 |
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| 7 | 8 | | Superintendent of the Year for Education Service Center Region 2; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Since 1984, the Texas Association of School Boards |
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| 10 | 11 | | has sponsored this annual award to recognize local school district |
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| 11 | 12 | | superintendents for their leadership skills, commitment to public |
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| 12 | 13 | | involvement in education, and dedication to improving educational |
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| 13 | 14 | | quality, student performance, and employee relations; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Nelson |
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| 15 | 16 | | began her career as a teacher in Edmond, Oklahoma; she joined the |
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| 16 | 17 | | Tuloso-Midway ISD as director of elementary and secondary education |
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| 17 | 18 | | in 1984, and two years later, she became district superintendent; |
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| 18 | 19 | | after 12 years' outstanding service in that post, she retired in |
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| 19 | 20 | | 1998, but in 1999 she accepted an appointment as school |
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| 20 | 21 | | superintendent in Eagle Pass; subsequent attempts at a life of |
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| 21 | 22 | | leisure were equally short-lived: she returned to lead |
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| 22 | 23 | | Tuloso-Midway again in 2005, took up the reins of George West ISD in |
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| 23 | 24 | | 2007, and embarked on her third tenure as superintendent of |
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| 24 | 25 | | Tuloso-Midway in 2010; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Since returning to the district six years ago, Dr. |
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| 26 | 27 | | Nelson has been instrumental in securing the passage of several |
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| 27 | 28 | | measures, including a $36 million bond package, that have enabled |
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| 28 | 29 | | the construction and renovation of a number of school facilities; |
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| 29 | 30 | | her successful efforts to improve the district's financial |
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| 30 | 31 | | practices have resulted in top ratings from the School Financial |
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| 31 | 32 | | Integrity Rating System of Texas, and she has also increased the |
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| 32 | 33 | | diversity of her district's administrative team and professional |
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| 33 | 34 | | staff; of her many accomplishments at Tuloso-Midway over the years, |
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| 34 | 35 | | she takes greatest pride in leading the transition to a year-round |
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| 35 | 36 | | school calendar, which the district introduced in 1994; in |
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| 36 | 37 | | appreciation for all that she has done in behalf of TMISD, the |
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| 37 | 38 | | performing arts center at Tuloso-Midway High School was named in |
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| 38 | 39 | | her honor in 2014; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sue Nelson's hard work and commitment to |
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| 40 | 41 | | excellence have made a positive difference in the lives of |
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| 41 | 42 | | countless Texas students for more than 30 years, and her receipt of |
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| 42 | 43 | | this prestigious accolade provides a fitting opportunity to |
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| 43 | 44 | | recognize her outstanding contributions to the Lone Star State; |
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| 44 | 45 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson on her |
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| 47 | 48 | | selection as the 2016 Region 2 Superintendent of the Year and extend |
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| 48 | 49 | | to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for Dr. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 51 | 52 | | House of Representatives. |
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