85R13907 BK-D
By: Lozano H.R. No. 724
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lynn Burton is retiring as superintendent of the
Orange Grove Independent School District on June 30, 2017, drawing
to a close an outstanding career in public education that has
spanned four decades; and
WHEREAS, A 1971 graduate of Sherman High School, Mr. Burton
earned a bachelor's degree in political science and history from
Baylor University and a master's degree in education from North
Texas State University; he developed an interest in teaching after
taking a job as a substitute, and he went on to work as a teacher and
coach at Nocona ISD before transitioning into administration with
assistant principal posts at schools in Grapevine; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Burton served as a high school principal in Van
Alstyne from 1982 to 1987 and subsequently spent five years with the
Region IX Education Service Center in Wichita Falls, where he
specialized in technology and administrator training; he accepted
his first superintendent position with Harrold ISD in 1994, and he
served in the same role with the Mt. Vernon and Cooper school
districts and as an assistant superintendent for districts in
Odessa and Sherman; and
WHEREAS, This skilled administrator became superintendent of
Orange Grove ISD in 2009; during his tenure, the district attained
notably high accountability ratings, its first-ever perfect score
in the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, and an A+ rating
from Standard & Poor's, the highest in district history; deeply
committed to financial planning, Mr. Burton also implemented $3.6
million in facility improvements in the district; in 2015, his
leadership skills won recognition when he was named the Regional
Superintendent of the Year by the Region II Education Service
Center; and
WHEREAS, Active in his professional community, Mr. Burton
has served the Texas Association of School Administrators as an
executive committee member, as a regional advisory committee chair,
and as a mentor to other superintendents; he has also been involved
in the South Texas Association of Schools and the Texas Rural
Education Association, among numerous other organizations; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and distinguished
career, Lynn Burton's commitment to the highest standards of his
profession has benefited countless young Texans, and he may indeed
reflect with pride on his many achievements as he embarks on the
next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Lynn Burton on his retirement as
superintendent of the Orange Grove Independent School District 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. Burton as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.