86R24286 SME-D
By: Hefner H.R. No. 1151
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, John G. Rouse is retiring as superintendent of the
Rains County Independent School District in June 2019, concluding
37 years of outstanding service in public education; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse began his career as a coach and social
studies teacher with Garland ISD, and he went on to hold positions
with the Richardson and Carrollton-Farmers Branch school
districts; in 1991, he joined Crandall ISD, where, over the course
of a 14-year tenure, he served as a varsity football, track, and
baseball coach, social studies teacher, assistant high school
principal, and intermediate campus principal; he briefly returned
to work with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district before
transferring to Kaufman ISD to serve as a high school principal and
assistant superintendent and then to Jarrell ISD to serve as
superintendent; and
WHEREAS, Since joining the Rains County school district in
2012, Mr. Rouse has worked tirelessly to foster a supportive and
challenging educational environment for area students, and he has
earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues along the way;
and
WHEREAS, In addition to his duties as an administrator,
Mr. Rouse has contributed to his professional community as a member
of the Texas Association of Rural Schools Board of Directors, the
UIL Executive Committee and Legislative Council, the membership
committee of the American Football Coaches Association, and the
Region 7 Education Service Center Executive Board; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse holds a bachelor's degree from East Texas
State University-Commerce and a master's degree in education from
Texas A&M University-Commerce; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed
the love and support of his wife, Janice, and his children, John and
Jill; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly four decades, John Rouse
has helped countless young Texans acquire the knowledge and skills
necessary to succeed, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a
career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his
life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate John G. Rouse on his retirement as
superintendent of the Rains County 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. Rouse as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.