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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, John G. Rouse is retiring as superintendent of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Rains County Independent School District in June 2019, concluding |
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| 7 | 8 | | 37 years of outstanding service in public education; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse began his career as a coach and social |
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| 9 | 10 | | studies teacher with Garland ISD, and he went on to hold positions |
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| 10 | 11 | | with the Richardson and Carrollton-Farmers Branch school |
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| 11 | 12 | | districts; in 1991, he joined Crandall ISD, where, over the course |
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| 12 | 13 | | of a 14-year tenure, he served as a varsity football, track, and |
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| 13 | 14 | | baseball coach, social studies teacher, assistant high school |
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| 14 | 15 | | principal, and intermediate campus principal; he briefly returned |
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| 15 | 16 | | to work with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district before |
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| 16 | 17 | | transferring to Kaufman ISD to serve as a high school principal and |
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| 17 | 18 | | assistant superintendent and then to Jarrell ISD to serve as |
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| 18 | 19 | | superintendent; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Since joining the Rains County school district in |
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| 20 | 21 | | 2012, Mr. Rouse has worked tirelessly to foster a supportive and |
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| 21 | 22 | | challenging educational environment for area students, and he has |
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| 22 | 23 | | earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues along the way; |
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| 23 | 24 | | and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his duties as an administrator, |
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| 25 | 26 | | Mr. Rouse has contributed to his professional community as a member |
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| 26 | 27 | | of the Texas Association of Rural Schools Board of Directors, the |
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| 27 | 28 | | UIL Executive Committee and Legislative Council, the membership |
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| 28 | 29 | | committee of the American Football Coaches Association, and the |
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| 29 | 30 | | Region 7 Education Service Center Executive Board; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse holds a bachelor's degree from East Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | State University-Commerce and a master's degree in education from |
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| 32 | 33 | | Texas A&M University-Commerce; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed |
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| 33 | 34 | | the love and support of his wife, Janice, and his children, John and |
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| 34 | 35 | | Jill; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly four decades, John Rouse |
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| 36 | 37 | | has helped countless young Texans acquire the knowledge and skills |
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| 37 | 38 | | necessary to succeed, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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| 38 | 39 | | career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his |
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| 39 | 40 | | life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate John G. Rouse on his retirement as |
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| 42 | 43 | | superintendent of the Rains County Independent School District and |
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| 43 | 44 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. Rouse as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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