H.R. No. 1649
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ashley Rivera has been named the 2019 Area 1
Elementary Teacher of the Year in the Austin Independent School
District; and
WHEREAS, A solid education is vital for young people to
become successful and productive adults, and those men and women
who dedicate their careers to teaching make a positive difference
in the lives of their students and in the greater community; and
WHEREAS, In her role as chair of the special education
department at Blazier Elementary School, Ms. Rivera has worked
tirelessly to promote community and school collaboration and to
help her students achieve independence, drawing on her background
in clinical behavioral therapy; now in her third year of teaching,
she was recognized as a 2016-2017 Teacher of Promise during her
first year on the job; and
WHEREAS, Ashley Rivera exemplifies the passion,
determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our
best educators, and she has set a standard of excellence to which
all in her profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Ashley Rivera on her selection as
the 2019 Area 1 Elementary Teacher of the Year in the Austin
Independent School District and extend to her sincere best wishes
for continued success with her important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Rivera as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Rodriguez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1649 was adopted by the House on May
24, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House