86R35298 BPG-D
By: Bohac H.R. No. 1849
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
received a 2019 Best Communities for Music Education Award from the
National Association of Music Merchants Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Each year, NAMM confers this designation on
districts and schools that demonstrate outstanding achievement in
efforts to provide music access and education to all students;
CFISD also earned this accolade in 2018; and
WHEREAS, To qualify for the recognition, school districts
provided detailed information about funding, graduation
requirements, music class participation, instruction time,
facilities, support for the music program, and community
music-making programs; responses were verified with school
officials and reviewed by the Music Research Institute at the
University of Kansas; and
WHEREAS, More than 70,000 students participate in CFISD music
programs; the district offers secondary classroom instruction for
band, choir, orchestra, and music theory, as well as opportunities
for students at every grade level to participate in music-making;
school ensembles perform at community functions, as well as on
their campuses and at district-wide events; area residents have
demonstrated their support by passing bonds, including funds for
such amenities as acoustical shell systems now in use at the
district's 12 comprehensive high schools and a new center for
visual and performing arts; and
WHEREAS, Vibrant music programs contribute significantly to
the intellectual, personal, and social development of youngsters,
and the quality of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD offerings are a source
of tremendous pride to local citizens; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent
School District on its receipt of a 2019 Best Communities for Music
Education Award from the National Association of Music Merchants
Foundation and extend to the students, faculty, and administration
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.