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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson retired as superintendent of |
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| 6 | 7 | | the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District on June 30, 2018, |
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| 7 | 8 | | after nearly a quarter century of service to that district; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sue Nelson began her career in Edmond, Oklahoma, |
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| 9 | 10 | | initially working as a teacher and later becoming a middle and high |
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| 10 | 11 | | school principal; she joined Tuloso-Midway ISD in 1984, and after |
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| 11 | 12 | | two years as director of elementary and secondary education, she |
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| 12 | 13 | | was promoted to district superintendent; though she retired in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1998, she went on to serve as superintendent of Eagle Pass ISD and |
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| 14 | 15 | | then once again took charge of the Tuloso-Midway district for a |
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| 15 | 16 | | brief tenure beginning in 2005; after guiding George West ISD, she |
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| 16 | 17 | | returned to Tuloso-Midway for her third tenure as superintendent in |
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| 17 | 18 | | 2010; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, During her years with TMISD, Dr. Nelson led the |
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| 19 | 20 | | district in increasing the diversity of the administrative team and |
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| 20 | 21 | | professional staff, achieving top ratings from the School Financial |
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| 21 | 22 | | Integrity Rating System of Texas, and securing the passage of a $36 |
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| 22 | 23 | | million bond package; she was also instrumental in the district's |
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| 23 | 24 | | 1994 transition to a year-round school calendar; in recognition of |
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| 24 | 25 | | her many contributions, she was named the 2016 Superintendent of |
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| 25 | 26 | | the Year for Education Service Center Region 2, and the performing |
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| 26 | 27 | | arts center at Tuloso-Midway High School was named in her honor in |
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| 27 | 28 | | 2014; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Nelson |
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| 29 | 30 | | holds a bachelor's degree in education, a master's degree in |
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| 30 | 31 | | counseling, and a doctorate in school administration from the |
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| 31 | 32 | | University of Oklahoma, and she was inducted into the OU Education |
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| 32 | 33 | | Hall of Fame in 2018; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 34 | 35 | | commitment to excellence, Sue Nelson has helped many young Texans |
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| 35 | 36 | | acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, and she may |
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| 36 | 37 | | indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks on |
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| 37 | 38 | | the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson on her |
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| 40 | 41 | | retirement as superintendent of the Tuloso-Midway Independent |
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| 41 | 42 | | School District and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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| 42 | 43 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for Dr. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | House of Representatives. |
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