86R16218 GM-D
By: Allison H.R. No. 932
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jeff Wheatcraft of the Alamo Heights Independent
School District has been named the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year by
the Texas Association of School Administrators; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1969, the Texas Teacher of the Year
Program recognizes excellence in classroom education and provides a
forum to showcase the outstanding educators whose efforts have
inspired their students, their colleagues, and the communities they
serve; the Teacher of the Year award is the highest honor that can
be bestowed upon an educator in the Lone Star State; Jeff Wheatcraft
received the accolade after being selected as the 2019 Texas
Secondary Teacher of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wheatcraft currently teaches eighth-grade
science at Alamo Heights Junior School, and he has dedicated the
past four years to creating and leading the school's STEM program;
by inviting all students to join and challenging them to tackle
real-world problems, he has crafted a curriculum that is inclusive,
stimulating, and rewarding; under his guidance, the program has
grown beyond the confines of the classroom and has had a positive
influence on the students involved as well as the overall school
culture; he also works with the regional Education Service Center
and volunteers his time as a mentor to other teachers; and
WHEREAS, Prior to coming to Alamo Heights ISD in 2012,
Mr. Wheatcraft taught at Kirby Middle School in the Judson
Independent School District for six years; over the course of his
career, he has received a number of honors, including Alamo Heights
ISD Teacher of the Year, Region 20 Secondary Teacher of the Year,
Principle Auto's Car-4-All-Seasons Teacher of the Year, and the
2018 Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching; furthermore, he has
twice been nominated for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Wheatcraft exemplifies the passion,
determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our
best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to which all
in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jeff Wheatcraft on his selection as
the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Wheatcraft as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.