| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 686 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Aida A. Montanaro, who is retiring from the |
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| 4 | 4 | | Brownsville Independent School District after 25 years of |
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| 5 | 5 | | exemplary service; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A native of Matamoros, Mexico, Aida Montanaro |
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| 7 | 7 | | moved to the United States in 1984, and she has built a rewarding |
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| 8 | 8 | | career helping the children of Brownsville to develop the skills |
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| 9 | 9 | | they need to succeed as the next generation of leaders; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Aida began working for the school district at |
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| 11 | 11 | | Southmost Elementary School in 1994; while there, she was filmed |
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| 12 | 12 | | teaching a lesson that was used as a training video in the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Esperanza program for many years; she was also highlighted in the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Brownsville Herald about research-based teaching strategies in |
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| 15 | 15 | | the lower grades; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, After seven years at Southmost, she joined the |
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| 17 | 17 | | first group of teachers at Paredes Elementary School; in her 13 |
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| 18 | 18 | | years with the school, she coached the district's first |
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| 19 | 19 | | elementary level Destination Imagination team which made it to a |
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| 20 | 20 | | global tournament, and she led the school chess team to national |
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| 21 | 21 | | competitions every year; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Aida is retiring from her position as a Spanish |
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| 23 | 23 | | teacher at the Senator Eddie A. Lucio Middle School, where she |
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| 24 | 24 | | has helped to promote a culture of excellence through her kind |
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| 25 | 25 | | and spirited example; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Wherever she has served, Aida Montanaro has been |
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| 27 | 27 | | beloved by students and respected by her colleagues; she is a |
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| 28 | 28 | | truly gifted educator, and her presence in the Brownsville |
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| 29 | 29 | | Independent School District will be greatly missed; now, |
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| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby commend Aida A. Montanaro on her outstanding |
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| 33 | 33 | | career and her many contributions to the Brownsville community |
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| 34 | 34 | | and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Lucio |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on May 2, 2019. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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