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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kim Caston is retiring from the Richardson |
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| 6 | 7 | | Independent School District Board of Trustees in 2021, drawing to a |
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| 7 | 8 | | close an outstanding tenure that has spanned nearly a decade and a |
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| 8 | 9 | | half; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, First elected to the Richardson ISD board in 2007, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Kim Caston currently serves as treasurer, and over the years, she |
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| 11 | 12 | | has also held the titles of president, vice president, and |
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| 12 | 13 | | secretary; she has further supported area schools as PTA president, |
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| 13 | 14 | | president of the J. J. Pearce High School Athletic Booster Club, and |
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| 14 | 15 | | director of the Pearce Excellence in Education Foundation; |
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| 15 | 16 | | moreover, she chaired a community bond campaign and has lent her |
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| 16 | 17 | | expertise to the district's budget review and planning committees; |
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| 17 | 18 | | and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Caston has |
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| 19 | 20 | | worked with the Texas PTA and the Texas Association of School Boards |
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| 20 | 21 | | in guiding education initiatives; she is affiliated with such |
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| 21 | 22 | | organizations as Leadership TASB and the North Texas Area |
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| 22 | 23 | | Association of School Boards, and she co-chairs the board of |
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| 23 | 24 | | trustees steering committee for the North Texas Regional |
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| 24 | 25 | | Consortium; she is also a Fellow with the Center for Reform of |
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| 25 | 26 | | School Systems, and she is a founding partner of Communications & |
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| 26 | 27 | | Management Consulting, a group that supports school districts and |
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| 27 | 28 | | boards; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Caston has been honored with a Heroes for |
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| 29 | 30 | | Children award from the State Board of Education and has received |
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| 30 | 31 | | the Texas PTA Honorary Life Membership, Extended Service, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | Golden Apple Awards; a graduate of Leadership Richardson, she has |
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| 32 | 33 | | served on the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Public Policy |
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| 33 | 34 | | Committee and is a founding member of the Pearce Community Women's |
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| 34 | 35 | | League; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, In her other professional work, Ms. Caston spent 17 |
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| 36 | 37 | | years in the beverage industry, including a decade in executive |
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| 37 | 38 | | management with The Coca-Cola Company; she earned a business |
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| 38 | 39 | | administration degree from the University of Arkansas and a |
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| 39 | 40 | | master's degree in marketing from Louisiana State University; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Kim Caston has enriched the lives of many young |
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| 41 | 42 | | Texans through her steadfast commitment to public education, and |
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| 42 | 43 | | she may reflect with pride on her myriad achievements; now, |
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| 43 | 44 | | therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Kim Caston on her retirement from |
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| 46 | 47 | | the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best |
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| 47 | 48 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for Ms. Caston as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | House of Representatives. |
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