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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Katy Independent School District is celebrating |
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| 6 | 7 | | the dedication of its Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project TYKE facility on |
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| 7 | 8 | | October 18, 2021; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Formerly the L. D. Robinson Pavilion, the remodeled |
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| 9 | 10 | | 25,000-square-foot building provides a thoughtfully designed |
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| 10 | 11 | | center for the Early Childhood Intervention Project Teach Your Kids |
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| 11 | 12 | | Early program, previously housed on campuses across the district; |
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| 12 | 13 | | it includes classrooms, therapy rooms, evaluation rooms, offices, |
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| 13 | 14 | | and other spaces, and it features inspiring murals as well as new |
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| 14 | 15 | | technology, including smart panels, projection screens, and an |
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| 15 | 16 | | enhanced security system; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The facility is named after Martha Aki, who oversaw |
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| 17 | 18 | | the district's Early Childhood Intervention Project Teach Your Kids |
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| 18 | 19 | | Early program for nearly three decades before her retirement in |
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| 19 | 20 | | 2020; Project TYKE assists children with developmental delays or |
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| 20 | 21 | | disabilities and their families, providing necessary support and |
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| 21 | 22 | | resources in a dynamic, personalized process that reflects the |
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| 22 | 23 | | preferences, learning styles, cultural beliefs, and priorities of |
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| 23 | 24 | | individual children and their families; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Under the innovative leadership of Ms. Aki, Project |
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| 25 | 26 | | TYKE developed a group coaching model that proved so effective, |
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| 26 | 27 | | especially for children on the autism spectrum, that her team was |
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| 27 | 28 | | frequently called upon to host training events for ECI programs |
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| 28 | 29 | | across the state; she also served as chair of the Texas Council of |
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| 29 | 30 | | ECI Program Directors Consortia, facilitating a productive |
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| 30 | 31 | | relationship between Texas ECI program directors and the Health and |
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| 31 | 32 | | Human Services ECI state staff; in addition, she was a member of the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Katy ISD Special Education Leadership Team and worked with state |
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| 33 | 34 | | legislators and Texans Care for Children on initiatives benefiting |
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| 34 | 35 | | ECI children; she was recently appointed to the advisory board of |
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| 35 | 36 | | the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education |
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| 36 | 37 | | Standards; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, High-quality early intervention improves outcomes |
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| 38 | 39 | | for children, families, and communities, and this splendid new |
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| 39 | 40 | | facility will allow the staff of ECI Project TYKE to provide even |
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| 40 | 41 | | more effective services; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the dedication |
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| 43 | 44 | | of the Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project TYKE facility and extend to the |
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| 44 | 45 | | program's staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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| 45 | 46 | | it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for the program as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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