H.C.R. No. 56
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Christopher McLeod of Brazoswood High School in
Clute has been named the 2023 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year by
the Texas Association of School Administrators; and
WHEREAS, Since 2011, the Texas Teacher of the Year program
has recognized and rewarded faculty members who have demonstrated
an outstanding commitment to classroom education and whose efforts
and example have inspired their students, their colleagues, and the
communities they serve; prior to receiving this distinction,
Mr. McLeod was selected as a teacher of the year at the campus,
district, and regional levels; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McLeod teaches 10th- through 12th-grade rocket
engineering at Brazoswood High School as a part of the Brazosport
Independent School District's Career and Technical Education
program; while fostering the development of engineering skills, he
also focuses on encouraging his students to become collaborators
and problem solvers; through research, design, and fabrication, his
students learn how to build fully functioning rockets, and they
have also hosted design meetings with professionals from a number
of companies, including Blue Origin, SpaceX, NASA, Dow, and BASF;
in addition, members of his Rocketry III class recently set a record
with their Goddard Horizon I rocket at a launch in White Sands, New
Mexico, which flew more than 45,000 feet; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his 11-year career as an educator,
Mr. McLeod has taught physics, chemistry, and engineering, as well
as student council and teen leadership; he holds a bachelor's
degree in marine science from Texas A&M University; and
WHEREAS, Chris McLeod 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 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby congratulate Christopher McLeod on his selection as the 2023
Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. McLeod as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives and Senate.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House on March
8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the Senate on
March 21, 2023, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor