| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 11 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Shelley Jeoffroy of Otis Brown Elementary School in |
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| 6 | 6 | | the Irving Independent School District has been chosen as the 2023 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School |
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| 8 | 8 | | Administrators; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Prior to receiving this distinction, Mrs. Jeoffroy |
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| 10 | 10 | | was first selected as a teacher of the year at the campus, district, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and regional levels, and she went on to be named one of the six |
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| 12 | 12 | | finalists for a state award; she was then recognized as the Texas |
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| 13 | 13 | | Elementary Teacher of the Year as well as the Texas Teacher of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Year, and she will represent the state in the National Teacher of |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Year competition; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Jeoffroy has enjoyed a rewarding career in |
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| 17 | 17 | | education that has spanned 17 years, including 15 years with Irving |
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| 18 | 18 | | ISD; over the course of her tenure, she has taught many subjects and |
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| 19 | 19 | | held numerous roles, including science curriculum and district |
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| 20 | 20 | | assessment writer, team lead for the fourth and fifth grades, |
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| 21 | 21 | | vertical team lead for math, member of the Gifted and Talented |
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| 22 | 22 | | Building Committee, and coach for the Destination Imagination |
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| 23 | 23 | | program; currently, she serves as a fifth grade math teacher at Otis |
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| 24 | 24 | | Brown Elementary; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her work in the classroom, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Mrs. Jeoffroy has been involved with the Science Teachers |
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| 27 | 27 | | Association of Texas and the National Science Foundation, and she |
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| 28 | 28 | | has participated in the Phil Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy; |
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| 29 | 29 | | she has also taught students in Kenya, Peru, Mexico, and Morocco; |
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| 30 | 30 | | she holds bachelor's degrees in English and biology as well as |
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| 31 | 31 | | education credentials from The University of Texas at Arlington; |
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| 32 | 32 | | and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Jeoffroy benefits from |
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| 34 | 34 | | the love and support of her husband, Jamal Moujahid; during her |
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| 35 | 35 | | leisure time, she enjoys traveling with family; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Shelley Jeoffroy exemplifies the passion, |
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| 37 | 37 | | determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our |
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| 38 | 38 | | best teachers, and she has set a standard of excellence to which all |
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| 39 | 39 | | in her profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Shelley Jeoffroy on being named the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2023 Texas Teacher of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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| 43 | 43 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Mrs. Jeoffroy as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Meza |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 11 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 51 | 51 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 52 | 52 | | voting. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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