| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1448 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Usamah Rodgers has received a 2023 Outstanding |
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| 6 | 6 | | Texan Award for House District 111 from the Texas Legislative Black |
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| 7 | 7 | | Caucus; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A fitting recipient of this notable honor, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Dr. Rodgers is the superintendent of the DeSoto Independent School |
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| 10 | 10 | | District; over the course of an exemplary career in education that |
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| 11 | 11 | | has spanned more than two decades, she has held several leadership |
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| 12 | 12 | | roles, including dean of instruction, assistant principal, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | campus principal; more recently, she has served as an executive |
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| 14 | 14 | | director and as deputy chief of strategic initiatives for Dallas |
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| 15 | 15 | | ISD, the 14th largest school system in the country; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic educator was integral in designing, |
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| 17 | 17 | | launching, and leading one of largest implementations of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Pathways in Technology Early College High School programs in the |
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| 19 | 19 | | nation; she participated in the Harvard Principals Institute in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2009 and has delivered presentations to local, state, and national |
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| 21 | 21 | | conferences about the importance of access, advocacy, equity, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | excellence; in 2020, she was named the best K-12 Education Leader by |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Edvocate, and she was also honored as Teacher of the Year in |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1998 and as Cedar Hill ISD Principal of the Year for 2008-2009; |
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| 25 | 25 | | moreover, she has been recognized by organizations such as the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Future School Leaders Network, the NAACP, the Garland Club of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's |
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| 28 | 28 | | Clubs, the Texas PTA, and Raise Your Hand Texas; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rodgers holds a bachelor's degree from Missouri |
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| 30 | 30 | | State University and a master's degree and doctorate from The |
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| 31 | 31 | | University of Texas at Austin; active in her community, she is a |
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| 32 | 32 | | member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the National |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through her myriad contributions to education, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Dr. Usamah Rodgers has made a positive difference in the lives of |
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| 36 | 36 | | countless young Texans, and it is a privilege to join in recognizing |
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| 37 | 37 | | an individual who has long been a force for good in her community; |
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| 38 | 38 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Usamah Rodgers on her receipt |
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| 41 | 41 | | of a 2023 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 from the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas Legislative Black Caucus and extend to her sincere best |
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| 43 | 43 | | wishes 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 Dr. Rodgers as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Davis |
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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. 1448 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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