| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1759 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Shadaria Foster of Kennedy-Curry Academy of Modern |
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| 6 | 6 | | Arts has been named the 2022-2023 Dallas Independent School |
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| 7 | 7 | | District Secondary Principal of the Year; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her exemplary tenure at |
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| 9 | 9 | | Kennedy-Curry, Ms. Foster has worked tirelessly to achieve the |
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| 10 | 10 | | school's goal of becoming the prototype middle school for |
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| 11 | 11 | | transformation in Dallas ISD; under her able leadership, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Kennedy-Curry boasts a welcoming learning environment that allows |
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| 13 | 13 | | its students to thrive both academically and socially; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, An alumna of Dallas ISD, Ms. Foster earned a |
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| 15 | 15 | | bachelor's degree in kinesiology and psychology and a master's |
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| 16 | 16 | | degree in special education from Texas A&M University-Commerce, and |
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| 17 | 17 | | she later pursued a second master's degree in educational |
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| 18 | 18 | | administration from Prairie View A&M University; she began her |
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| 19 | 19 | | career in education at O. W. Holmes Middle School and subsequently |
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| 20 | 20 | | taught at Billy Earl Dade Middle; she went on to serve as assistant |
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| 21 | 21 | | principal at Balch Springs Middle School, where she led the English |
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| 22 | 22 | | language arts and reading department and pioneered the opening of |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Young Women's STEAM Academy; she later moved to Skyline High |
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| 24 | 24 | | School before joining the Achieving in the Middle team, which works |
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| 25 | 25 | | to improve academic achievement and culture across 24 middle |
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| 26 | 26 | | schools in Dallas ISD; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The commitment to excellence that Shadaria Foster |
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| 28 | 28 | | brings to her endeavors at Kennedy-Curry Academy of Modern Arts has |
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| 29 | 29 | | inspired faculty, staff, and students alike, and she is helping |
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| 30 | 30 | | many young Texans acquire the skills they need to build fulfilling |
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| 31 | 31 | | and productive lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Shadaria Foster on being named the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2022-2023 Dallas Independent School District Secondary Principal |
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| 35 | 35 | | of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 36 | 36 | | success with her important work; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for Ms. Foster as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Rose |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1759 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 44 | 44 | | 18, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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