H.R. No. 2038
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bellaire High School in the Houston Independent
School District received the AP Computer Science Female Diversity
Award from College Board; and
WHEREAS, College Board is a national nonprofit organization
dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education, and it
also administers a number of college readiness and success
programs, including the Advanced Placement Program; the AP Computer
Science Female Diversity Award honors schools that have achieved
either 50 percent or higher representation of female exam takers in
one or both AP computer science courses, or a percentage of female
exam takers that meets or exceeds that of the school's female
population; of the 20,000 institutions that offer AP courses, fewer
than 1,200 schools nationwide reached that worthy goal; and
WHEREAS, Historically, female students have remained
underrepresented in computer science classes, and according to the
National Girls Collaborative Project, women represent just 26
percent of professionals in the fields of computer and mathematical
sciences today; and
WHEREAS, Providing female students with access to computer
science courses is vital to ensuring gender parity within the
industry, and the AP Computer Science program at Bellaire High
School is empowering young women to build an even brighter future as
they work to become the next generation of STEM and computer science
professionals; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Bellaire High School on its receipt
of the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award from College
Board and extend to all those associated with the school sincere
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
A. Johnson of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2038 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House