88R16137 BK-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 519
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Since its founding in 2001, Beatrice Mayes Institute
has made a positive difference in the lives of more than 20,000
students in Harris County; and
WHEREAS, BMI is a tuition-free, state-funded charter school
that is focused on serving low-income and at-risk youth; it is
operated by the nonprofit Wonderland Educational Estate
Association, Inc., which is committed to providing a high-quality
education to all children in the community and operates both BMI and
its sister campus, Wonderland Private School; and
WHEREAS, Students at BMI benefit from a challenging and
engaging curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering,
the arts, and math; the institution employs a whole-child approach
that fosters academic excellence as well as social and emotional
development and civic responsibility; and
WHEREAS, BMI strives to ensure that its students perform
academically in the 90th percentile or above, and the school
regularly earns distinction designations from the Texas Education
Agency in the areas of reading, science, social studies, and
post-secondary readiness as well as in closing-the-gaps
measurements; and
WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff at Beatrice Mayes
Institute and the Wonderland Educational Estate Association are
building on a tradition of scholastic excellence that has spanned
more than 55 years, and all those who are involved with BMI may take
great pride in their efforts to provide the young people of
inner-city Houston and the Third Ward area with a strong foundation
for the future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 10, 2023, as Beatrice Mayes
Institute Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the
visiting delegation from BMI; 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.