| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 519 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Since its founding in 2001, Beatrice Mayes Institute |
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| 6 | 6 | | has made a positive difference in the lives of more than 20,000 |
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| 7 | 7 | | students in Harris County; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, BMI is a tuition-free, state-funded charter school |
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| 9 | 9 | | that is focused on serving low-income and at-risk youth; it is |
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| 10 | 10 | | operated by the nonprofit Wonderland Educational Estate |
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| 11 | 11 | | Association, Inc., which is committed to providing a high-quality |
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| 12 | 12 | | education to all children in the community and operates both BMI and |
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| 13 | 13 | | its sister campus, Wonderland Private School; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Students at BMI benefit from a challenging and |
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| 15 | 15 | | engaging curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering, |
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| 16 | 16 | | the arts, and math; the institution employs a whole-child approach |
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| 17 | 17 | | that fosters academic excellence as well as social and emotional |
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| 18 | 18 | | development and civic responsibility; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, BMI strives to ensure that its students perform |
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| 20 | 20 | | academically in the 90th percentile or above, and the school |
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| 21 | 21 | | regularly earns distinction designations from the Texas Education |
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| 22 | 22 | | Agency in the areas of reading, science, social studies, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | post-secondary readiness as well as in closing-the-gaps |
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| 24 | 24 | | measurements; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff at Beatrice Mayes |
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| 26 | 26 | | Institute and the Wonderland Educational Estate Association are |
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| 27 | 27 | | building on a tradition of scholastic excellence that has spanned |
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| 28 | 28 | | more than 55 years, and all those who are involved with BMI may take |
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| 29 | 29 | | great pride in their efforts to provide the young people of |
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| 30 | 30 | | inner-city Houston and the Third Ward area with a strong foundation |
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| 31 | 31 | | for the future; 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 recognize March 10, 2023, as Beatrice Mayes |
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| 34 | 34 | | Institute Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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| 35 | 35 | | visiting delegation from BMI; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Dutton |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 519 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 43 | 43 | | 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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