SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 265
WHEREAS, Lynn McKinney is retiring as deputy
superintendent of the Aledo Independent School District in June
2023, drawing to a close an exceptional career in education that
has spanned nearly four and a half decades; and
WHEREAS, The district's longest-tenured employee, Lynn
McKinney has served as deputy superintendent since 2011; she
joined Aledo ISD in 1986 as a first-grade teacher, and she went
on to serve as a sixth-grade resource teacher and vice
principal at K-3 Aledo Elementary and subsequently as vice
principal and as the first female principal of Aledo High
School; after leading Aledo High for almost a decade, she was
promoted to district assistant superintendent of curriculum
and instruction and then to assistant superintendent of
special programs, a position she held for 10 years before being
appointed deputy superintendent; and
WHEREAS, Prior to joining Aledo ISD, Mrs. McKinney worked
for Teacher Corps, and she taught at Sam Houston High School in
Houston and at Campbell Elementary School in Austin; and
WHEREAS, Widely respected by her colleagues, Mrs. McKinney
was recognized as the Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals Region 11 Outstanding Secondary Principal for 1998,
and she was one of five state finalists for the TASSP State
Secondary Principal of the Year honor; engaged in her community,
she received the East Parker County Chamber of Commerce Woman of
the Year award in 2000; retirement will afford her the
opportunity to spend more time with her family, which includes
her husband, Randal, and their two sons; and
WHEREAS, By helping countless young Texans acquire the
knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, Lynn McKinney has made
an immeasurable impact during her 37 years with Aledo ISD, and
she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Lynn McKinney on her retirement
as deputy superintendent of the Aledo Independent School
District and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Mrs. McKinney as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
Springer
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 1, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate