88R15581 CW-D
By: Springer S.R. No. 265
R E S O L U T I O N
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 88th Texas 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 by the
Texas Senate.