88R9525 CW-D
By: Blanco S.R. No. 93
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Ramon Benavides Jr. of the Ysleta Independent
School District has been named the 2022 State Teacher of the Year by
the Council of Chief State School Officers and the 2022 Texas
Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School
Administrators; and
WHEREAS, Each year, CCSSO celebrates State Teachers of the
Year from U.S. states and their territories, the District of
Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity by
providing them with a yearlong professional learning program; the
TASA Texas Teacher of the Year award is the highest honor that can
be bestowed upon an educator in the Lone Star State, and it
recognizes teachers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership
and excellence in the classroom; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ramon Benavides is the son of migrant farm
workers who went on to become South Texas educators; he recently
earned his Ph.D. in education leadership policy from Texas Tech
University, and he has taught for more than a decade at Ysleta ISD,
where he is a biology instructor at Del Valle High School in
El Paso; in addition, he is a grant writer for the district, and he
has contributed to the Del Valle High campus community by
overseeing a Science National Honor Society chapter and sponsoring
several school clubs; he is also an adjunct biology instructor at El
Paso Community College, and he mentors high school, undergraduate,
and graduate students; and
WHEREAS, A leader in his field, Dr. Benavides is a member of
the Ysleta Teachers Association and the National Education
Association; moreover, he is actively involved with a number of
community organizations; he holds a biology degree from The
University of Texas at San Antonio, a chemistry degree from The
University of Texas at Brownsville, and a master of arts in teaching
science degree from The University of Texas at El Paso; in all his
endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Dr. Alyssa
Cervantes Benavides, and his son; and
WHEREAS, A strong advocate for equity in public education,
Ramon Benavides is committed to providing opportunities for Texas
students, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his receipt of
these prestigious accolades; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
hereby congratulate Dr. Ramon Benavides Jr. on being honored as
both the 2022 State Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief
State School Officers and the 2022 Texas Teacher of the Year by the
Texas Association of School Administrators and extend to him
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Benavides as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.