| 1 | 1 | | 88S40882 CJM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 20 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Carver Center in the Midland Independent School |
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| 7 | 7 | | District has been named the top charter elementary school in Texas |
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| 8 | 8 | | for 2023 by U.S. News and World Report; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This prestigious recognition is based on reading and |
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| 10 | 10 | | math proficiency and performance data, which reports that |
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| 11 | 11 | | 89 percent of Carver students have met or surpassed expectations |
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| 12 | 12 | | for math while 93 percent have scored at or above that level in |
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| 13 | 13 | | reading; the campus also ranked fourth among all elementary schools |
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| 14 | 14 | | in the state, coming in second in reading and seventh in math; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Led by executive administrator Stephanie Carnett, |
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| 16 | 16 | | the Carver Center serves students in first through sixth grade; to |
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| 17 | 17 | | gain admission to the school, students must test into the Midland |
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| 18 | 18 | | ISD gifted and talented program in addition to demonstrating |
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| 19 | 19 | | advanced reasoning skills and high achievement; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and |
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| 21 | 21 | | students of the Carver Center have established a record of |
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| 22 | 22 | | scholastic excellence, and they are indeed deserving of this most |
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| 23 | 23 | | recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Carver Center on its |
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| 26 | 26 | | selection as the top charter elementary school in Texas for 2023 by |
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| 27 | 27 | | U.S. News and World Report and extend to all those associated with |
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| 28 | 28 | | the campus sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 31 | | prepared for the Carver Center as an expression of high regard by |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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