88S40275 CW-D By: Flores S.R. No. 39 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The Leander Independent School District has been named the 2023 College Board Advanced Placement Large District of the Year and is being honored during a special ceremony at Vista Ridge High School on November 16; and WHEREAS, Each year, the College Board Advanced Placement Program recognizes just three schools nationwide, in small-, medium-, and large-district categories, for their achievements in expanding access to AP initiatives and boosting equity and exam performance; and WHEREAS, Leander ISD has made advanced academic coursework an integral part of its educational mission; the district's advanced pathway programs are offered at elementary and middle school campuses, and AP high school classes give students the opportunity to excel in a challenging learning environment that enables them to build the knowledge and discipline they need to prepare for college; and WHEREAS, A quality education is critical to the continuing vitality of our state, and the administrators and faculty of Leander ISD are to be commended for helping students to reach their full potential by prioritizing Advanced Placement studies; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Leander Independent School District on its selection as the 2023 College Board Advanced Placement Large District of the Year and extend to all those associated with the district sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Leander ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate.