88S40789 BK-D
By: Zaffirini S.R. No. 47
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Four campuses in Texas Senate District 21, Falls
City, Francisco Farias, and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary
Schools, along with Hector J. Garcia Early College High School,
have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023; and
WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created
by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses
that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made
notable progress in improving outcomes among economically
disadvantaged students; one of the most prestigious honors an
elementary or secondary school in the United States can receive,
the Blue Ribbon designation was awarded to only 353 schools in the
nation and only 29 schools in Texas this year; and
WHEREAS, Falls City Elementary, which is led by principal
Jessica Luna, serves approximately 255 students in the Falls City
Independent School District, while Saenz Elementary serves nearly
550 students in Roma ISD under the guidance of principal Odette
Garcia; part of Laredo ISD, Farias Elementary serves more than 560
students under the leadership of Vanessa Lynn Ortegon and Garcia
ECHS serves nearly 400 students and is led by Margarita Taboada;
Falls City Elementary, Saenz Elementary, and Garcia ECHS were
nominated in the Exemplary High Performing Schools category, and
Farias Elementary was recognized in the Exemplary Achievement Gap
Closing Schools category; and
WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and
students of these exceptional campuses have established a strong
record of scholastic achievement, and their outstanding efforts
have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon School award; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th
Called Session, hereby congratulate Falls City, Francisco Farias,
and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary Schools and Hector
J. Garcia Early College High School on their selection as 2023
National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education
and extend to all those involved with the schools sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
for the schools as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate.