| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Four campuses in Texas Senate District 21, Falls |
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| 3 | 3 | | City, Francisco Farias, and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary |
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| 4 | 4 | | Schools, along with Hector J. Garcia Early College High School, |
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| 5 | 5 | | have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was |
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| 7 | 7 | | created by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize |
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| 8 | 8 | | campuses that have demonstrated superior academic performance or |
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| 9 | 9 | | made notable progress in improving outcomes among economically |
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| 10 | 10 | | disadvantaged students; one of the most prestigious honors an |
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| 11 | 11 | | elementary or secondary school in the United States can receive, |
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| 12 | 12 | | the Blue Ribbon designation was awarded to only 353 schools in |
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| 13 | 13 | | the nation and only 29 schools in Texas this year; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Falls City Elementary, which is led by principal |
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| 15 | 15 | | Jessica Luna, serves approximately 255 students in the Falls City |
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| 16 | 16 | | Independent School District, while Saenz Elementary serves |
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| 17 | 17 | | nearly 550 students in Roma ISD under the guidance of principal |
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| 18 | 18 | | Odette Garcia; part of Laredo ISD, Farias Elementary serves more |
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| 19 | 19 | | than 560 students under the leadership of Vanessa Lynn Ortegon |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Garcia ECHS serves nearly 400 students and is led by |
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| 21 | 21 | | Margarita Taboada; Falls City Elementary, Saenz Elementary, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Garcia ECHS were nominated in the Exemplary High Performing |
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| 23 | 23 | | Schools category, and Farias Elementary was recognized in the |
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| 24 | 24 | | Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools category; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers |
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| 26 | 26 | | and students of these exceptional campuses have established a |
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| 27 | 27 | | strong record of scholastic achievement, and their outstanding |
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| 28 | 28 | | efforts have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon School |
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| 29 | 29 | | award; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Falls City, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Francisco Farias, and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary |
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| 33 | 33 | | Schools and Hector J. Garcia Early College High School on their |
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| 34 | 34 | | selection as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the |
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| 35 | 35 | | U.S. Department of Education and extend to all those involved |
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| 36 | 36 | | with the schools sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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| 37 | 37 | | be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for the schools as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 40 | 40 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Zaffirini |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on November 30, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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