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| 2 | 2 | | By: Garcia Hernandez H.R. No. 1070 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Cooper Hilton is concluding his tenure as the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2024-2025 president of the Texas Elementary Principals and |
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| 10 | 10 | | Supervisors Association in June 2025, and this occasion provides a |
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| 11 | 11 | | fitting opportunity to recognize his outstanding record of service; |
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| 12 | 12 | | and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his yearlong term, Mr. Hilton has |
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| 14 | 14 | | ably led TEPSA in its mission to provide leadership training, |
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| 15 | 15 | | networking opportunities, information, and support for its more |
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| 16 | 16 | | than 6,000 members, who in turn oversee the education of |
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| 17 | 17 | | approximately 3 million young Texans across the state; a strong |
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| 18 | 18 | | advocate for public education, he has further contributed to the |
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| 19 | 19 | | organization as vice president, as a conference presenter, and as a |
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| 20 | 20 | | member of its State Executive and State Advocacy Committees; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hilton currently serves Wilson Elementary |
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| 22 | 22 | | School in the Coppell Independent School District as principal, a |
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| 23 | 23 | | title he has held since May 2017, and over the course of his tenure, |
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| 24 | 24 | | he has improved campus culture and teacher retention, redesigned |
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| 25 | 25 | | the campus RtI process and intervention structures, initiated a |
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| 26 | 26 | | dual language program evaluation, and maintained the school's |
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| 27 | 27 | | status as a Great Expectations "Model School"; he first began |
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| 28 | 28 | | working with the Coppell Independent School District in 2010 at |
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| 29 | 29 | | Austin Elementary School, where he served as assistant principal |
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| 30 | 30 | | and principal; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hilton holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish |
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| 32 | 32 | | literature from the University of Dallas and a master's degree in |
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| 33 | 33 | | educational leadership and policy from The University of Texas at |
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| 34 | 34 | | Arlington; prior to joining Coppell ISD, he served as a bilingual |
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| 35 | 35 | | teacher and interventionist in Irving ISD from 2005 to 2010; in all |
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| 36 | 36 | | his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Lauren, |
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| 37 | 37 | | and their four children; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Through his leadership, professionalism, and |
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| 39 | 39 | | commitment to excellence, Cooper Hilton has been a strong and |
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| 40 | 40 | | effective advocate for educational leaders in the Lone Star State, |
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| 41 | 41 | | and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many accomplishments; |
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| 42 | 42 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | Legislature hereby commend Cooper Hilton for his service as the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2024-2025 president of the Texas Elementary Principals and |
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| 46 | 46 | | Supervisors Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 47 | 47 | | continued success with his important work; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 49 | | prepared for Mr. Hilton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 50 | 50 | | House of Representatives. |
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