2 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Harmony Public Schools is celebrating the 25th |
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3 | 8 | | anniversary of its founding in 2025, providing a fitting |
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4 | 9 | | opportunity to recognize this expansive charter school system |
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5 | 10 | | for providing high-quality, STEM-centered education to numerous |
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6 | 11 | | young Texans; and |
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7 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In 2000, Harmony Public Schools opened its first |
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8 | 13 | | campus in Houston, and today, there are more than 60 locations in |
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9 | 14 | | seven districts across the state; Harmony provides students with |
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10 | 15 | | a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes science, technology, |
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11 | 16 | | engineering, and math in a caring and collaborative environment; |
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12 | 17 | | its educators are committed to ensuring that youth have the |
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13 | 18 | | skills they need to excel in college and to become productive |
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14 | 19 | | members of their communities; and |
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15 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, the Harmony Public Schools system |
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16 | 21 | | has developed a robust partner network that includes curriculum |
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17 | 22 | | providers, IBC Certification organizations, STEM competition |
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18 | 23 | | coalitions, professional learning companies, and equipment |
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19 | 24 | | suppliers; moreover, Harmony has established makerspaces |
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20 | 25 | | equipped with prototyping tools such as 3D printers, laser |
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21 | 26 | | cutters, and CNC machines; and |
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22 | 27 | | WHEREAS, For a quarter century, the faculty, staff, and |
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23 | 28 | | administrators of Harmony Public Schools have dedicated |
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24 | 29 | | themselves to meeting the educational needs of their students, |
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25 | 30 | | and the school system has played a vital role in helping many |
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26 | 31 | | young Texans build a bright and fulfilling future; now, |
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27 | 32 | | therefore, be it |
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28 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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29 | | - | Legislature, hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of Harmony |
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30 | | - | Public Schools and extend to all those associated with the school |
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31 | | - | system sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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32 | | - | further |
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| 33 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 34 | + | hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of Harmony Public |
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| 35 | + | Schools and extend to all those associated with the school system |
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| 36 | + | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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35 | | - | regard from the Texas Senate. |
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36 | | - | Middleton, Creighton |
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37 | | - | ________________________________ |
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38 | | - | President of the Senate |
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39 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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40 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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41 | | - | the Senate on February 18, 2025. |
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42 | | - | ________________________________ |
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43 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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44 | | - | ________________________________ |
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45 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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46 | | - | ________________________________ |
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47 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 39 | + | regard by the Texas Senate. |
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