Bill Text: TX HR1110 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Elm Grove Elementary School for its leadership program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-12 - Reported enrolled [HR1110 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1110-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1110 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of Elm Grove Elementary | ||
| School in Buda opened their doors to the community on March 1, 2013, | ||
| to celebrate and share Leadership Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This special event provided area residents with the | ||
| unique opportunity to personally experience Elm Grove's new | ||
| program, The Leader in Me, through student presentations and | ||
| interactive open-house classrooms; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Based on Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly | ||
| Effective People, The Leader in Me process builds skills to help | ||
| students become successful learners and active leaders in the 21st | ||
| century; qualities such as taking responsibility, working with a | ||
| team, goal setting, problem solving, and conflict resolution are | ||
| continually reinforced through the curriculum and daily classroom | ||
| routines; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After earning a grant from the Franklin Covey | ||
| Foundation, Elm Grove administrators, educators, and staff members | ||
| participated in a three-day workshop on Covey's seven habits; | ||
| students were introduced to these concepts during the 2011-2012 | ||
| school year and full implementation of the program began during | ||
| 2012-2013, with the goal of achieving recognition as an exemplary | ||
| program, or "Lighthouse Campus," in approximately three years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By using this innovative and comprehensive learning | ||
| technique, Elm Grove Elementary has enriched the lives of many | ||
| young Texans and has equipped them with the tools they need to | ||
| become engaged and productive citizens of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Elm Grove Elementary School for its | ||
| leadership program and extend to the school's students, faculty, | ||
| and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Isaac | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1110 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 10, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
