Bill Text: TX HR134 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dover Elementary School in Richardson on being named a 2010 Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - Reported enrolled [HR134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR134-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 134 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dover Elementary School in Richardson has been named | ||
| a 2010 Blue Ribbon School, the highest national designation a | ||
| school can receive; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created by the | ||
| U.S. Department of Education in 1982; to qualify for nomination, | ||
| schools must demonstrate academic superiority within their state or | ||
| show dramatic gains in student performance; in 2010, only 25 Blue | ||
| Ribbon honorees were selected from more than 8,000 public schools | ||
| and charter campuses across the Lone Star State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Part of the Richardson Independent School District, | ||
| Dover Elementary School serves nearly 500 students, who are ably | ||
| guided by principal Brona Comeaux Hudson; rated "Exemplary" by the | ||
| Texas Education Agency, the school offers a range of academic and | ||
| extracurricular initiatives, including an Invention Convention and | ||
| clubs for gardening, art, and athletics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through dedication, hard work, and perseverance, | ||
| the teachers and students of Dover Elementary have built a record of | ||
| academic excellence, and their outstanding efforts have been duly | ||
| recognized with this Blue Ribbon School designation; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Dover Elementary School on its selection | ||
| as a 2010 Blue Ribbon School and extend to its 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. | ||
| Button | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 134 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
