Bill Text: TX HR179 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 9, 2017, as South Texas ISD Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-02-10 - Reported enrolled [HR179 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR179-Introduced.html

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85R6976 CJM-D
By: Guerra H.R. No. 179

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Proud community members are gathering in Austin on
February 9, 2017, to celebrate South Texas Independent School
District Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Originally known as the Rio Grande Rehabilitation
District, the South Texas Independent School District was
established in 1964 to create further educational opportunities for
area youths with disabilities; in 1983, legislators broadened the
district's purpose to allow it to operate vocational magnet
schools, and as a result, STISD opened South Texas High School for
Health Professions in 1984 and The Science Academy of South Texas
five years later; the district established the Teacher Academy of
South Texas in 1993, subsequently renaming the school South Texas
Business, Education & Technology Academy to reflect an expanded
focus; over the following years, the magnet program continued to
grow with the addition of South Texas Academy for Medical
Professions, South Texas Preparatory Academy, and Rising Scholars
Academy of South Texas; and
WHEREAS, Currently encompassing six college-preparatory
magnet schools in Edinburg, San Benito, Mercedes, and Olmito, STISD
is the only all-magnet district in the state; it serves more than
3,800 junior high and high school students and maintains an open
enrollment policy that attracts interested and hardworking pupils
from 28 school districts in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties;
in addition, it continues to provide educational and occupational
training for students with special needs through its career and
technology half-day program; and
WHEREAS, The district's superintendent, Dr. Marla M. Guerra,
ably guides a staff of accomplished teachers, administrators, and
support personnel who are deeply committed to the success of young
people in the tri-county area; in 2016, for the third year in a row,
the Texas Education Agency awarded the district a "met standard"
rating and the postsecondary readiness distinction designation,
the only one available for districts; furthermore, all campuses in
the South Texas ISD received a "met standard" rating, with three of
the campuses earning all distinctions for which they were eligible;
and
WHEREAS, The faculty and staff of South Texas ISD continue to
look for new ways to help students achieve, lead, and contribute to
a changing world; to that end, the district is completing its third
round of collaborative strategic planning to develop a framework to
guide its efforts over the next five years; and
WHEREAS, For more than half a century, the South Texas
Independent School District has dedicated itself to offering
students the best educational opportunities possible, and in so
doing, it has equipped several generations of Texans with the
knowledge and skills necessary to build a brighter future; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 9, 2017, as South Texas
Independent School District Day at the State Capitol and extend to
all those in attendance sincere best wishes for an enjoyable visit
to Austin; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.