Bill Text: TX HR724 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Lynn Burton on his retirement as superintendent of Orange Grove ISD.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR724 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR724-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 724 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lynn Burton is retiring as superintendent of the | ||
| Orange Grove Independent School District on June 30, 2017, drawing | ||
| to a close an outstanding career in public education that has | ||
| spanned four decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A 1971 graduate of Sherman High School, Mr. Burton | ||
| earned a bachelor's degree in political science and history from | ||
| Baylor University and a master's degree in education from North | ||
| Texas State University; he developed an interest in teaching after | ||
| taking a job as a substitute, and he went on to work as a teacher and | ||
| coach at Nocona ISD before transitioning into administration with | ||
| assistant principal posts at schools in Grapevine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Burton served as a high school principal in Van | ||
| Alstyne from 1982 to 1987 and subsequently spent five years with the | ||
| Region IX Education Service Center in Wichita Falls, where he | ||
| specialized in technology and administrator training; he accepted | ||
| his first superintendent position with Harrold ISD in 1994, and he | ||
| served in the same role with the Mt. Vernon and Cooper school | ||
| districts and as an assistant superintendent for districts in | ||
| Odessa and Sherman; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This skilled administrator became superintendent of | ||
| Orange Grove ISD in 2009; during his tenure, the district attained | ||
| notably high accountability ratings, its first-ever perfect score | ||
| in the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, and an A+ rating | ||
| from Standard & Poor's, the highest in district history; deeply | ||
| committed to financial planning, Mr. Burton also implemented $3.6 | ||
| million in facility improvements in the district; in 2015, his | ||
| leadership skills won recognition when he was named the Regional | ||
| Superintendent of the Year by the Region II Education Service | ||
| Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in his professional community, Mr. Burton | ||
| has served the Texas Association of School Administrators as an | ||
| executive committee member, as a regional advisory committee chair, | ||
| and as a mentor to other superintendents; he has also been involved | ||
| in the South Texas Association of Schools and the Texas Rural | ||
| Education Association, among numerous other organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and distinguished | ||
| career, Lynn Burton's commitment to the highest standards of his | ||
| profession has benefited countless young Texans, and he may indeed | ||
| reflect with pride on his many achievements as he embarks on the | ||
| next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Lynn Burton on his retirement as | ||
| superintendent of the Orange Grove Independent School District and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Burton as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Lozano | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 724 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 16, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
