Bill Text: TX SR446 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Harmony Public Schools for receiving 2023 State Schools of Character designation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [SR446 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR446-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Character.org has designated nine campuses of | ||
| Harmony Public Schools as 2023 State Schools of Character; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A national nonprofit organization based in | ||
| Washington, D.C., Character.org was established in 1993 with the | ||
| goal of inspiring, educating, and empowering students to become | ||
| ethical and compassionate citizens; the organization annually | ||
| certifies schools and school districts that demonstrate a | ||
| dedicated focus on achieving that goal; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Harmony Public Schools is a public charter school | ||
| system with campuses serving students in prekindergarten through | ||
| the 12th grade in 23 cities across Texas; its curriculum centers | ||
| on STEM skills, character education, project-based learning, and | ||
| college readiness; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The nine Harmony campuses recognized by | ||
| Character.org as 2023 State Schools of Character are Harmony | ||
| School of Achievement-Houston, Harmony School of | ||
| Excellence-Laredo, Harmony School of Exploration-Houston, | ||
| Harmony School of Fine Arts & Technology-Houston, Harmony School | ||
| of Innovation-Dallas, Harmony School of Science-El Paso, Harmony | ||
| Science Academy-Dallas High, Harmony Science Academy-El Paso, | ||
| and Harmony Science Academy-Houston; of the nearly 130,000 | ||
| public and private schools in the U.S., only 73 earned | ||
| certification, including only 15 in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, 13 other Harmony campuses previously earned the | ||
| honor, which remains with schools for five years after | ||
| designation; among them are Harmony School of | ||
| Advancement-Houston, Harmony School of Excellence-Houston, | ||
| Harmony School of Innovation-Garland, Harmony School of | ||
| Innovation-Sugar Land, Harmony Science Academy-Dallas Middle, | ||
| Harmony Science Academy-Cedar Park, Harmony Science | ||
| Academy-Pflugerville, Harmony School of Innovation-Fort Worth, | ||
| Harmony Science Academy-Garland, Harmony School of | ||
| Endeavor-Houston, Harmony School of Innovation-Houston, Harmony | ||
| School of Science-Houston, and Harmony School of | ||
| Innovation-Katy; moreover, 37 others were listed as emerging | ||
| character campuses or received honorable mention status; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By creating learning environments that promote | ||
| positive values and personal growth, Harmony schools are | ||
| providing their students with important instruction that will | ||
| serve them well throughout their lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate nine Harmony Public Schools | ||
| campuses on receiving 2023 State Schools of Character | ||
| designation from Character.org and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the school system sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Harmony Public Schools as an expression of high | ||
| regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 20, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
