Bill Text: TX SR657 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the week of May 4 through May 10, 2015, as Celebration of Texas STEM Education Week in El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-29 - Reported enrolled [SR657 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR657-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join Harmony Public Schools in celebrating Texas STEM Education | ||
| Week in El Paso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | ||
| education is becoming increasingly important as more and more | ||
| jobs require a strong foundation in these fields; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and | ||
| Mathematics Initiative, or T-STEM Initiative, is a public-private | ||
| initiative of academies, professional development centers, and | ||
| networks designed to improve instruction and academic performance | ||
| in subjects related to science and mathematics at secondary | ||
| schools; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Harmony Public Schools have been part of the | ||
| T-STEM Initiative since its inception; Harmony schools have | ||
| focused on providing high-quality STEM education that will equip | ||
| students to succeed in the modern world; there are currently only | ||
| 91 schools statewide that are designated as T-STEM academies, and | ||
| 25 of them are Harmony campuses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Harmony Public Schools have implemented a number | ||
| of programs to enhance STEM education at all levels; eight | ||
| Harmony schools use Project Lead the Way as part of the | ||
| curriculum; the Gateway to Technology program is offered in | ||
| Harmony middle schools, and Pathway to Engineering is available | ||
| in Harmony high schools; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Harmony leads the way in First Lego League | ||
| Robotics,FirstTechChallenge,andFirstRobotics;thevisionof | ||
| the Harmony robotics program is "to transform our culture by | ||
| creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and | ||
| where young people dream of becoming science and technology | ||
| heroes"; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize the week of May 4 through May 10, | ||
| 2015, as Celebration of Texas STEM Education Week in El Paso, | ||
| Texas; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Rodríguez | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 29, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
