88(3) HR 59 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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R E S O L U T I O N
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             WHEREAS, Marie Gonzales is retiring as the executive director |
 
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of special education at the Round Rock Independent School District |
 
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on December 14, 2023, drawing to a close an exemplary career in |
 
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education that has spanned 28 years; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Ms.  Gonzales began her career as a deaf education |
 
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teacher at Deerpark Middle School in August 1995, and she went on to |
 
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join the faculty at McNeil High School in 2001; the following year, |
 
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she became an admission, review, and dismissal facilitator, and in |
 
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2008, she accepted the position of special education department |
 
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chair; she later served as assistant principal and associate |
 
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principal at McNeil High before taking on her current role as the |
 
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district's executive director of special education; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Along the way, Ms.  Gonzales has been involved in |
 
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numerous committees and initiatives, including the Secondary |
 
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Teaching & Learning Advisory Board, the launch of a dual credit |
 
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program for deaf students, and the Texas Deafblind Project; she has |
 
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also been active in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International |
 
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Kappa Lambda Chapter, which she served as president from 2012 to |
 
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2014; among her many achievements, she received a World Class ARD |
 
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Facilitator Award in 2005 and a Certificate of Appreciation for |
 
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Valuable Contributions During State Assessment in 2008; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Ms.  Gonzales holds bachelor's and master's degrees |
 
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in communications, sciences, and disorders with an emphasis on deaf |
 
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education from The University of Texas at Austin; in addition, she |
 
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completed the principal certification graduate program in |
 
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educational leadership at Texas State University in 2011; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and |
 
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commitment to excellence, Marie Gonzales has helped many young |
 
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Texans acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, and |
 
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her contributions will be remembered and appreciated for years to |
 
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come; now, therefore, be it |
 
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             RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
 
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Marie |
 
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Gonzales on her retirement as the executive director of special |
 
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education at Round Rock ISD and extend to her sincere best wishes |
 
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for the future; and, be it further |
 
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             RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
 
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prepared for Ms.  Gonzales as an expression of high regard by the |
 
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House           |
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             I certify that H.R. No. 59 was adopted by the House on |
 
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November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
 
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Chief Clerk of the House       |
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