Bill Text: TX HR569 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Missy Bender for her service on the Plano ISD Board of Trustees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR569 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR569-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 569 |
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WHEREAS, Missy Bender is retiring as president of the Plano | ||
Independent School District Board of Trustees, following 13 years | ||
of exemplary service to the district; and | ||
WHEREAS, First elected to the board in 2006, Ms. Bender is | ||
currently serving her third year as president, and she has | ||
previously held the positions of vice president and secretary; over | ||
the course of her tenure, she earned the distinction of being the | ||
only trustee appointed to the Texas Education Agency's | ||
Accountability Policy Advisory Committee by the Texas Association | ||
of School Boards, and she received the prestigious TASB designation | ||
of "Master Trustee," as well as its 2014 Outstanding Leadership | ||
Award; furthermore, she is a cofounder of the nonprofit | ||
organization Trustees for Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, A resident of Plano for the past three decades, | ||
Ms. Bender graduated from Plano East Senior High School as part of | ||
its charter class and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in | ||
marketing from Southern Methodist University; dedicated to | ||
ensuring all students have equal access to quality education | ||
regardless of their background, she has been active in the Parent | ||
Teacher Associations for Daffron Elementary, Robinson Middle, | ||
Jasper High, and Plano West Senior High Schools, and she has been | ||
honored as a PTA Life Member; in addition, she has been a prominent | ||
participant in organizations such as Practical Parent Education, | ||
the Forest Outreach Foundation, the Plano ISD Education Foundation, | ||
and Women Making a Difference in Plano; and | ||
WHEREAS, Missy Bender has helped the district provide | ||
students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become | ||
successful and productive citizens, and her contributions to the | ||
Plano ISD board will continue to benefit the community for years to | ||
come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Missy Bender for her service on the | ||
Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees and extend to | ||
her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Bender as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Leach | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 569 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||