Bill Text: TX HR110 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Edgar Lovett Elementary School in Houston on its selection as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR110 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR110-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 110 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Edgar Lovett Elementary School in Houston has been | ||
| named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School, one of the most | ||
| prestigious designations an elementary or secondary school in the | ||
| United States can receive; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created | ||
| by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses | ||
| that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made | ||
| notable progress in improving outcomes among economically | ||
| disadvantaged students; Lovett Elementary is one of only 330 public | ||
| and private schools nationwide and 29 schools in Texas to have | ||
| earned this impressive honor in 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Skillfully led by principal Dawn Thompson, Lovett | ||
| Elementary serves some 700 students in prekindergarten through | ||
| fifth grade in the Houston Independent School District; the | ||
| institution offers a well-rounded curriculum focusing on fine arts, | ||
| technology, and health in addition to core academics, and students | ||
| have long excelled in such areas as music competitions, geography | ||
| and spelling bees, history and science fairs, and art contests; in | ||
| recent years, the school has been rated "Exemplary" by the Texas | ||
| Education Agency and recognized as a Higher Performing Campus by | ||
| the National Center for Educational Achievement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through dedication, hard work, and perseverance, | ||
| the teachers and students of Edgar Lovett Elementary School have | ||
| established a record of scholastic excellence, and their | ||
| outstanding efforts have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon | ||
| School award; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Edgar Lovett Elementary School on | ||
| its selection as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. | ||
| Department of Education and extend to its students, faculty, and | ||
| staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 110 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
