Bill Text: TX HR1169 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Porter Elementary School in Mesquite ISD on its nomination for a 2021 U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1169 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1169-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1169 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Porter Elementary School in Mesquite has been | ||
| nominated for a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School award, one of the | ||
| most prestigious accolades 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; Porter Elementary is one of only 26 public | ||
| schools in Texas to have earned a nomination for the 2021 award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of principal Becky Rasco, | ||
| Porter Elementary was selected in the exemplary | ||
| achievement-gap-closing schools category as a result of student | ||
| performance on the 2020 STAAR assessments; part of the Mesquite | ||
| Independent School District, the campus has also been honored with | ||
| two "A" ratings from the Texas Education Agency: for accountability | ||
| and for closing the achievement gap; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through dedication, hard work, and perseverance, | ||
| the teachers and students of Porter Elementary School have | ||
| established a record of scholastic excellence, and their | ||
| outstanding efforts have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon | ||
| School award nomination; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Porter Elementary School on its | ||
| nomination for a 2021 U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon | ||
| School award and extend to its teachers, students, 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. | ||
| Neave | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1169 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
