Bill Text: TX HR1184 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Martha Serna on her selection as the 2010-2011 Texas Adult Educator of the Year by the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1184 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1184-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1184 |
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WHEREAS, Martha Serna has been chosen as the 2010-2011 Texas | ||
Adult Educator of the Year by the Texas Association for Literacy and | ||
Adult Education; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of El Paso, Ms. Serna earned bachelor's and | ||
master's degrees from The University of Texas at El Paso and Sul | ||
Ross State University; she taught kindergarten and prekindergarten | ||
in the Ysleta Independent School District for 19 years before | ||
becoming the coordinator of the Even Start family literacy program | ||
in the Socorro Independent School District in 1995; she was named | ||
the director of community education services in the Socorro ISD in | ||
2004; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Serna and her staff oversee English as a second | ||
language and English and Spanish GED classes as well as computer | ||
literacy programs, and she has helped more than 300 students earn | ||
their GEDs during her tenure as director; she has greatly increased | ||
the number of classes her department offers and the locations at | ||
which they are held, reaching more students in her area, and she has | ||
improved attendance and retention by regularly recognizing | ||
outstanding students; she is responsible for a forthcoming computer | ||
lab that will double the number of computers available to students | ||
and teachers, and she has partnered with El Paso Community College | ||
to develop a vocational ESL class; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known as a team player who maintains positive | ||
relations with her colleagues, Ms. Serna always keeps her door open | ||
to students, faculty, and members of the community; in all of her | ||
endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, Jesus, | ||
and her family; and | ||
WHEREAS, Martha Serna demonstrates the leadership, | ||
determination, and commitment that are the hallmarks of our best | ||
teachers, and she is indeed an exemplary role model in her | ||
profession; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Martha Serna on her selection as | ||
the 2010-2011 Texas Adult Educator of the Year and extend to her | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Serna as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Quintanilla | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1184 was adopted by the House on April | ||
14, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||