Bill Text: TX HR1373 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Carol Fletcher for her service as a trustee of the Pflugerville Independent School District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-08 - Reported enrolled [HR1373 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1373-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1373 |
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WHEREAS, Carol Fletcher is stepping down as a trustee of the | ||
Pflugerville Independent School District in June 2019, concluding | ||
an exemplary tenure that has spanned 18 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, First elected in 2001, Dr. Fletcher served for five | ||
years as president of the board; she was instrumental in the | ||
creation of the Pflugerville Education Foundation, which has | ||
awarded more than $100,000 in grants to district teachers and | ||
administrators, and she secured $1 million in funding for the | ||
mentoring of new teachers; since she joined the board, the district | ||
has passed six bond packages and overseen the building and | ||
renovation of 23 campuses; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Fletcher helped establish board operating | ||
procedures and committees, and she has been involved in legislative | ||
advocacy and school accountability efforts; her vast experience in | ||
STEM education has been invaluable in the drive to increase access | ||
to advanced placement courses and exams, and she has worked | ||
tirelessly to promote the adoption of innovative curriculum; | ||
throughout her service, she has demonstrated exceptional | ||
dedication to the district's goal of fostering diversity and | ||
ensuring that students benefit from the inclusive learning | ||
environment; and | ||
WHEREAS, Retirement from the board will allow Dr. Fletcher | ||
more time for her professional endeavors as deputy director of the | ||
STEM Center at The University of Texas at Austin; a champion of | ||
computer science education, she has served in numerous leadership | ||
roles, including chair of the Texas Computer Science Task Force, | ||
and she consults internationally on STEM education; among many | ||
accolades, she has received the Texas Computer Education | ||
Association Advocacy Award, and earlier in her career, she was | ||
named Pflugerville Middle School Teacher of the Year; she holds a | ||
bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a doctorate in | ||
science education from The University of Texas at Austin; in all her | ||
endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, Clint, | ||
and their two sons, Benjamin and Wiley, both recent Pflugerville | ||
High School graduates; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her vision, expertise, and commitment to | ||
excellence in education, Carol Fletcher has enriched the lives of | ||
countless young people in Texas and beyond; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Carol Fletcher for her outstanding service | ||
as a trustee of the Pflugerville Independent School District and | ||
extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Fletcher as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1373 was adopted by the House on May | ||
3, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||