Bill Text: TX HR178 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Canterbury Elementary School in Edinburg on being named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR178 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR178-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 178 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Canterbury Elementary School in Edinburg 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; Canterbury was one of only 330 public and | ||
| private schools nationwide and 29 schools in Texas to have earned | ||
| this impressive honor in 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A magnet school in the Edinburg Consolidated | ||
| Independent School District, Canterbury Elementary serves more | ||
| than 600 young Texans from prekindergarten through fifth grade; the | ||
| diverse academic environment includes gifted and talented, | ||
| bilingual, migrant, at-risk, and special education students who | ||
| learn through research-based, differentiated instruction; | ||
| principal Dahlia Zamora Guzman leads the exceptional faculty and | ||
| staff in building a well-rounded curriculum that integrates | ||
| collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Through dedication, hard work, and perseverance, | ||
| the teachers and students of Canterbury Elementary 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 Canterbury Elementary School on | ||
| being named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School and extend to all | ||
| those associated with the campus 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. | ||
| Guerra | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 178 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
