Bill Text: TX HR1896 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Sanford Jeames of Eastside Memorial Early College High School on his selection as a 2021 Austin ISD Teacher of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1896 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1896-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1896 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Sanford Jeames of Eastside Memorial Early College | ||
| High School has been honored as a 2021 Teacher of the Year by the | ||
| Austin Independent School District; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Teacher of the Year award is one of the highest | ||
| honors that a teacher at Austin ISD can receive; it is presented as | ||
| part of the Texas Teacher of the Year Program, which is facilitated | ||
| by the Texas Association of School Administrators and the Texas | ||
| Education Agency to recognize teachers who have demonstrated the | ||
| highest levels of leadership and excellence; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sanford Jeames, who has been with Austin ISD for | ||
| eight years, is a veteran of the United States Army and the U.S. | ||
| Army Reserve; he holds a doctorate in health administration, and in | ||
| his role as the health science program coordinator at Eastside | ||
| Memorial Early College High, he has supported students earning | ||
| certifications in such areas as OSHA and CPR, along with nursing | ||
| assistant, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, and emergency | ||
| medical technician credentials; he was previously honored with a | ||
| prestigious $10,000 Rather Prize to fund his efforts to help | ||
| provide minority and low-income students with a pathway to college | ||
| and high-earning careers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his exceptional dedication to his | ||
| profession, Sanford Jeames has helped instill in students from all | ||
| backgrounds the confidence they need to realize their full | ||
| potential, and he has set an inspiring example for educators | ||
| throughout the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Sanford Jeames on his selection as | ||
| a 2021 Austin Independent School District Teacher of the Year and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in his | ||
| important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Jeames as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Rodriguez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1896 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 31, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
