Bill Text: TX HR2005 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Scott R. Muri for his service as superintendent of the Spring Branch Independent School District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2005 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2005-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2005 |
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WHEREAS, Scott R. Muri has greatly benefited the Spring | ||
Branch Independent School District through his exemplary service as | ||
superintendent, and as he prepares to take on a new challenge as | ||
superintendent of Ector County ISD in Odessa, it is indeed fitting | ||
to recognize his outstanding contributions; and | ||
WHEREAS, Named superintendent in 2015, Dr. Muri built a | ||
strong consensus with the school board, community, and staff | ||
through the development and implementation of a comprehensive, | ||
research-based strategic plan, and he established a host of new | ||
initiatives for students, personnel, and operations; among many | ||
instructional innovations, he extended pre-K to three-year-olds, | ||
added more dual enrollment and dual credit opportunities, and | ||
expanded identification of gifted and talented students to ensure | ||
greater equity and access to such programming; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Muri shepherded an $898 million school bond to | ||
overwhelming voter approval in 2017; during his tenure, student | ||
achievement gaps have narrowed, college entrance exam | ||
participation and SAT scores have risen, and the number of | ||
Improvement Required campuses decreased from six to one; he also | ||
skillfully guided the recovery of the district in the aftermath of | ||
Hurricane Harvey; active in many professional associations, he is | ||
frequently called upon to share his expertise with colleagues and | ||
public officials, and he has served as president of the Texas School | ||
Alliance; and | ||
WHEREAS, Previously, Dr. Muri served in administrative roles | ||
in Georgia and North Carolina, and he began his career in 1988 as an | ||
elementary school teacher; in addition to a doctoral degree in | ||
educational leadership from Wingate University, he holds a master's | ||
degree in public school administration from Stetson University and | ||
a bachelor's degree in education from Wake Forest University; and | ||
WHEREAS, A visionary administrator, Scott Muri has | ||
significantly advanced the quality of education in Spring Branch | ||
ISD, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his accomplishments as | ||
he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his noteworthy career; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Scott R. Muri for his service as | ||
superintendent of the Spring Branch Independent School District and | ||
extend to him sincere best wishes for success in his new post; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Muri as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Bohac | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2005 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||