Bill Text: TX HR2023 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Killeen ISD Early College High School on being named a model college and career readiness school by Educate Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2023 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2023-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2023 |
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WHEREAS, Killeen ISD Early College High School has been named | ||
a model college and career readiness school by Educate Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Led by principal Kathleen Burke, Early College High | ||
School is one of only three schools in the state to receive the | ||
foundation's model designation; the school maintains partnerships | ||
with Central Texas College and Texas A&M University-Central Texas | ||
that allow it to offer students the opportunity to earn an associate | ||
degree concurrently with their high school diploma; and | ||
WHEREAS, KISD Early College High School opened its doors in | ||
2015 with 150 students, and within a few short years, it has grown | ||
to serve a student body of nearly 1,000; the school has | ||
distinguished itself through its strong academic performance, with | ||
more than 99 percent of seniors meeting state standards to take | ||
college courses; on 2018 STAAR tests, ECHS students boasted a | ||
passing rate of 100 percent in math and social studies, 99 percent | ||
in science, and 95 percent in reading, and they consistently exceed | ||
the state average on the PSAT; this year, the school is celebrating | ||
its first graduating class; all 165 students are on track to earn | ||
their high school diplomas and 153 are expected to earn their | ||
associate degrees; and | ||
WHEREAS, The dedicated, hardworking students and teachers of | ||
KISD Early College High School have established a record of | ||
scholastic excellence, and their outstanding efforts are indeed | ||
deserving of special commendation; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Killeen ISD Early College High | ||
School on being named a model college and career readiness school by | ||
Educate Texas and extend to its faculty, staff, and students | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for KISD Early College High School as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Buckley | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2023 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||