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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Clendenin Elementary School in El Paso has been |
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nominated for a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School award, one of the |
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most prestigious accolades an elementary or secondary school in the |
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United States can receive; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created |
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by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses |
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that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made |
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notable progress in improving outcomes among economically |
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disadvantaged students; Clendenin Elementary is one of only 26 |
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public schools in Texas to have earned a nomination for the 2021 |
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award; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of principal Martha |
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Martinez, Clendenin Elementary was selected in the exemplary |
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achievement-gap-closing school category as a result of student |
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performance on the 2020 STAAR assessments; it joins three other |
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campuses in the El Paso Independent School District as a 2021 |
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nominee; and |
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WHEREAS, Through dedication, hard work, and perseverance, |
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the teachers and students of Clendenin Elementary have established |
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a record of scholastic excellence, and their outstanding efforts |
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have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon School award |
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nomination; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Clendenin Elementary on its |
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nomination for a 2021 U.S. Department of Education National Blue |
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Ribbon School award and extend to its teachers, students, and staff |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |