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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Since its founding in 2001, Beatrice Mayes Institute |
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has made a positive difference in the lives of more than 20,000 |
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students in Harris County; and |
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WHEREAS, BMI is a tuition-free, state-funded charter school |
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that is focused on serving low-income and at-risk youth; it is |
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operated by the nonprofit Wonderland Educational Estate |
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Association, Inc., which is committed to providing a high-quality |
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education to all children in the community and operates both BMI and |
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its sister campus, Wonderland Private School; and |
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WHEREAS, Students at BMI benefit from a challenging and |
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engaging curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering, |
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the arts, and math; the institution employs a whole-child approach |
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that fosters academic excellence as well as social and emotional |
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development and civic responsibility; and |
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WHEREAS, BMI strives to ensure that its students perform |
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academically in the 90th percentile or above, and the school |
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regularly earns distinction designations from the Texas Education |
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Agency in the areas of reading, science, social studies, and |
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post-secondary readiness as well as in closing-the-gaps |
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measurements; and |
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WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff at Beatrice Mayes |
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Institute and the Wonderland Educational Estate Association are |
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building on a tradition of scholastic excellence that has spanned |
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more than 55 years, and all those who are involved with BMI may take |
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great pride in their efforts to provide the young people of |
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inner-city Houston and the Third Ward area with a strong foundation |
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for the future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 10, 2023, as Beatrice Mayes |
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Institute Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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visiting delegation from BMI; 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. |