Bill Text: TX HR565 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson of Tuloso-Midway ISD on her selection as the 2016 Superintendent of the Year for Region 2.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR565 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR565-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 565 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson, superintendent of the | ||
| Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, has been named the 2016 | ||
| Superintendent of the Year for Education Service Center Region 2; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Since 1984, the Texas Association of School Boards | ||
| has sponsored this annual award to recognize local school district | ||
| superintendents for their leadership skills, commitment to public | ||
| involvement in education, and dedication to improving educational | ||
| quality, student performance, and employee relations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Nelson | ||
| began her career as a teacher in Edmond, Oklahoma; she joined the | ||
| Tuloso-Midway ISD as director of elementary and secondary education | ||
| in 1984, and two years later, she became district superintendent; | ||
| after 12 years' outstanding service in that post, she retired in | ||
| 1998, but in 1999 she accepted an appointment as school | ||
| superintendent in Eagle Pass; subsequent attempts at a life of | ||
| leisure were equally short-lived: she returned to lead | ||
| Tuloso-Midway again in 2005, took up the reins of George West ISD in | ||
| 2007, and embarked on her third tenure as superintendent of | ||
| Tuloso-Midway in 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since returning to the district six years ago, Dr. | ||
| Nelson has been instrumental in securing the passage of several | ||
| measures, including a $36 million bond package, that have enabled | ||
| the construction and renovation of a number of school facilities; | ||
| her successful efforts to improve the district's financial | ||
| practices have resulted in top ratings from the School Financial | ||
| Integrity Rating System of Texas, and she has also increased the | ||
| diversity of her district's administrative team and professional | ||
| staff; of her many accomplishments at Tuloso-Midway over the years, | ||
| she takes greatest pride in leading the transition to a year-round | ||
| school calendar, which the district introduced in 1994; in | ||
| appreciation for all that she has done in behalf of TMISD, the | ||
| performing arts center at Tuloso-Midway High School was named in | ||
| her honor in 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Sue Nelson's hard work and commitment to | ||
| excellence have made a positive difference in the lives of | ||
| countless Texas students for more than 30 years, and her receipt of | ||
| this prestigious accolade provides a fitting opportunity to | ||
| recognize her outstanding contributions to the Lone Star State; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson on her | ||
| selection as the 2016 Region 2 Superintendent of the Year and extend | ||
| to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 565 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 2, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
