Bill Text: TX HR607 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 607 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Honoring Sandra Thompson for her service as a special education teacher.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR607 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR607-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 607



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Sandra Thompson has rendered exceptional service to
	her community as an educator, and she is indeed deserving of
	recognition for her many accomplishments; and
	WHEREAS, Having grown up with a brother who has a disability,
	Sandra Thompson was inspired to pursue a career that would allow her
	to help other families like her own; after earning her master's
	degree in special education in 1992, she became a special education
	teacher at Fredericksburg High School, and in 1994, she
	transitioned to Reagan High School, where she taught Life Skills, a
	program to aid students with intellectual disabilities and autism;
	and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Thompson joined the staff at Pflugerville
	Elementary School in 1998, and in the years since, she has taught in
	a variety of areas there, including Life Skills, Resource and
	Inclusion programs, and fourth-grade general education; for the
	past five years, she has helped lead the school's Pegasus Program,
	an early childhood development course that prepares preschool
	students for kindergarten; and
	WHEREAS, For her outstanding achievements, Ms. Thompson was
	named Pflugerville Elementary Teacher of the Year in 2003, and she
	has also been awarded five grants from the Junior League of Austin;
	and
	WHEREAS, Sandra Thompson has greatly benefited students
	within the Pflugerville community and across the Lone Star State
	through her steadfast dedication to ensuring that every child
	receives the education that he or she deserves, and she has garnered
	the lasting respect and admiration of countless people along the
	way; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Sandra Thompson for her notable endeavors
	in behalf of her students and her lasting contributions to public
	education in Texas; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Thompson as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Israel

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 607 was adopted by the House on March
	2, 2017, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House