Bill Text: TX HR69 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of the Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project TYKE facility in Katy ISD.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-15 - Reported enrolled [HR69 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR69-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 69 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Katy Independent School District is celebrating | ||
| the dedication of its Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project TYKE facility on | ||
| October 18, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Formerly the L. D. Robinson Pavilion, the remodeled | ||
| 25,000-square-foot building provides a thoughtfully designed | ||
| center for the Early Childhood Intervention Project Teach Your Kids | ||
| Early program, previously housed on campuses across the district; | ||
| it includes classrooms, therapy rooms, evaluation rooms, offices, | ||
| and other spaces, and it features inspiring murals as well as new | ||
| technology, including smart panels, projection screens, and an | ||
| enhanced security system; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The facility is named after Martha Aki, who oversaw | ||
| the district's Early Childhood Intervention Project Teach Your Kids | ||
| Early program for nearly three decades before her retirement in | ||
| 2020; Project TYKE assists children with developmental delays or | ||
| disabilities and their families, providing necessary support and | ||
| resources in a dynamic, personalized process that reflects the | ||
| preferences, learning styles, cultural beliefs, and priorities of | ||
| individual children and their families; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the innovative leadership of Ms. Aki, Project | ||
| TYKE developed a group coaching model that proved so effective, | ||
| especially for children on the autism spectrum, that her team was | ||
| frequently called upon to host training events for ECI programs | ||
| across the state; she also served as chair of the Texas Council of | ||
| ECI Program Directors Consortia, facilitating a productive | ||
| relationship between Texas ECI program directors and the Health and | ||
| Human Services ECI state staff; in addition, she was a member of the | ||
| Katy ISD Special Education Leadership Team and worked with state | ||
| legislators and Texans Care for Children on initiatives benefiting | ||
| ECI children; she was recently appointed to the advisory board of | ||
| the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education | ||
| Standards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, High-quality early intervention improves outcomes | ||
| for children, families, and communities, and this splendid new | ||
| facility will allow the staff of ECI Project TYKE to provide even | ||
| more effective services; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the dedication | ||
| of the Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project TYKE facility and extend to the | ||
| program's staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the program as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Schofield | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 69 was adopted by the House on October | ||
| 14, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
