Bill Text: TX HR698 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Grenita Lathan for her service as interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR698 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR698-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 698 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Grenita Lathan is stepping down as interim | ||
| superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, and the | ||
| conclusion of her tenure provides a fitting opportunity to | ||
| recognize her outstanding contributions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Lathan first joined Houston ISD in 2015, serving | ||
| as chief school officer over elementary transformation schools and | ||
| chief academic officer before becoming the interim superintendent | ||
| in March 2018; she has guided the district through the | ||
| unprecedented challenges presented by Hurricane Harvey and the | ||
| COVID-19 pandemic, and under her leadership, HISD has seen improved | ||
| academic performance, with several campuses meeting state | ||
| standards for the first time in multiple years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of North Carolina A&T State University | ||
| and the University of North Carolina, Dr. Lathan holds a bachelor's | ||
| degree and a master's degree in business education, and she earned a | ||
| doctorate from Southern Illinois University; she began her career | ||
| as an educator in 1991 in North Carolina, where she was a teacher, | ||
| an assistant principal, and a principal; she has also served as | ||
| chief improvement officer and interim deputy superintendent of the | ||
| San Diego Unified School District and as superintendent of Peoria | ||
| Public Schools; her many awards and accolades include the 2019 | ||
| Education Advocate of the Year Award from the NAACP, the HERO Award | ||
| from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the Outstanding Texan | ||
| Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During her three years as interim superintendent, | ||
| Dr. Lathan has helped to foster a supportive and challenging | ||
| learning environment for the students of Houston ISD, and she may | ||
| take justifiable pride in her many accomplishments; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Dr. Grenita Lathan on her service as | ||
| interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District | ||
| and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Lathan as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Allen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 698 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
