Bill Text: TX HR932 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jeff Wheatcraft of the Alamo Heights Independent School District on being named the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR932 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR932-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 932 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Jeff Wheatcraft of the Alamo Heights Independent | ||
| School District has been named the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year by | ||
| the Texas Association of School Administrators; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1969, the Texas Teacher of the Year | ||
| Program recognizes excellence in classroom education and provides a | ||
| forum to showcase the outstanding educators whose efforts have | ||
| inspired their students, their colleagues, and the communities they | ||
| serve; the Teacher of the Year award is the highest honor that can | ||
| be bestowed upon an educator in the Lone Star State; Jeff Wheatcraft | ||
| received the accolade after being selected as the 2019 Texas | ||
| Secondary Teacher of the Year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Wheatcraft currently teaches eighth-grade | ||
| science at Alamo Heights Junior School, and he has dedicated the | ||
| past four years to creating and leading the school's STEM program; | ||
| by inviting all students to join and challenging them to tackle | ||
| real-world problems, he has crafted a curriculum that is inclusive, | ||
| stimulating, and rewarding; under his guidance, the program has | ||
| grown beyond the confines of the classroom and has had a positive | ||
| influence on the students involved as well as the overall school | ||
| culture; he also works with the regional Education Service Center | ||
| and volunteers his time as a mentor to other teachers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Prior to coming to Alamo Heights ISD in 2012, | ||
| Mr. Wheatcraft taught at Kirby Middle School in the Judson | ||
| Independent School District for six years; over the course of his | ||
| career, he has received a number of honors, including Alamo Heights | ||
| ISD Teacher of the Year, Region 20 Secondary Teacher of the Year, | ||
| Principle Auto's Car-4-All-Seasons Teacher of the Year, and the | ||
| 2018 Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching; furthermore, he has | ||
| twice been nominated for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in | ||
| Mathematics and Science Teaching; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jeff Wheatcraft exemplifies the passion, | ||
| determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our | ||
| best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to which all | ||
| in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Jeff Wheatcraft on his selection as | ||
| the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Wheatcraft as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Allison | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 932 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 5, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
