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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jeff Wheatcraft of the Alamo Heights Independent |
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School District has been named the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year by |
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the Texas Association of School Administrators; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1969, the Texas Teacher of the Year |
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Program recognizes excellence in classroom education and provides a |
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forum to showcase the outstanding educators whose efforts have |
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inspired their students, their colleagues, and the communities they |
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serve; the Teacher of the Year award is the highest honor that can |
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be bestowed upon an educator in the Lone Star State; Jeff Wheatcraft |
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received the accolade after being selected as the 2019 Texas |
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Secondary Teacher of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wheatcraft currently teaches eighth-grade |
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science at Alamo Heights Junior School, and he has dedicated the |
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past four years to creating and leading the school's STEM program; |
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by inviting all students to join and challenging them to tackle |
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real-world problems, he has crafted a curriculum that is inclusive, |
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stimulating, and rewarding; under his guidance, the program has |
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grown beyond the confines of the classroom and has had a positive |
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influence on the students involved as well as the overall school |
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culture; he also works with the regional Education Service Center |
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and volunteers his time as a mentor to other teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to coming to Alamo Heights ISD in 2012, |
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Mr. Wheatcraft taught at Kirby Middle School in the Judson |
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Independent School District for six years; over the course of his |
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career, he has received a number of honors, including Alamo Heights |
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ISD Teacher of the Year, Region 20 Secondary Teacher of the Year, |
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Principle Auto's Car-4-All-Seasons Teacher of the Year, and the |
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2018 Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching; furthermore, he has |
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twice been nominated for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in |
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Mathematics and Science Teaching; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeff Wheatcraft exemplifies the passion, |
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determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our |
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best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to which all |
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in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jeff Wheatcraft on his selection as |
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the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Wheatcraft as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Allison |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 932 was adopted by the House on April |
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5, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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