Bill Text: TX HR976 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Edinburg Consolidated ISD for having 16 elementary schools earn all the TEA distinction designations for which they were eligible.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-04 - Reported enrolled [HR976 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR976-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 976 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School | ||
| District furthered its reputation for academic excellence in 2016, | ||
| as 16 of its elementary schools earned all the Texas Education | ||
| Agency distinction designations for which they were eligible; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Every year, schools that receive the highest | ||
| accountability rating from TEA are eligible for distinction | ||
| designations, which the agency awards based on outstanding | ||
| performance relative to a group of 40 campuses of similar type, | ||
| size, and student demographics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With 16 schools sweeping distinction designations, | ||
| Edinburg CISD garnered the most honors of any district in South | ||
| Texas; those ECISD campuses so recognized are Austin, Avila, | ||
| Canterbury, De La Vina, De Escandon, Flores-Zapata, Gorena, Guerra, | ||
| Jefferson, Lincoln, Magee, Ramirez, San Carlos, Trevino, Truman, | ||
| and Villarreal Elementary Schools; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This noteworthy feat is a testament to the hard work | ||
| and commitment to excellence demonstrated by the administrators, | ||
| faculty, staff, and students of Edinburg CISD, and they all may | ||
| indeed take great pride in this achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Edinburg Consolidated | ||
| Independent School District on having 16 elementary schools earn | ||
| their full complement of distinction designations from the Texas | ||
| Education Agency; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Canales | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 976 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 30, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
