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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Dr. Joe E. Gonzales, who is serving his final year as |
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principal of Austin Can! Academy, an open enrollment, dropout |
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recovery charter high school serving at-risk students in Travis |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, Since Dr. Gonzales began serving as principal of |
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Austin Can! Academy in July of 2007, the school has moved |
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consistently in a positive direction; enrollment increased from 88 |
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students to 415; attendance rates increased from 70 to 87 percent, |
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and graduation rates increased three years in a row; and |
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WHEREAS, The academy's college readiness program has also |
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seen substantial increases in the number of students enrolled in |
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college and in the amount of financial aid they receive; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gonzales earned a doctorate in education from |
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Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, in 1990, and he has |
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served with distinction as a superintendent of schools in Texas and |
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Michigan for more than 12 years; throughout his highly successful |
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career in education, Dr. Gonzales has also been a leader in civic |
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and academic associations, and he has received numerous awards and |
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commendations for his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commend Dr. Joe E. Gonzales for his outstanding career in |
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education and for his many contributions to the success of Austin |
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Can! Academy; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for him |
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as an expression of high regard from the Texas Legislature. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 28 was adopted by the Senate |
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on March 14, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 28 was adopted by the House |
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on March 23, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |