Bill Text: TX SR239 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Alma Cardenas-Rubio on receiving the 2010 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award for outstanding secondary school principal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-14 - Reported enrolled [SR239 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR239-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Alma Cardenas-Rubio, who recently received the | ||
| distinguished 2010 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award for | ||
| outstanding secondary school principal; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alma Cardenas-Rubio is principal of Besteiro | ||
| Middle School, a Texas Education Agency Recognized School that | ||
| has also gained recognition as an Accelerated School and a NASA | ||
| Explorer School under her leadership; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She is a graduate of Gladys Porter High School in | ||
| Brownsville and began her career in education as a teacher at the | ||
| school in 1994; she earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts | ||
| and a master's degree in educational leadership from The | ||
| University of Texas at Brownsville, and she has been principal of | ||
| Besteiro Middle School since 2003; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program | ||
| is the largest monetary recognition program for educators in | ||
| Texas and one of the largest in the nation; the award for | ||
| outstanding secondary school principal comes with a stipend of | ||
| $10,000 for the educator and $25,000 for her school; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Principal Cardenas-Rubio has implemented | ||
| innovative learning programs to assist students with | ||
| instructional and fine arts support year-round; she values the | ||
| importance of hard work, persistence, and a good education, and | ||
| she conveys those principles through her communications with her | ||
| students each day; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Besteiro Middle School principal | ||
| Alma Cardenas-Rubio for her outstanding work in education on | ||
| behalf of the students in Brownsville and extend to her | ||
| congratulations on being named the outstanding secondary school | ||
| principal in the 2010 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards | ||
| program; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 14, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
