Bill Text: TX SR306 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Patricia Steele for receiving a Texas Exes Award for Outstanding Teacher.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR306 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR306-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Patricia Steele, who has received a Texas Exes Award | ||
| for Outstanding Teachers for her exemplary contributions to | ||
| education in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Patricia Steele received the Suzan and Julius | ||
| Glickman Award; she is an accelerated math instructor for fourth | ||
| and fifth grade students at Little Cypress Intermediate School in | ||
| Orange; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Patricia graduated magna cum laude from McNeese | ||
| State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with a bachelor's | ||
| degree in elementary education; she earned a master's degree in | ||
| education and school administration from Lamar State University | ||
| in Beaumont; she has been a teacher for 19 years, with 16 of those | ||
| years spent in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated | ||
| Independent School District; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A dedicated teacher, she believes all students | ||
| can learn when supplied with effective, individualized | ||
| instruction in a positive learning environment; she works | ||
| constantly to improve her teaching skills, and she has received a | ||
| number of awards over the years for her teaching excellence; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Patricia was selected as Elementary Teacher of | ||
| the Year for Region Five for 2009-2010, and was Little Cypress | ||
| Intermediate-Elementary Teacher of the Year for the 2009-2010 | ||
| school year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She attributes her success to her devout faith, | ||
| her love of children and learning, her positive attitude and | ||
| sense of humor, and the support she receives from school | ||
| administrators, other teachers and mentors, and her husband, | ||
| Barry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The future of Texas depends on its children being | ||
| fully equipped with the skills they need to meet the challenges | ||
| that lie ahead in the 21st century; their success would not be | ||
| possible without the commitment and enthusiasm provided by | ||
| teachers such as Patricia Steele; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Patricia Steele for her exemplary | ||
| career in education and extend to her congratulations on being | ||
| recognized with the Texas Exes Award for Outstanding Teacher, | ||
| Suzan and Julius Glickman Award; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Williams | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 22, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
