SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 354
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
	recognize Krystal Contreras, who is being honored with a
	2018-2019 Milken Educator Award; and
	WHEREAS, The Milken Educator Awards program was established
	31 years ago to celebrate, recognize, and encourage innovative
	educators who are guiding the next generation of leaders and to
	inspire young people to consider teaching as a career; and
	WHEREAS, Krystal Contreras has been teaching elementary
	school children for 14 years, and she is currently a fourth-grade
	writing teacher at Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary School in San Benito,
	Texas; and
	WHEREAS, A truly gifted educator, Krystal is motivated by
	the understanding that writing is a fundamental element of
	educational success, and she thoughtfully develops innovative
	and engaging lessons to help her students learn and become
	independent problem-solvers; and
	WHEREAS, She maintains high expectations in the classroom,
	and she is credited with helping to achieve a five-percent increase
	over the last year in the number of her school's fourth-graders who
	passed their end-of-year writing assessments; and
	WHEREAS, Krystal has promoted success throughout the
	school by attending professional development workshops and
	researching new writing strategies and then sharing her
	knowledge and resources with her colleagues; she has also written
	curriculum and led professional development at the district's
	"Teachers Teaching Teachers" conference; and
	WHEREAS, Krystal Contreras is the first educator in the San
	Benito Consolidated Independent School District to earn a Milken
	Educator Award and one of only 33 across the nation to be honored
	with an award this year; she inspires others through her example,
	and she is indeed deserving of recognition for her recent
	achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
	Legislature, hereby commend Krystal Contreras on her exceptional
	work as a teacher and congratulate her on receiving a 2018-2019
	Milken Educator Award; 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
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on March 12, 2019.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate