Bill Text: TX SR475 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Daniel Breeden Elementary School for its commitment to excellence in education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-22 - Reported enrolled [SR475 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR475-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Daniel Breeden Elementary School on its success in | ||
| Learning Ally's Great Reading Games competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that | ||
| provides learning materials to students with print disabilities, | ||
| and it has sponsored the Great Reading Games since 2014; this | ||
| exemplary program gives students an opportunity to be recognized | ||
| for their efforts and to improve their reading success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Daniel Breeden Elementary School is a member of | ||
| the Brownsville Independent School District in Cameron County; | ||
| it has been ranked in the top 10 among thousands of schools across | ||
| the nation that participated in the 2017 competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Students across the country completed more than | ||
| 5.3 million pages in the competition, a significant increase from | ||
| the year before; participants in the program tend to greatly | ||
| increase the amount of time they spend reading and to read above | ||
| their grade level; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The people of Brownsville and Cameron County are | ||
| proud of the students at Daniel Breeden Elementary School for | ||
| their hard work and perseverance in this prominent competition; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the students of Daniel Breeden | ||
| Elementary School on their achievements and the faculty and staff | ||
| on their commitment to excellence in education and extend | ||
| congratulations to all on their success in the Great Reading | ||
| Games; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the school 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 March 22, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
