Bill Text: TX SR565 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School for its commitment to education.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-30 - Reported enrolled [SR565 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR565-Enrolled.html
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the Dallas Independent School District and the people of | ||
| Dallas in celebrating the dedication of the renovated Franklin | ||
| Delano Roosevelt High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School opened its | ||
| doors to students in 1963 as the district's first new | ||
| African-American-only high school to be constructed since 1939; | ||
| the opening proved to be controversial, and threats from militant | ||
| hate groups compelled a coalition of African American men from | ||
| the Cedar Crest community to provide 24-hour security for the | ||
| campus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School | ||
| serves as an outstanding example of what can happen when a school | ||
| and community come together; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A bond issue passed by voters in 2015 provided | ||
| funds for a complete campus renovation; improvements include a | ||
| fine arts addition, a competition gym and indoor athletic | ||
| facilities, new industrial culinary facilities, a classroom | ||
| suite for special education students, a community garden with | ||
| greenhouses and raised beds, and many other modern features; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beginning in August of 2021, this historic campus | ||
| will also become a STEAM high school focused on holistic public | ||
| health, public safety, humanities, and the arts; the campus | ||
| restoration will better allow the school to achieve its mission of | ||
| empowering scholars through an innovative, project-based | ||
| curriculum with an emphasis on global community public health in a | ||
| real-world and diverse learning environment; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the Dallas Independent School | ||
| District, the Dallas community, and all associated with Franklin | ||
| Delano Roosevelt High School on their commitment to excellence in | ||
| education and extend to those who serve on the campus best wishes | ||
| for continued success in this exciting new chapter in the life of | ||
| the school; 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. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 30, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
