88R9525 CW-D
 
  By: Blanco S.R. No. 93
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Dr. Ramon Benavides Jr. of the Ysleta Independent
  School District has been named the 2022 State Teacher of the Year by
  the Council of Chief State School Officers and the 2022 Texas
  Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School
  Administrators; and
         WHEREAS, Each year, CCSSO celebrates State Teachers of the
  Year from U.S. states and their territories, the District of
  Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity by
  providing them with a yearlong professional learning program; the
  TASA Texas Teacher of the Year award is the highest honor that can
  be bestowed upon an educator in the Lone Star State, and it
  recognizes teachers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership
  and excellence in the classroom; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Ramon Benavides is the son of migrant farm
  workers who went on to become South Texas educators; he recently
  earned his Ph.D. in education leadership policy from Texas Tech
  University, and he has taught for more than a decade at Ysleta ISD,
  where he is a biology instructor at Del Valle High School in
  El Paso; in addition, he is a grant writer for the district, and he
  has contributed to the Del Valle High campus community by
  overseeing a Science National Honor Society chapter and sponsoring
  several school clubs; he is also an adjunct biology instructor at El
  Paso Community College, and he mentors high school, undergraduate,
  and graduate students; and
         WHEREAS, A leader in his field, Dr. Benavides is a member of
  the Ysleta Teachers Association and the National Education
  Association; moreover, he is actively involved with a number of
  community organizations; he holds a biology degree from The
  University of Texas at San Antonio, a chemistry degree from The
  University of Texas at Brownsville, and a master of arts in teaching
  science degree from The University of Texas at El Paso; in all his
  endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Dr. Alyssa
  Cervantes Benavides, and his son; and
         WHEREAS, A strong advocate for equity in public education,
  Ramon Benavides is committed to providing opportunities for Texas
  students, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his receipt of
  these prestigious accolades; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
  hereby congratulate Dr. Ramon Benavides Jr. on being honored as
  both the 2022 State Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief
  State School Officers and the 2022 Texas Teacher of the Year by the
  Texas Association of School Administrators and extend to him
  sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. Benavides as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.