83S10518 JGH-D
	By: Alonzo	H.R. No. 115

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, La Academia de Estrellas Charter School in Dallas is
	breaking ground for a new campus at a ceremony on June 27, 2013; and
	WHEREAS, Founded by Lorraine Mantei and Richard Tuck, LAE
	Charter School is an open-enrollment institution that serves the
	economically disadvantaged students of Oak Cliff by emphasizing
	real-world experiences through community service projects, field
	trips, and inquiry-based education; and
	WHEREAS, Since the school opened its doors in 2006,
	enrollment has increased from 175 kindergarten to third-grade
	students to nearly 1,000 preschool to middle school students, and
	in the 2013-2014 academic year, LAE will be adding the eighth grade;
	the school's dedicated staff of 103 includes 72 teachers and
	instructional assistants; and
	WHEREAS, The school is currently divided into three separate
	campuses, and its new, 82,000-square-foot, two-story facility on
	South Walton Walker Boulevard will consolidate all kindergarten
	through middle school classes in one new building, beginning with
	the 2014-2015 school year; the school will also include a gymnasium
	and an inner courtyard; and
	WHEREAS, For seven years, this exemplary educational
	institution has provided young Texans with a firm educational
	foundation for the challenges and opportunities of the future, and
	its new, stand-alone facility promises to help the school achieve
	even more for the community; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the
	groundbreaking ceremony for the new La Academia de Estrellas
	Charter School and extend to the school's staff, teachers, and
	students sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.