|
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The faculty, staff, and administrators of the Katy |
|
Independent School District may take great pride in their continued |
|
ranking by the website Niche.com as one of the top school districts |
|
in the Houston area; and |
|
WHEREAS, Drawing on publicly available data and on parent and |
|
student reviews, Niche.com evaluates 10,000 school districts from |
|
across the nation; the site bases its rankings on a wide range of |
|
factors in order to provide a fully rounded assessment of a |
|
district's strength and vitality; and |
|
WHEREAS, Katy ISD is one of the fastest-growing school |
|
districts in the state, with a current enrollment of more than |
|
70,000 students; Niche.com has ranked this forward-looking |
|
district as either the number one or number two district in the |
|
Houston area since 2015; the district has received an A+ in |
|
academics, teacher quality, educational outcomes, and student |
|
culture and diversity, in addition to solid scores in food, health |
|
and safety, resources and facilities, sports and fitness, and |
|
extracurricular activities; in addition, it currently ranks as one |
|
of the 20 best school districts in the Lone Star State, and its |
|
graduation rate is well above the national average; and |
|
WHEREAS, Through their unwavering commitment to the students |
|
of Katy ISD, the district's faculty, staff, and administrators have |
|
played an essential role in preparing many young Texans for the |
|
challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and they may take |
|
great pride in this prestigious recognition of their efforts; now, |
|
therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
|
Legislature hereby congratulate the Katy Independent School |
|
District on being ranked as one of the top school districts in the |
|
Houston metro area by Niche.com and extend to the district's |
|
teachers, students, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
|
success; and, be it further |
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
prepared for Katy ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|
House of Representatives. |
|
|
Schofield |
|
Bell |
|
Zerwas |
|
Vo |
|
Murphy |
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Speaker of the House |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 166 was adopted by the House on |
|
February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
|