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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Robin Battershell of the Temple Independent |
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School District was named the 2016 Superintendent of the Year for |
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Education Service Center Region 12 by the Texas Association of |
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School Boards; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Robinson, Robin Battershell earned her |
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bachelor's degree in elementary education at Texas Tech University |
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and her master's degree in educational psychology at the University |
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of Houston; she began her career in 1980, first as a third grade |
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teacher in Houston and Pasadena before becoming a special education |
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counselor with the Bell County Cooperative for Exceptional |
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Children; from 1985 to 1990, she worked for Killeen ISD in a variety |
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of administrative positions, including coordinator of Guidance, |
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coordinator of Special Programs, and interim director of Curriculum |
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and Instruction; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1990, Dr. Battershell began teaching as an |
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adjunct professor at the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, and that |
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same year, she became the executive director of the Greater Fort |
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Hood Communities in Schools; she earned her Ed.D. in administrative |
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leadership from Baylor University along the way, and in 1998, she |
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was appointed superintendent of Salado ISD; she excelled in that |
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position for 10 years before joining Temple ISD as superintendent |
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in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Robin Battershell's hard work and commitment to |
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excellence have made a positive difference in the lives of |
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countless Texas students for more than 35 years, and her receipt of |
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this prestigious accolade provides a fitting opportunity to |
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recognize her outstanding contributions to the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Robin Battershell for being |
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named the 2016 Superintendent of the Year for Region 12 and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Battershell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Shine |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 556 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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