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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson, superintendent of the |
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Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, has been named the 2016 |
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Superintendent of the Year for Education Service Center Region 2; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1984, the Texas Association of School Boards |
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has sponsored this annual award to recognize local school district |
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superintendents for their leadership skills, commitment to public |
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involvement in education, and dedication to improving educational |
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quality, student performance, and employee relations; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Nelson |
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began her career as a teacher in Edmond, Oklahoma; she joined the |
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Tuloso-Midway ISD as director of elementary and secondary education |
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in 1984, and two years later, she became district superintendent; |
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after 12 years' outstanding service in that post, she retired in |
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1998, but in 1999 she accepted an appointment as school |
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superintendent in Eagle Pass; subsequent attempts at a life of |
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leisure were equally short-lived: she returned to lead |
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Tuloso-Midway again in 2005, took up the reins of George West ISD in |
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2007, and embarked on her third tenure as superintendent of |
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Tuloso-Midway in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Since returning to the district six years ago, Dr. |
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Nelson has been instrumental in securing the passage of several |
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measures, including a $36 million bond package, that have enabled |
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the construction and renovation of a number of school facilities; |
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her successful efforts to improve the district's financial |
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practices have resulted in top ratings from the School Financial |
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Integrity Rating System of Texas, and she has also increased the |
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diversity of her district's administrative team and professional |
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staff; of her many accomplishments at Tuloso-Midway over the years, |
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she takes greatest pride in leading the transition to a year-round |
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school calendar, which the district introduced in 1994; in |
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appreciation for all that she has done in behalf of TMISD, the |
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performing arts center at Tuloso-Midway High School was named in |
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her honor in 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sue Nelson'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 30 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. Suzanne J. Nelson on her |
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selection as the 2016 Region 2 Superintendent of the Year 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. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |