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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. David Del Bosque is retiring as superintendent |
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of the Avalon Independent School District on August 31, 2019, |
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drawing to a close an exemplary tenure in education that has spanned |
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39 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Del Bosque began his career in 1980, when he |
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joined the staff at Navarro College; he served the school as a |
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counselor and academic advisor before receiving a promotion to |
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coordinator of special services; in 1982, he accepted a job as a |
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counselor and faculty associate at The University of Texas Medical |
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Branch at Galveston, and three years later he became the principal |
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of St. John High School in Ennis, a position he held for nearly a |
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decade; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1994, Dr. Del Bosque joined Avalon ISD, and over |
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the course of his 25 years with the district, he has contributed in |
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a wide variety of roles, including as a Spanish and ESL teacher, |
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baseball coach, and junior high and high school principal; in |
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addition, he has served as the district's director of special |
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programs and as associate superintendent; since assuming the title |
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of superintendent in 2002, he has overseen the development of the |
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Avalon ISD special education program and the district's transition |
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into the South Ellis County Shared Services Cooperative; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering commitment to Avalon ISD, |
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David Del Bosque has led the way in fostering a supportive and |
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challenging educational environment for area students, and he may |
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take well-deserved pride in his outstanding record of achievement; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. David Del Bosque on his |
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retirement as superintendent of the Avalon Independent School |
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District and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Del Bosque as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |