Bill Text: TX HR11 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Shelley Jeoffroy of Otis Brown Elementary School in Irving ISD on being named the 2023 Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School Administrators.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR11 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR11-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 11 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Shelley Jeoffroy of Otis Brown Elementary School in | ||
| the Irving Independent School District has been chosen as the 2023 | ||
| Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School | ||
| Administrators; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Prior to receiving this distinction, Mrs. Jeoffroy | ||
| was first selected as a teacher of the year at the campus, district, | ||
| and regional levels, and she went on to be named one of the six | ||
| finalists for a state award; she was then recognized as the Texas | ||
| Elementary Teacher of the Year as well as the Texas Teacher of the | ||
| Year, and she will represent the state in the National Teacher of | ||
| the Year competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Jeoffroy has enjoyed a rewarding career in | ||
| education that has spanned 17 years, including 15 years with Irving | ||
| ISD; over the course of her tenure, she has taught many subjects and | ||
| held numerous roles, including science curriculum and district | ||
| assessment writer, team lead for the fourth and fifth grades, | ||
| vertical team lead for math, member of the Gifted and Talented | ||
| Building Committee, and coach for the Destination Imagination | ||
| program; currently, she serves as a fifth grade math teacher at Otis | ||
| Brown Elementary; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to her work in the classroom, | ||
| Mrs. Jeoffroy has been involved with the Science Teachers | ||
| Association of Texas and the National Science Foundation, and she | ||
| has participated in the Phil Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy; | ||
| she has also taught students in Kenya, Peru, Mexico, and Morocco; | ||
| she holds bachelor's degrees in English and biology as well as | ||
| education credentials from The University of Texas at Arlington; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Jeoffroy benefits from | ||
| the love and support of her husband, Jamal Moujahid; during her | ||
| leisure time, she enjoys traveling with family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Shelley Jeoffroy exemplifies the passion, | ||
| determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our | ||
| best teachers, and she has set a standard of excellence to which all | ||
| in her profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Shelley Jeoffroy on being named the | ||
| 2023 Texas Teacher of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes | ||
| for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Jeoffroy as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Meza | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 11 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
